News Round-up Week Ending 22 February 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 release by prolific author William Meikle, a re-release of The Auld Mither, out now from Unnerving An old hag with razor-sharp teeth, named ‘The Auld Mither’ is killing off proponents of a new abbatoir in a …

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TOD 042 J.S. Breukelaar: Like Blade Runner but the Rain is Spit

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews J.S. Breukelaar, author of the recently released collection Collision: Stories (Meerkat Press, Feb. 2019) and the novels, Aletheia: A Supernatural Thriller and American Monster. The podcast was recorded on Sunday Feb 17, 2018. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring more than 40 program …

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Look Out For … The Invited by Jennifer McMahon

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“Jennifer McMahon ramps up the tension in The Invited, building a new haunted house story from remnants of the past.”  Looking for the simple life, Nate and Helen get out of their suburban home to live their dream: building a home on forty acres of land. After making the move, they find out about the …

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Book Review: At the End of the Day I Burst into Flames by Nicholas Day

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“He doesn’t shy away from the difficult moments and bares everything like a confession of sin or declaration of devotion; every page, passage, sentence, is musical.”   Nicholas Day is the author of novella Necrosaurus Rex (JournalStone/Bizarro Pulp Press, 2015) and the Wonderland Award-nominated collection Now That We’re Alone (JournalStone/Bizarro Pulp Press, 2017). While the …

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TIH 261: Steve Rasnic Tem on Figures Unseen, the Art and Practice of Writing, and The Man on the Ceiling

TIH 261 Steve Rasnic Tem on Figures Unseen, the Art and Practice of Writing, and The Man on the Ceiling

In this podcast Steve Rasnic Tem talks about Figures Unseen, the art and practice of writing, The Man on the Ceiling, and much more. About Steve Rasnic Tem Steve Rasnic Tem’s collaborative novella with his late wife Melanie Tem, The Man On The Ceiling, won the World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and International Horror Guild awards in 2001. …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 18 Feb 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: Ars Technica have a feature article on a Danish study into why horror fans love the genre Screenrant list their top ten films from current horror trendsetters A24 Gwendolyn …

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TIH 260: Steve Rasnic Tem on Secret Realities, City Fishing, and Early Life Lessons

TIH 260 Steve Rasnic Tem on Secret Realities, City Fishing, and Early Life Lessons

In this podcast Steve Rasnic Tem talks about secret realities, ‘City Fishing’, early life lessons, and much more. About Steve Rasnic Tem Steve Rasnic Tem’s collaborative novella with his late wife Melanie Tem, The Man On The Ceiling, won the World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and International Horror Guild awards in 2001. He has also won …

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News Round-up Week Ending 15 February 2019

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Best New Horror, edited by Stephen Jones, reaches volume twenty-nine Now available for pre-order over at PS Publishing’s online store is Best New Horror volume twenty-nine. Edited once again by Stephen Jones (editor of more than one hundred …

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TOD 041 Patternmaster: The Legacy of Octavia E. Butler Panel from BlacktastiCon 2018

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘Patternmaster: The Legacy of Octavia Butler’, a panel from Blacktasticon 2018 moderated by Sheree Renée Thomas and featuring Valjeanne Jeffers, Kenesha Williams, Linda D Addison, John Jennings, and Troy L. Wiggins, plus a The Outer Dark Symposium 2019 update. The panel was recorded live at Georgia Tech Student Center in Atlanta, Ga., on …

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Look Out For … Inspection by Josh Malerman

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“Malerman’s mastery of character and uncanny ability to twist the craziest scenarios into pulse-pounding horror make Inspection one book you don’t want to miss.” A student at a hidden away school deep in the forest. Only one of twenty-six, but they all call the school’s founder their father. Art, Athletics, and science … this is …

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