TIH 060: Ellen Datlow on Editing Misconceptions, Reading and Themed Anthologies

Ellen Datlow

In this podcast Ellen Datlow talks about editing misconceptions, reading and themed anthologies. About Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow has been editing science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction for over thirty years as fiction editor of OMNI Magazine and editor ofEvent Horizon and SCIFICTION. She currently acquires short fiction for Tor.com. In addition, she has …

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Top 5 of FrightFest 2015 – No. 3: Nina Forever

This Is Horror head of film and television Jason Hicks continues his countdown of the top five films shown at Film Four Frightfest 2015. At number three is British love triangle drama with a twist Nina Forever. “Nina Forever has so much more to offer than the apparently unending spew of uninspired films that seems to …

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Top 5 of FrightFest 2015 – No. 4: They look Like People

This Is Horror head of film and television Jason Hicks continues to run down his top five films shown at Film Four Frightfest 2015. In at number four is low budget indieThey Look Like People from director Perry Blackshear. “They Look Like People is tense, refreshingly different and will keep you engaged throughout.” This great, …

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Top 5 of FrightFest 2015 – 5: We Are Still Here

This Is Horror head of film and television Jason Hicks runs down his top five films shown at Film Four Frightfest 2015. In at number five is the Ted Geohegan directed supernatural chiller We Are Still Here. “We Are Still Here draws on horror films of the past that Geohegan obviously loves” Director Ted Geohegan …

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Film Four FrightFest 2015 Day 5 – Monday 31 August 2015

It’s hardly surprising, but there are a more than a few tired looking faces among the crowds of weekend pass holders on the fifth and final day of Film Four FrightFest 2015. Still, with yet another bumper crop of new genre films including Nina Forever, Curve, Last Girl Standing, Emelie and festival closer Tales Of …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 21 September 2015

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Beauty’s Edge – The True Nature of Jack Ketchum’s Off Season Taking a Stab at Black Mirror’s Next Technological Wave of Horror Cannock Chase: A Very British Werewolf Story The Dreadful Ten: …

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Meet the Writer Interview: Adam Cesare

Adam Cesare is an American author of horror novels and short stories. He has attended Boston University, where he studied English and film. www.adamcesare.com What first attracted you to horror writing? I’ve been a horror fan (or at the very least morbidly attracted to horror) since before I could read, growing up in a household where …

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Voluntarily Committed: My Stay in a Haunted Asylum – Part Two

Day One Friday morning arrived with coffee, croissants and a nice hot shower. Aside from a fleeting feeling of standing wet, naked, and not quite alone, the morning was uneventful. The retreat space was feeling more homely with the busy-ness of breakfast bustle. The attendees arrived in dribs and drabs throughout the day. It was …

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TIH 059: John C. Foster on Marketing, Becoming A Novelist and Social Media Engagement

Dead Men John C Foster

In this podcast John C. Foster talks about his journey from screenwriter to novelist, marketing and how to engage with others on social media.  About John C. Foster John C. Foster was born in Sleepy Hollow, NY, and has been afraid of the dark for as long as he can remember. A writer of thrillers and …

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Injured Eyeballs: Who the Fuck is Michael McDowell – Part 2

In my last column I wrote about Michael McDowell’s career as a horror novelist and screenplay writer. In this column, the second of a three part feature on McDowell, I’m going to write about his novels. McDowell was a very fast and a very prolific writer. Before the sale of his first published novel The …

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