Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood

Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Algernon Blackwood It’s impossible to talk to about Weird fiction without mentioning Algernon Blackwood. Considered one of the giants of the genre, Blackwood’s tales define weird fiction, as well as provide textbook examples of weird fiction’s slightly younger, meaner sister, cosmic horror. A contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft, Blackwood actually published …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 23 August 2016

Omen nanny

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: Top 10 Horror Movie Suicides Favourite Video Game Adaptations Composer Fabio Frizzi Interview Charlie Clouser Interview Why Ingrate Fanboys Need To let Go Of Territorialism For more articles like …

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Book Review: The Warren by Brian Evenson

“Though not technically horror, The Warren is rather disturbing, with hints of paranoia, psychotic behavior, violence, even body-horror, all delivered with a steady prose that turns stranger by the second.” Nameless, confused, and unsure of who he really is, X believes he is one of many, descended from many before him. And though his memory …

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Look Out For … Albion Fay by Mark Morris and Catacombs Of Terror by Stanley Donwood

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Look Out For … Albion Fay by Mark Morris “Albion Fay is at once a familiar horror tale and something disconcertingly different.” Albion Fay, a holiday house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature’s bounty. For the adults, a time for relaxation and to recharge the batteries, while for the children, a chance for exploration …

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TIH 107: Michaelbrent Collings on Self Publishing, Social Media and Writing Commercially

TIH 107 Michaelbrent Collings on Self Publishing, Social Media and Writing Commercially

In this podcast Michaelbrent Collings talks about self publishing, social media, writing commercially and much more. About Michaelbrent Collings Michaelbrent Collings is a novelist and screenwriter. He has written numerous bestsellers, including Apparition, The Haunted, The Loon, Rising Fears, and the bestselling YA fantasy series The Billy Saga, beginning with Billy: Messenger of Powers. Show Notes …

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Cover Reveal: They Don’t Come Home Anymore by T.E. Grau

They Don't Come Home Anymore by T.E. Grau

You may remember last October we announced the acquisition of a brand new T.E. Grau novella. They Don’t Come Home Anymore will be released November 2016 and we are so proud to reveal the cover art courtesy of Candice Tripp, design by Ives Hovanessian. Feast your eyes upon its magnificence. We caught up with T.E. Grau who had this to …

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News Round-up Week Ending 19 August 2016

The Dark Tower film

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… First The Dark Tower Footage To Air In October Although filming has been completed on the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower there’s still a way to go before its release on 17 February 2017. …

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Book Review: Lost Signals, edited by Max Booth III and Lori Michelle

Lost Signals

“ The end result is a themed anthology that consistently tunes the frequency to the fear channel, then cranks the volume up to eleven.” There are signals all around us, flowing through us. Most are undetected, though occasionally, we are on the receiving end of a transmission that alters our very lives. These lost signals …

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The Cutting Room: 31

31 movie poster

A camper van of carnival workers are kidnapped in the middle of nowhere by a trio of debauched decadents. Set loose in a derelict factory compound full of creepy passages containing nasty traps, the abductors led by Father Murder place bets on who will survive the longest in a 12-hour period of pain and maim …

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Book Review: I Can Taste the Blood edited by John F. D. Taff and Anthony Rivera

I Can Taste the Blood cover

“I Can Taste the Blood is a tour de force for Grey Matter Press and for the five outstanding dark fiction authors gathered here.” Any time you see the name John F. D. Taff coupled with the words “short fiction” you can expect that you’re in for something special, and the same can be said …

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