Injured Eyeballs 37: Hands Off Halloween!

Trick 'r Treat - Sam at the door

I was a little disappointed recently to read of several elementary schools in Chicago that were banning Halloween because it wasn’t an ‘inclusive’ holiday. According to the Principal of Lincoln Elementary School: “Our goal at Lincoln is to provide space and opportunities for all students to be part of the community—not to create an environment …

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News Round-up Week Ending 25 October 2019

The companion

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … A bumper collection of stories by the great Ramsey Campbell, The Companion & Other Phantasmagorical Stories, available for pre-order now A collection of short stories spanning a period of more than sixty years, by one of the …

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TOD 058 State of the Weird 2019, A Roundtable Discussion featuring Victoria Dalpe, Gwendolyn Kiste, John Langan and Teri.Zin

In this podcast Victoria Dalpe, Gwendolyn Kiste, John Langan, and Teri.Zin (Zin E Rocklyn) join Scott Nicolay for the 2019 edition of The Outer Dark’s epic annual roundtable discussion of the State of the Weird. The State of the Weird Roundtable 2019 was recorded live on Saturday August 24 at NecronomiCon in Providence, RI. Show …

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Look Out For … Into Bones Like Oil by Kaaron Warren

Into Bones Like Oil by Kaaron Warren - cover

“With this latest novella, Warren presents us with a personal haunting, exploring grief, loss, and guilt with careful attention to detail and a voice all her own.” There are many reasons why people come to The Angelsea, a rooming house set near the beach. Some come to sleep, because at The Angelsea, you sleep like …

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TIH 307: Danger Slater on The Guinness Book of World Records, Kurt Vonnegut, and The World’s Most Flammable Writer

TIH 307 Danger Slater on The Guinness Book of World Records, Kurt Vonnegut, and The World’s Most Flammable Writer

In this podcast we talk to Danger Slater about the Guinness Book of World Records, Kurt Vonnegut, being the world’s most flammable writer, and much more. About Danger Slater Danger Slater is the world’s most flammable writer! He is the Wonderland Award-winning author of I Will Rot Without You, Puppet Skin, and He Digs A …

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Death of Fear: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 vs. 2010)—Five Fingers of Fun

Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

In this Death of Fear segment, I’ll be discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street, which is so far my 100% favorite 80’s slasher for so many reasons. Sure, My Bloody Valentine had its laughs and its perks, but I felt like A Nightmare … was a little more grounded in what it wanted to be: …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 21 October 2019

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Film School Rejects select ten horror films that have no fear of taboo subjects The CBC present an article on the ever-growing sub-genre of indigenous horror and where it …

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News Round-up Week Ending 18 October 2019

AQA Promo

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New from Dave Jeffrey and Demain Publishing, A Quiet Apocalypse, the new novella, out now The end is HEAR …A mutant strain of meningitis has wiped out most of mankind. The few who have survived the fever …

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TIH 306: Josh Malerman on Post Bird Box Success, Life Stages, and Horror Trends

TIH 306 Josh Malerman on Post Bird Box Success, Life Stages, and Horror Trends

In this podcast we talk to Josh Malerman about post Bird Box Success, life stages, horror trends, and much more. About Josh Malerman Josh Malerman is the author of Bird Box and A House at the Bottom of a Lake and the singer/songwriter for the band The High Strung. A House at the Bottom of a Lake is only …

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TOD 057 Home Is Where the [Cosmic] Horror Is Panel at HPLFF 2019

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘Home Is Where the [Cosmic] Horror Is’ Panel at H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2019 moderated by Gordon B. White and featuring Sam Cowan, Michael Griffin, Anya Martin, Evan Peterson, and Brooke Warra, plus an introductory interview with Brooke Warra and News from The Weird with Justin Steele.  Home …

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