5 Must Read Horror Articles 22 February 2016

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week. So, without further ado: Revisiting Cycle of the Werewolf by Richard Chizmar The Horrifying, Controversial and Secret History of the Snuff Film Nightbreed: The Enduring Appeal of a Horror Classic Black Horror Films of the 30s and …

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News Round-up Week Ending 19 February 2016

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Goodnight Mommy Arrives In UK Cinemas March 4 Vertigo Releasing has set Austrian psychological horror film Goodnight Mommy for a UK cinema release from March 4, 2016. Directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, Goodnight Mommy …

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Book Review: A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson

“Some of the best work by the author to date.” A Collapse of Horses by Brian Evenson collects some of his most powerful short fiction for the first time in one spectacular volume. The collection is one piece of four books recently released from Coffee House Press. The other three books, Last Days, Father of …

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TIH 080: V. H. Leslie on Writing Residencies, The Benefits of Writers’ Retreats and Writing Routine

TIH 080 V. H. Leslie on Writing Residencies, The Benefits of Writer's Retreats and Writing Routine

In this podcast V. H. Leslie talks about writing retreats, gender, writing routine and much more.  About V. H. Leslie V. H. Leslie’s first book, Skein and Bone, a collection of strange and supernatural tales, was released by Undertow Publications in July 2015. V. H. Leslie’s stories have appeared in a range of speculative publications, including Black …

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Look Out For… Ecstatic Inferno by Autumn Christian and Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air by Eric Schaller

Look Out For… Ecstatic Inferno by Autumn Christian “Reality in Ecstatic Inferno is malleable, with the ghost of Philip K. Dick never far away.” WARNING: THIS BOOK IS A PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE. From the moment you start to turn the pages, it will soak into your central nervous system, subtly and subversively reprogramming you at the DNA level. Each of …

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Book Review: Ecstatic Inferno by Autumn Christian

“It’s fun to be a monster.” If there was one single quote that could sum up this collection, the quote above works quite nicely. Autumn Christian writes deliciously dark fiction like Philip K. Dick mixed with Steve Erickson, cranked up to eleven with a little LSD in the mix. Ecstatic Inferno, Christian’s short fiction collection, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 15 February 2016

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week. So, without further ado: How to Make a Horror Anthology, From The Creators of “V/H/S” And “Southbound” Deaditorial: Faith in Fright, or The Importance of Religion in the Horror Genre Horror Films Are Far Scarier than in …

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TIH 079: Brian Evenson on A Collapse of Horses, Working With Rob Zombie, Writing Video Game Adaptations and Foreign Translations

TIH 079 Brian Evenson on A Collapse of Horses, Working With Rob Zombie, Writing Video Game Adaptations and Foreign Translations

In this podcast Brian Evenson talks about working with Rob Zombie, his new book A Collapse of Horses, writing video game adaptations, foreign translations and teaching creative writing.  About Brian Evenson Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen books of fiction, most recently the story collection Windeye (Coffee House Press 2012) and the novel Immobility …

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News Round-up Week Ending 12 February 2016

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Johnny Depp Confirmed for Universal’s Reboot of The Invisible Man Universal have confirmed that Johnny Depp is set to star in their remake of the the 1933 horror classic, The Invisible Man. Produced by Chris Morgan, …

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The Cutting Room – Revival

In a small New England town, over half a century ago, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful wife. The men and boys are all a bit in love with Mrs. Jacobs …

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