Authorcon 3/Scares That Care 2024 Roundup with Kev Harrison and Michael Clark

Kev Harrison and Michael Clark at Authorcon 3 2024

Two weeks ago, I went to Authorcon 3, part of the Scares That Care series of horror conventions in Williamsburg, VA. It was my first big convention of this kind, and I shared a vendor table with fellow author Michael Clark, who had visited Scares That Care previously, way back in 2021, though this was …

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TIH 563: Adam Nevill on Lost Girl, Pandemic Life, and Samuel Araya Art and Book Covers

TIH 563: Adam Nevill on Lost Girl, Pandemic Life, and Samuel Araya Art and Book Covers

In this podcast, Adam Nevill talks about Lost Girl, pandemic life, Samuel Araya Art and Book Covers, and much more.  About Adam Nevill Adam Nevill  was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is an author of horror fiction. Of his novels, The Ritual, Last Days, No …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 29 April 2024

Hereditary

  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: Dread Central watch Hereditary in iMax and discover that it’s even more terrifying The Lineup present ten terrifying radio horror books to help you find horror among the static Nightmare …

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News Round-up Week Ending 26 April 2024

SongTyrantWorm

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Arriving 8 June from author Hailey Piper and Off Limits Press, Song of the Tyrant Worm New York City, 1990: The Gray Maiden has served the almighty Worm and his faithful for her entire life. Recently …

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Look Out For … Kosa by John Durgin

Kosa by John Durgin - cover

“With his latest, Durgin takes readers on a strange coming-of-age journey with an isolated young girl and her enigmatic and overpowering mother.”  Kosa lives in a mansion, secluded from the outside world. Her life revolves around the strict rules of her mysterious mother. These rules are the guiding principles of Kosa’s life, the basis of …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 22 April 2024

OutlastTrials

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: Dread Central explain why the latest entry in the Outlast series is so scary it’s unreviewable The Ginger Nuts of Horror talk all things Women in Horror with Linda D. …

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TIH 562: Samantha Allen on Patricia Wants to Cuddle, Sasquatches, and Lilly Wachowski

TIH 562 Samantha Allen on Patricia Wants to Cuddle, Sasquatches, and Lilly Wachowski

In this podcast, Samantha Allen talks about Patricia Wants to Cuddle, sasquatches, Lilly Wachowski, and much more.  About Samantha Allen Samantha Allen is the author of the horror comedy Patricia Wants to Cuddle (Zando, 2022), the forthcoming romance novel Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet (Zando, 2024), and the Lambda Literary Award finalist Real Queer America: LGBT …

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News Round-up Week Ending 19 April 2024

Backwaters

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 7 May from writer Lee Rozelle and Montag Press, Backwaters Welcome to Tallapoochee, a Southern backwater plagued by an experimental toxin that’s turning townsfolk into genetically modified freaks. Follow a puzzling trail of atrocities committed by …

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Look Out For … My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen

My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen - cover

“With her debut novel, van Veen presents a gothic tale of a woman with a ghastly spirit companion caught in the embrace of sapphic desire.” Ruth. Dead for centuries. Strange, and very much like a corpse. She’s a spirit companion only Roos Beckman can see, and Ruth is the light of Roos’ life. Well, she …

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TIH 561: Samantha Allen on M to (WT)F, Dark Humour, and Women’s Restrooms

TIH 561 Samantha Allen on M to (WT)F, Dark Humour, and Women’s Restrooms

In this podcast, Samantha Allen talks about M to (WT)F, dark humour, women’s restrooms, and much more.  About Samantha Allen Samantha Allen is the author of the horror comedy Patricia Wants to Cuddle (Zando, 2022), the forthcoming romance novel Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet (Zando, 2024), and the Lambda Literary Award finalist Real Queer America: LGBT …

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