On 18 May I decided to embark on a 30 Day Patreon Challenge to double the amount of patronage for the This Is Horror Podcast. I’ve made mention of this on the Podcast, social media and even via our mailing list but until now on the twenty-first day of the challenge I’ve not mentioned it …
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Look Out For… Secret Language by Neil Williamson “Williamson’s work is always taut, dark and powerful.” Secret Language is Neil Williamson’s first collection in ten years, but it has been worth the wait. A regular contributor to magazines such as Interzone and Black Static, Williamson’s short fiction has gained plaudits from critics and readers alike. …
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“For the Psycho completist, there’s plenty here to enjoy above and beyond simply finding what happened next for Norman Bates but for the casual reader, there are perhaps alternatives out there within the genre that you might get more from.” Anyone who has even a passing interest in the murder thriller genre will be familiar …
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“As a showcase of the quality that Black Static regularly bring to the table, issue 52 is possibly an excellent place for a novice to start, and for regulars, should provide ample reasons to keep subscribing/buying.” Black Static should be a familiar publication to most horror writers, even if they haven’t read it. It is …
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In this podcast John Skipp talks about Fungasm Press, his short story collection The Art of Horrible People and clowns. 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, …
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At long last, This Is Horror is unleashing its brand to the world in the form of three deliciously dark designer t-shirts with imagery by artist Pye Parr. The red on black skull, green on black tentacles, and the purple on black raven, each with This Is Horror text, are ready for human consumption (Editor’s …
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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: Why Are There So Few Sympathetic Horror Film Monsters? Q&A With Telluride Horror Show Director Ted Wilson 1997: A Good Year For Horror A New Beginning: An Introduction to …
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“The Fisherman is a cosmic tour de force unlike anything that’s been penned before.” To the horror community at large, John Langan is no stranger. Hailed by critics as a writer with outstanding talent, he’s been published in multiple anthologies, including several “years best” anthologies, Ellen Datlow’s Fearful Symmetries, and two single author collections–Mr. Gaunt …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… More Information, Maps and Upgrades Announced for Resident Evil spin-off, Umbrella Corps Set for a 21 June release across the US and Europe, PS4 and PC genre enthusiasts can delve back in to the Resident Evil universe …
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“Overall, Stag In Flight is a fantastic achievement, a tightly written and surprising story that perfectly suits the chapbook format.” Since the release of her debut novel Knock Knock in 2011, S.P. Miskowski has been busy making a name for herself in horror fiction. Her work is dark, literate and character driven, reflecting her background …
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