“Kelso and Bradley have joined forces to deliver a work of unadulterated Bizarro genius.” Stalwarts of the Bizarro fiction scene, a collaboration between Tom Bradley and Chris Kelso seemed inevitable. With over twenty books in print—both fiction and non-fiction—Bradley has received praise from venues such as Forbes magazine and 3A.M. Magazine as well as …
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TIH 192: Antony Johnston on Dead Space, Atomic Blonde, Writing Video Games, and The Exphoria Code
In this podcast Antony Johnston talks about Dead Space, Atomic Blonde, Writing Video Games, The Exphoria Code, and much more. About Antony Johnston Antony Johnston is a New York Times bestselling graphic novelist, author, and games writer with more than fifty published titles. The Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde is based on his graphic novel The Coldest City. …
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5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 Feb 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: Slash Film make their case for love, not fear, being responsible for the best of what horror has to offer Sixteen Personalities analyses the different personality traits we, the …
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News Round-up Week Ending 16 February 2018
Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Paul Tremblay’s Head Full of Ghosts to be adapted into feature film Oz Perkins, director of The Blackcoat’s Daughter and I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House, has been announced as the director and writer in charge of …
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TOD 030 The State of the Weird 2018, A Roundtable Discussion featuring David Davis, Helen Marshall, Stephen Graham Jones, and Sonya Taaffe
In this podcast David Davis, Helen Marshall and Stephen Graham Jones join Scott Nicolay for a roundtable discussion of the State of the Weird at the beginning of 2018. Also Sonya Taaffe discusses the state of Weird poetry. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring approximately 12 hours …
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Look Out For … Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman
“With Unbury Carol, Malerman takes on the Western genre, slipping in his own brand of weirdness we’ve come to expect from him, destined to make this story one we will not soon forget.” Carol Evers has a secret. Throughout her life, she’s died many times, only to come back from the grave. She’s afflicted …
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Book Review: Witnesses by Anthony Watson
“The story is one which harks back to those classic novels of the 70s and 80s, with its use of occultism, the impending ‘end of the world’ scenario. There are shades of James Herbert, touches of Graham Masterton, even hints of Clive Barker.” Newly released from Crowded Quarantine Publications (run by Adam Millard, himself …
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Searchlight: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Though not known as a composer for horror films, the work of Jóhann Jóhannsson is well known to those who enjoy compelling dramas as well as instrumental music. From his first solo album Englabörn (2002) to the just released score for the British film The Mercy, Jóhannsson’s distinctive minimalistic style is well-suited for darker character …
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TIH 191: Antony Johnston on Life Lessons, Creativity, and Social Media Discipline
In this podcast Antony Johnston talks about early life lessons, creativity, social media, and much more. About Antony Johnston Antony Johnston is a New York Times bestselling graphic novelist, author, and games writer with more than fifty published titles. The Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde is based on his graphic novel The Coldest City. His epic series …
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Book Review: Lovebites & Razorlines by J. Daniel Stone
“Stone writes with an unwavering honesty that may well challenge the reader’s pre-conceived notion of storytelling, but will leave them fulfilled and drained and begging for more, all at the same time.” As is evidenced by the many, many words of adulation—with blurbs from authors like Kathe Koja, Bracken McLeod and Josh Malerman to …
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