Look Out For … The Daughters of Block Island by Christa Carmen

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“With her debut novel, Carmen presents a meta-fiction gothic/slasher hybrid that’ll keep you turning the blood-soaked pages long into the night.” When she arrives on Block Island hunting for her birth mother, Blake Bronson soon becomes convinced she’s the heroine of a gothic novel … just like she read to escape her traumatic childhood. There …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 13 November 2023

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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: Crime Reads meditate on man’s enduring love affair with fear Bloody Disgusting pick out the four most horrific moments in the work of David Fincher The Ginger Nuts of …

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News Round-up Week Ending 10 November 2023

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Arriving 17 November from writer Adrian Chamberlin and Crystal Lake Publishing, Fairlight The eternal struggle between light and dark takes a savage new direction: the battlefield is a dilapidated English seaside town and the weapons wielded are …

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TIH 536: Chuck Palahniuk on Not Forever, But For Now, Writing on Substack, and The Legacy of Fight Club

TIH 536 Chuck Palahniuk on Not Forever, But For Now, Writing on Substack, and The Legacy of Fight Club

In this podcast, Chuck Palahniuk talks about Not Forever, But For Now, writing on Substack, the legacy of Fight Club, and much more. About Chuck Palahniuk Chuck Palahniuk is the author of many bestselling books including Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Choke, Lullaby, The Invention of Sound, Consider This, and Haunted. His latest novel, Not Forever, But For Now, is available …

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Look Out For … Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley

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“With this new novella, McAuley brings a horrifying slasher to life just in time for the holiday season.” Austin’s parents drag the whole family to a remote cottage for Christmas break, and he’s less than overjoyed about the forced bonding. Then he learns their holiday getaway was the site of terrible murders. Now Austin and …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 6 November 2023

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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: Lit Hub celebrate the ever changing form of the literary monster The Ginger Nuts of Horror delve into the topic of strangers with faces you know Bloody Disgusting explain …

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TIH 535: David Moody and Dan Howarth on The Writing Life, Current Routine, and Surviving a Heart Attack

TIH 535 David Moody and Dan Howarth on The Writing Life, Current Routine, and Surviving a Heart Attack

In this podcast, David Moody, Dan Howarth, and Michael David Wilson have a round table discussion about their current writing routine and life, and David Moody talks about surviving a heart attack amongst other topics. About David Moody David Moody first self-published Hater in 2006, and without an agent, succeeded in selling the film rights for …

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News Round-up Week Ending 3 November 2023

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from author Tananarive Due and Gallery / Saga Press, The Reformatory Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest …

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Look Out For … Merciless Waters by Rae Knowles

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“With this debut novella, Knowles presents a seafaring tale of desire and revenge, steeped in folklore and relentless rage.” On the Scylla, there’s no future or past. For Jaq, her lover Lily, and their all-female crew, there is only an endless present. Things are better that way. And it keeps Lily right beside Jaq, where …

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This Is Horror Awards 2022: Public Nominations Are Open

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The public nominations are now open for the twelfth annual This Is Horror Awards. These awards are for 2022 releases and not 2023 (which will be coming soon). Here are the categories: Novel of the Year Novella of the Year Short Story Collection of the Year Anthology of the Year Fiction Magazine of the Year Publisher …

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