As college and girls consumed my life right out of high school, my reading slowed down tremendously. With the exception of my British Lit class and my composition class thesis contrasting and comparing Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Stephen King’s ’Salem’s Lot, there wasn’t much fiction reading in my life. It came out in 1986 when …
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In this podcast twenty writers discuss the best writing advice they’ve received. Contributions from Stephen Graham Jones, Mercedes M. Yardley, Helen Marshall, Paul Tremblay, George Ttoouli, Nina Allan, David Moody, Jessica McHugh, John F.D. Taff, John C. Foster, David Bowles, Lisa L. Hannett, Bob Pastorella, Josh Malerman, Richard Thomas, Vincenzo Bilof, Jasper Bark, Sarah Langan, S. …
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Look Out For … Chills by Mary SanGiovanni “The claustrophobic setting creates an atmosphere of mounting and nightmarish tension.” True Detective meets H.P. Lovecraft in this chilling novel of murder, mystery, and slow-mounting dread from acclaimed author Mary SanGiovanni… It begins with a freak snowstorm in May. Hit hardest is the rural town of Colby, …
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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: Fans Uncover Blair Witch Viral Marketing Site Michael Cudlitz Talks About Season Six Of The Walking Dead Dean Cundy Reveals The Thing Secret Ten Real Life Home Invasions Gene …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer Restored And Re-released John McNaughton’s classic and disturbing film about real life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas is, incredibly, thirty years old this year and getting a long awaited 4K restoration …
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“If you like fast-paced, action-packed horror in a compact and easy-to-read novella that will keep you hooked until the very last page, consider checking out this book.” Rich Hawkins burst onto the horror fiction scene with his debut novel, the British Fantasy Award nominated The Last Plague, in August 2014. In the two …
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Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night. Why we’re looking forward to this: Every now and again a film …
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Earlier this month we revealed the cover to the UK paperback edition of Paul Tremblay’s Stoker Award Winning novel A Head Full of Ghosts, and gave our readers an opportunity to win one of ten copies of Paul’s latest, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock. Well, the end of the month is here, and we have the winners. …
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In Memoriam: Gene Wilder (1933-2016)—Long Live Dr. Froderick Fronkensteen Gene Wilder passed away 29 August, 2016 after suffering many years from Alzheimer’s. An actor, writer, producer and director on stage and, most famously, on film and television, horror and comedy fans alike fondly remember him for his portrayal of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in the Mel …
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“A nightmare for every horror fan.” As indicated in Ellen Datlow’s introduction, you could consider this a sequel to Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror, which included greats like Clive Barker, Stephen King, Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman and George R. R. Martin. Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror is a celebration of the art …
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Look Out For … At Dark, I Become Loathsome by… "With LaRocca's latest, he plunges the depths of depravity and…
TIH 597: David Moody on Atheists Writing the… In this podcast, David Moody talks about atheists writing the…
News Round-up Week Ending 17 January 2025 Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news…
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Look Out For … Strange Stones by Edward Lee… "The visceral abominations of Edward Lee and the literary cosmic…