This Is Horror Awards 2018: Public Nominations Are Open

This Is Horror Awards

It’s the final day of the year and the public nominations are now open for the eighth annual This Is Horror Awards. Here are the categories: Novel of the Year Novella of the Year Short Story Collection of the Year Anthology of the Year Fiction Magazine of the Year Publisher of the Year Fiction Podcast …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 31 Dec 2018

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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: Bloody Disgusting run a feature article on Netflix’s dominance of the horror genre in 2018 The 1428 Elm site on Fansided lead with a retrospective on The Exorcist and the …

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News Round-up Week Ending 28 December 2018

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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 Thunderstorm Books, limited edition, signed first edition of The Hag Witch of Tripp Creek Described by the author herself as an origin story for a local legend, The Hag Witch of Tripp Creek sees urbanite Dawna …

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Look Out For … I Dream of Mirrors by Chris Kelso

I Dream of Mirrors by Chris Kelso

“Not much is known about this novel, but based on Kelso’s previous work I Dream of Mirrors sounds dark, twisted, and disturbing.”   A man with no name, no allegiance to race or nation. No personality. And only the city of mirrors holds the key to his existence. “My bones feel new, brittle. You won’t have …

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Book Review: Scapegoat by Adam Howe and James Newman

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“… gripping, exciting, at turns both funny and horrific. Action-packed and so much fun.”   British author Adam Howe won the international On Writing competition, his short story “Jumper” selected by Stephen King himself. He has since gone on to publish Die Dog or Eat the Hatchet (Comet Press, 2015) and Tijuana Donkey Showdown (Comet …

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TIH 251: Grady Hendrix on Heavy Metal, Christmas Stories and Movies, and Supernatural Experiences

TIH 251 Grady Hendrix on Heavy Metal, Christmas Stories and Movies, and Supernatural Experiences

In this podcast Grady Hendrix talks about heavy metal, Christmas stories and movies, supernatural experiences, and much more. About Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix is a novelist and screenwriter based in New York City. His novels include Horrorstor, named one of the best books of 2014 by National Public Radio, and My Best Friend’s Exorcism, for which …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 Dec 2018

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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: Gizmodo suggest eight shows which demonstrate that horror was the biggest success in TV in 2018 Paste Magazine pick out the fifteen best horror comics of the year Hot …

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TIH 250: Richard Chizmar on Cemetery Dance, Writing Gwendy’s Button Box with Stephen King, and Widow’s Point

TIH 250 Richard Chizmar on Cemetery Dance, Writing Gwendy's Button Box with Stephen King, and Widow's Point

In this podcast Richard Chizmar talks about Cemetery Dance, writing Gwendy’s Button Box with Stephen King, Widow’s Point, and much more. About Richard Chizmar Richard Chizmar is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author. He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy’s Button Box and the founder/publisher …

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News Round-up Week Ending 21 December 2018

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New thriller with supernatural horror elements, Victoria, from Jason Parent’s What Lies Within universe, out today Released through Bloodshot Books and featuring exquisite cover art by Mikio Murakami, Victoria is a standalone novel, set in the same universe as Jason …

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Winter Chills, Part II – 10 Great Screen Chillers for the Yuletide Season

  Christmas is the perfect time for the tale of unease, whether it’s on the page or on the screen, and there’s no shortage of films and television plays that hit all the right notes at this time of year. But there can come a point where you’ve watched the same classic films so many …

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