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News Round-up Week Ending 10 June 2016

Freddy Krueger

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Robert Englund Wants To Return To Elm Street With rumours of another reboot of the Nightmare on Elm Street series—which couldn’t possibly be any worse than the 2010 misfire, could it?—none other than Freddy himself has revealed …

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Book Review: The Night Marchers By Daniel Braum

The Night Marchers cover

“One of the brightest young stars in the firmament of dark speculative fiction, Daniel Braum is among the best short story writers we’ve encountered.” A relative newcomer to the realm of dark speculative fiction, Daniel Braum has published stories in various publications, including the very prestigious Cemetery Dance Magazine and Savage Beasts, the music themed …

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The Cutting Room – Inoperable

Inoperable Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris plays a young woman in a seemingly evacuated hospital with a hurricane approaching that has awakened malevolent forces inside. The woman realizes she is trapped in a time loop and must escape the hospital before the storm passes, or she will be trapped there forever. Why we’re looking forward to this: Done well, …

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Book Review: The Train Derails in Boston by Jessica McHugh

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“Will leave you turned on, confused, pissed off, nauseated, frightened of the dark, frightened of those you care about most, frightened of yourself, and ultimately asking the question—what the hell just happened?” In the Indie speculative fiction world, you can’t go long without seeing or hearing the name Jessica McHugh. Having published over sixteen books …

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Book Review: The Final Cut by Jasper Bark

“Just when you’re convinced that level of depravity could not be reached again during the course of the text, Bark manages to ramp it up just a little more with horrors far more gut wrenching around the corner.” Fans of Jasper Bark know his work is extremely fast paced and particularly gruesome. First time readers …

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30 Day Patreon Challenge

This Is Horror on Patreon

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 and Sentinels by David Longhorn

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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Book Review: Psycho: Sanitarium by Chet Williamson

Psycho: Sanitarium Cover

“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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Book Review: Black Static, Issue 52

Black Static cover

“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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