“A forgotten god hunted by a reluctant hero trying to save the world, written by one of the masters of the genre, is enough to get any horror fan’s attention.” Six girls, completely unrelated, who have never met, all come down with a strange illness that renders them comatose at the same time. Miles away, …
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Book Review: Bone Saw by Patrick Lacey
“A fast and entertaining read that delivers 80s style pulpy action horror by the bucket-load.” Having first viewed Nightmare on Elm Street when he was five years old, it is clear to see where the love for horror began for Patrick Lacey. It is a love that was nurtured through reading every horror book …
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Streaming Screams: Lost Soul
H.G. Wells’ classic novel Island of Doctor Moreau is one the best examples of how horror and science-fiction can blend seamlessly together to challenge our concepts of life and death, identity, and morality. A cautionary tale about the evils of playing God with nature, the novel has been adapted to film several times, most notably …
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5 Must Read Horror Articles 4 Jun 2018
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: CNET talk to Leigh Whannell ahead of the launch of AI horror film, Upgrade VG24/7 reveal new horror driving game Beware Fandango have assembled their favourite twenty-eight horror movie posters of …
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News Round-up Week Ending 1 June 2018
Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New release from Unnerving, Calvin Demmer’s The Sea Was a Fair Master, out next Tuesday Featuring twenty-three flash fiction stories, Calvin Demmer’s first collection, released under Unnerving’s imprint, covers genres including fantasy and science-fiction as well as …
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TOD 036 The Outer Dark Symposium 2018, Part 2: A Dark Matter Panel & Readings by John C. Foster and Philip Fracassi
In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the second installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 including ‘A Dark Matter’ panel, moderated by Sumiko Saulson and featuring Mark Bode, Cody Goodfellow, John C. Foster, Anya Martin, and Paul Mavrides, plus Readings by John C. Foster and Philip Fracassi. These segments were recorded live on Saturday …
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Look Out For … Manifest Recall by Alan Baxter
“With Alan Baxter’s patented adrenaline-fueled style intact, we witness Eli Carver’s descent into madness first hand, powering through guilt and memory in his near overwhelming journey to redemption.” Eli Carver is a hitman on the run. Still reeling from a psychotic break with reality, he finds himself behind the wheel of a car that’s …
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Searchlight: On Writing
He is considered one of the bestselling writers in the world, with over fifty novels, hundreds of short-stories, several movie adaptations and television series, as well as comic book adaptations, so it’s probably safe to say that Stephen King knows a thing or two about writing. His nonfiction tome, Danse Macabre, is considered one of …
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