Midnight Mix-Tape: March 2017- Whiteout in the Mountains of Madness

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  Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now. Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become. These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. Antarctica …

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Book Review: Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone by Michael Griffin

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“The relentless sense of foreboding which has built from the first page until the very last remains with the reader long after the book is closed.” Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone begins by introducing the reader to Guy, a man who has recently separated from his wife of more than twenty years and is finding …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 6 March 2017

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: Bill Paxton’s Incredible relationship With Horror 30 Years Of Dream Warriors: The Freddy That Almost Was Interview With Chantal Noordeloos TV Slashers: They Shouldn’t Work But They Do Horror …

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News Round-up Week Ending 3 March 2017

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … PS Publishing’s Australian arm sees first release Dreaming in the Dark Edited by Jack Dann and featuring twenty-two stories of speculative fiction of all sub-genres, Dreaming in the Dark is the first release from PS Publishing’s new Australian venture. …

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Book Review: Behold the Void by Philip Fracassi

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“Every story is as unique in its subject matter as it is identical in its quality and excellence. Philip Fracassi is quickly building a reputation as a superior storyteller of incredible talent.”   With the release of two novelettes (‘Altar’ and ‘Mother’) and one novella (Fragile Dreams) in 2016, Philip Fracassi has quickly become synonymous …

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Look Out For … Relics by Tim Lebbon

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Look Out For … Relics by Tim Lebbon “A mirror universe version of the world of Harry Potter if it were steeped in horror and shadow instead of magic and wonder.” There’s an underground black market for arcane things. Akin to the trade in rhino horns or tigers bones, this network traffics in remains of …

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Audiobook Review: Little Dead Red by Mercedes M. Yardley, read by Joe Hempel

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“Yardley has crafted a tale that even the Brothers Grimm would find harrowing and disturbing. Full of the lyrical and powerfully descriptive prose that she is renowned for, Little Dead Red packs a gut-punch of beautiful horror.” Fans of dark fiction in general and the This is Horror podcast in particular should already be familiar …

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TIH 136: Ania Ahlborn on The Devil Crept In, Story Research, and Daily Habits

TIH 136 Ania Ahlborn on The Devil Crept In, Story Research, and Daily Habits

In this podcast Ania Ahlborn talks about her new novel The Devil Crept In, research for stories, morning rituals, advice to her eighteen-year-old self, and much more. About Ania Ahlborn Born in Ciechanow, Poland, Ania Ahlborn has always been drawn to the darker, mysterious, and sometimes morbid sides of life. Her earliest childhood memory is of crawling …

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Book Review: The Final Reconciliation by Todd Keisling

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“The Final Reconciliation plays out like a nightmarish Behind the Music VH1 episode, its climax unforgettable and epic.” An aging rocker reveals the dark circumstances surrounding his band and their final gig. The Yellow Kings are a promising metal band. They are killing it on the road and leaving many fans in their wake.  When …

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The Misunderstood Perfection of Shelley Duvall in Kubrick’s The Shining

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Let’s be clear from the start: Stephen King’s book The Shining and Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining are two completely different animals. All further understanding and appreciation of either incarnation spawns from that fact. Yes, the source material for the film is the book, but it’s just that: source material that Kubrick used to mold …

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