“One of the best single author collections of recent years!” Burnt Black Suns is the latest collection of short fiction from Canadian author Simon Strantzas. Strantzas is well known to British readers through the Shadows Edge anthology he edited for Gray Friar Press and his inclusion in numerous volumes of The Mammoth Book of Best …
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5 Must Read Articles 29 December 2014
Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. The scent of turkey, sprouts, and Aunt Ada’s Baileys vomit still lingers in the kitchen, but that doesn’t mean we’re having a week off. This week: Piece by Piece: “Christine” Lives Ghoulish Aesthetes: “The Hound” Horror Movies: Banned, Pulled and X-rated Toys of Terror #35 Disgusting’s Top 10 …
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Terror Tots: Who Can Kill a Child?
As we delve into the world of lesser-known films focusing on murderous children, on this entry of Terror Tots we’re turning our eye to the little-seen, yet still controversial, Who Can Kill a Child? – also known as Island of the Damned and, in its native Spanish language, ¿Quién puede matar a un niño? Released …
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Look Out For… Cracked Sky by Ben Eads and The Yellow Wood by Melanie Tem
Look Out For… Cracked Sky by Ben Eads “A compelling story of a family torn apart by events beyond their control.” Reeling from the loss of their only child, Stephen and Shelley Morrison learn that her killer has been found dead. What they don’t know is that his agenda goes far deeper than the grave. …
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TIH 024: Joe & Me Written and Narrated by David Moody
In this podcast This Is Horror and Infected Books proudly present Joe & Me written and narrated by David Moody. Joe & Me Synopsis Joe is anything but an ordinary eight year old. His father’s a stay-at-home Dad and his mom’s going to save the world. Forced to live in cramped quarters after the military …
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Meet the Writer Interview: Josh Malerman
Josh Malerman is the author of Bird Box (ECCO/HarperCollins) and the songwriter for the Detroit rock band The High Strung. Ghastle and Yule is his second published story. What first attracted you to horror writing? I was outside, shooting baskets with my brothers and my cousin when my Uncle Bob called me inside and told …
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Behind The Sound Interview: The Flight (Joe Henson and Alexis Smith)
What was the first soundtrack or composition that you listened to and how did it affect you? Alexis Smith: The first soundtrack album I can remember listening to a lot was a record of The Blues Brothers. However before that I remember recording bits of my Star Wars videotape onto cassette so I could listen …
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5 Must Read Horror Articles 22 December 2014
Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Five Moments from Licensed Horror Comics You Have to See to Believe On the Masterful Creepiness of Merricat: Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle Slasher Movie Best Cliche Exploits …
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A free Christmas audiobook: Joe & Me by David Moody
This Is Horror, David Moody and Infected Books have proudly teamed up to produce and record the audiobook of the first ever This Is Horror publication, Joe & Me. Read and narrated by David Moody the audiobook will be released on Tuesday 23 December 2014 at 2PM, GMT. It will be released as a standalone This …
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News Round-up Week Ending 19 December
Tis the season… Amalgam studios have delivered a stocking filler this year in the form of their latest short film Secret Santa. The video, starring Emily Rudd, plays on the longstanding office tradition of Secret Santa, with a nice twist to add a bit of Christmas cheer. Unwrap your Christmas Treat… Ho Ho Ho! Crimson ‘Peek’ …
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