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News Round-up Week Ending 19 March 2021

March 19, 2021
7 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 26 March from writer Jonathan Winn and Crystal Lake Publishing, Eidolon Avenue: The Second Feast One building. Five floors. Five doors per floor. Twenty-five nightmares feeding the hunger lurking between the bricks and waiting beneath the …

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TOD 095 Clint Smith: Maybe It’s About Just Trying to Make a Friend?

March 18, 2021
10 mins to read

In this podcast, guest host Gordon B. White interviews Clint Smith, author of The Skeleton Melodies (Hippocampus, 2020). Plus Archival Episode A21 Clint Smith: A Care for Dark Cookery. The new interview was recorded on Feb. 27, 2021, and the archival interview first aired on Nov. 24, 2015. Show Notes In this podcast, guest host …

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Look Out For … A Still and Awful Red by Michael Howarth

March 18, 2021
4 mins to read

“With his debut adult novel, Howarth shifts the narrative of the Elizabeth Bathory legend to a seamstress caught in a web of madness, presenting a horrifying tale of survival.” Hungary, 1609. An accomplished seamstress dreaming of more comfortable life is chosen by Countess Bathory to sew a new series of gowns. Maria jumps at the …

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Book Review: The American by Jeffrey Thomas

March 17, 2021
6 mins to read

“A riveting read, a fascinating mixture of mystery, thriller and horror with a depth not always found in such stories.” Jeffrey Thomas has been described as a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, and a quick online search will prove why. As well as being the creator of the nightmarish futuristic megalopolis Punktown, …