This is part two of Shane Douglas Keene’s interview with John F. D. Taff. Taff is the author of numerous novels, novellas, and short stories, including the groundbreaking novella collection, The End In All Beginnings. Recently, he’s branched out into the editing field, co-editing the extremely unique novella anthology, I Can Taste The Blood, with …
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“Another strong issue.” The months seem to fly by; late July and already it’s time for another issue of Black Static, that bastion of quality, literary horror. In this volume, there are no less than seven short stories alongside the usual opinion pieces and reviews. So, going from left to right … Issue #53 opens …
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“ Containing twelve stories—though exhibits might be more appropriate, pieces of art—which are as distinctive from each other as they are facets of the same intent and ruminations; namely that of the implacable, inevitable, and overwhelming power of nature.“ Often, a book comes along that forces a reader to confront and re-evaluate notions of what …
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In this podcast John Skipp talks about Fight Scenes, Bizarro and Zombies. About John Skipp John Skipp is a New York Times bestselling author, editor, film director, zombie godfather, compulsive collaborator, musical pornographer, black-humored optimist and all-around Renaissance mutant. His early novels from the 1980s and 90s pioneered the graphic, subversive, high-energy form known as splatterpunk. …
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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: 10 Twisted Contemporary Fairy Tales Can You Recognize Horror Movies From A Single Frame? Spielberg’s Duel Reviewed As A Sonnet Jaws And Psycho Reimagined As 80s Video Games Rereading …
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Arriving September 27th from Titan Books, Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts releases in paperback and ebook for the UK. Winner of the coveted Bram Stoker Award, A Head Full of Ghosts has been dishing out the scares to readers since it first arrived last year, including Stephen King, who said the book “Scared …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Road Games Gets DVD, VOD and Digital Release Horror thriller Road Games has been set for release on DVD, download and VOD for this August. Featuring a young couple hitchhiking through the French countryside, Road Games sees …
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Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Weird Fiction—Past, Present, and Beyond. The Weird Renaissance. We hear that phrase thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? A renaissance is generally defined as a situation or period of time when there is a new interest in something that has not been popular in a long …
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Asher loses both his speech and hearing during an attack that leaves his brother dead. The assassin? Asher’s own father, Ivan, a tattooed monster showing no remorse. Jailed for the assault, but released two decades later due to prison overcrowding, pumped-up Asher wastes no time in seeking the ultimate retribution. Why we’re looking forward to …
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“What he calls the most important words he’s written may also be some of the most important words you’ll read, a song of mortality and a celebration of life that resonates in the heart and mind long after the final note is played.” The first thing you might think upon reading T Fox Dunham’s groundbreaking …
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