5 Must Read Horror Articles 6 November 2023

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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: Lit Hub celebrate the ever changing form of the literary monster The Ginger Nuts of Horror delve into the topic of strangers with faces you know Bloody Disgusting explain …

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TIH 535: David Moody and Dan Howarth on The Writing Life, Current Routine, and Surviving a Heart Attack

TIH 535 David Moody and Dan Howarth on The Writing Life, Current Routine, and Surviving a Heart Attack

In this podcast, David Moody, Dan Howarth, and Michael David Wilson have a round table discussion about their current writing routine and life, and David Moody talks about surviving a heart attack amongst other topics. About David Moody David Moody first self-published Hater in 2006, and without an agent, succeeded in selling the film rights for …

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News Round-up Week Ending 3 November 2023

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from author Tananarive Due and Gallery / Saga Press, The Reformatory Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest …

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Look Out For … Merciless Waters by Rae Knowles

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“With this debut novella, Knowles presents a seafaring tale of desire and revenge, steeped in folklore and relentless rage.” On the Scylla, there’s no future or past. For Jaq, her lover Lily, and their all-female crew, there is only an endless present. Things are better that way. And it keeps Lily right beside Jaq, where …

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This Is Horror Awards 2022: Public Nominations Are Open

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The public nominations are now open for the twelfth annual This Is Horror Awards. These awards are for 2022 releases and not 2023 (which will be coming soon). Here are the categories: Novel of the Year Novella of the Year Short Story Collection of the Year Anthology of the Year Fiction Magazine of the Year Publisher …

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TIH 534: Alan Baxter on Sallow Bend, The Gulp, and Australian Horror Fiction

TIH 534 Alan Baxter on Sallow Bend, The Gulp, and Australian Horror Fiction

In this podcast, Alan Baxter talks about Sallow Bend, The Gulp, Australian horror fiction, and much more. About Alan Baxter Alan Baxter is a multi-award-winning author of horror, supernatural thrillers and dark fantasy liberally mixed with crime, mystery and noir. This Is Horror podcast (hey, that’s us) calls him “Australia’s master of literary darkness” and the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 30 October 2023

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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: The Lineup explain why Sara Gran’s Come Closer is one of the creepiest possession stories ever Dread Central go for a haunting camping trip in the original Ringu cabin The Horror …

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TIH 533: Joe Sullivan on Cemetery Gates Media and Publishing

TIH 533 Joe Sullivan on Cemetery Gates Media and Publishing

In this podcast, Joe Sullivan talks about Cemetery Gates Media, publishing, and much more. About Cemetery Gates Media Cemetery Gates Media is a publisher of horror and supernatural fiction from Binghamton, New York, founded by longtime friends John Brhel and Joe Sullivan in the summer of 2015. Show notes Thanks for Listening! Help out the …

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News Round-up Week Ending 27 October 2023

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Arriving 3 November from authors Naching T. Kassa, Angela Yuriko Smith and John Linwood Grant, and Crystal Lake Publishing, Sherlock Holmes and the Arcana of Madness Discover the untold mysteries of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson …

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Look Out For … Polyphemus by Zachary Ashford

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“With Polyphemus, Ashford taps into horror and heavy-metal, two great tastes that go great together, with a Faustian tale of wicked obsession.” After Polyphemus’ lead vocalist Stephen Oaks nearly dies on-stage from an overdose, the rest of the band is feeling the pressure. The label wants the band to find a new singer, pick up …

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