Though he’s been called an overnight success by some, John F. D. Taff has been writing dark fiction, primarily in the short form, for more than 25 years now, with stories appearing in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Cemetery Dance, Eldritch Tales, Morpheus Tales, Deathrealm, Schrodinger’s Mouse, Night Chills, Big Pulp and One Buck Horror, …
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Look Out For … You’ll Know When You Get There by Lynda E. Rucker “Rucker’s fiction shows a mature and highly original understanding of what scares the bejesus out of us.” A woman returns home to revisit an encounter with the numinous; couples take up residence in houses full of sinister secrets; a man fleeing …
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I’m bored, and nobody loves me. That’s not exactly true, because I have a big family, so there’s always something I MUST do. But what can I do for fun? I think, generally, people do want to belong somewhere, to someTHING, and that is part of the reason why church services are often advertised as …
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In this podcast Aaron Sterns talks about the difference between writing for the screen and writing fiction, plotting stories and lecturing in Gothic and Subversive Fiction. About Aaron Sterns Aaron Sterns is the co-writer of Wolf Creek 2 (Best Screenplay Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival 2014), and author of the prequel novel Wolf Creek: Origin which has …
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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: A Nightmare Of A Task: Writing The Elm Street Remake 10 Horror Films That Take Place Outdoors Why The Blair Witch Project Is An Important Movie Director Tommy Lee …
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“Enough big-hitters to propel this collection to the top of any horror enthusiast’s to-read list.” Crystal Lake Publishing has taken the horror and dark fiction world by storm, introducing quality writing by both fresh new faces on the scene and those who have been feeding us nightmares for years. They’ve found their place—somewhere wedged between …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… ‘Too Gory’ Ash vs Evil Dead Trailer Released & Ash’s Dad Cast The second season of Ash vs Evil Dead returns to our screens in October which sees Ash return home to Elk Grove to continue his …
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“Grau’s prose is poetic, often almost lyrical, and Taylor’s narration is a perfect fit for it, his voice as dark and rich as the stories he reads.” T.E. Grau’s debut collection, The Nameless Dark, has received high accolades from many outlets, not least of which is This Is Horror, where we reviewed it last month. …
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From Out of Nowhere: The Phenomenon of Stranger Things A single mother’s youngest son vanishes into thin air. The desperate search begins, but with very little clues to go on, time is running out. The missing boy’s three friends decide to hunt for him, ignoring the police chief’s stern warning to stay out of the …
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Five years after the East Coast was ravaged in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Fin, his family and the cosmos have been blissfully sharknado-free in the intervening years, but now sharks—and ‘nados!—are being whipped up in places (and ways) least expected… Why we’re looking forward to this: Are we really up to a fourth Sharknado …
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TIH 583: Jason Pargin on I’m Starting to Worry… In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about I'm Starting to…
Look Out For … Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram "With this debut novella, Ajram delves into shadowy liminal spaces,…
5 Must Read Horror Articles 23 September 2024 Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet…
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TIH 582: Todd Keisling on Gethsemane, Solve for X,… In this podcast, Todd Keisling talks about Gethsemane, Solve for…