5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 June 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: SPOILERS: CBR shows a number of ways in which Child’s Play (2019) tweaks or even subverts horror clichés The Independent newspaper feature a selection of the six-word horrors which have …

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TIH 284: Lauren Beukes on Crime and Horror Fiction, South Africa, and Creative Writing MA

TIH 284 Lauren Beukes on Crime and Horror Fiction, South Africa, and Creative Writing MA

In this podcast Lauren Beukes talks about crime and horror fiction, South Africa, her Creative Writing MA, and much more. About Lauren Beukes Lauren Beukes is a novelist, TV scriptwriter, documentary maker, comics writer and occasional journalist. Her novels include the Arthur C Clarke Award winning novel Zoo City, Shining Girls, and Broken Monsters. Her next novel, …

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News Round-up Week Ending 21 June 2019

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New from Bram Stoker Award winner Eric J. Guignard, Doorways to the Deadeye, from Journalstone, available for pre-order now Eric J. Guignard presents his debut novel, Doorways to the Deadeye, through Journalstone, released 26 July. Combining themes …

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Look Out For … The Tribe by Bari Wood

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“With historical accuracy and pulse-pounding suspense, Wood cranks up the tension with a creature you won’t soon forget, and characters that spring to life on the page.” 1945: The Belzec concentration camp is liberated. There they find a group of Jewish captives, surviving. But not just surviving … they are actually better-fed and in much …

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Book Review: Arcana by Paul Kane

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“ … a magical story with complex protagonists to root for and dictatorial villains to despise. And a story in which all fans of rich, urban fantasies can lose themselves.”   Paul Kane has been passionate about horror, science fiction, and fantasy from a very young age and has carried this into adulthood and his …

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The Gotta: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

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PSA: This column includes spoilers for The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay. Read at your own risk! While I am a pretty patient reader, one of my favorite experiences is when a book latches onto me from the very beginning and then does not let go. It’s a rare experience. …

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TIH 283: Brian Asman on I’m Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today, Kevin Smith, and Bizarro

TIH 283 Brian Asman on I'm Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today, Kevin Smith, and Bizarro

In this podcast Brian Asman talks about I’m Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today, Kevin Smith, bizarro, and much more. Brian Asman Brian Asman is the author of I’m Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today published via Eraserhead Press. His short stories have appeared in publications such as Lost Films, Deciduous Tales, and California Screamin’. Show notes [02:15] Kevin …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 17 June 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: Ink Heist begin their ‘Bloody Bestiary’ series with ‘Blood in the Water’ Film School Rejects write a retrospective on why Shaun of the Dead is the best horror comedy …

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News Round-up Week Ending 14 June 2019

Night Waves

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 28 June from author David Irons, Night Waves, from Cosmic Egg Books From UK author David Irons comes Night Waves, a tale of horror set on England’s south coast. When an offshore drilling rig accidentally strikes …

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Look Out For … The Devil’s Equinox by John Everson

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“With his latest novel, Everson twists seductive obsession with shadowy occult magic, bringing it all to a fever pitch.” Austin has a secret. He secretly wishes his wife would die. At a bar, drinking into the midnight hour, Austin even admits his secret to a seductive woman sporting a strange tattoo. But this woman isn’t …

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