News Round-up Week Ending 9 December 2022

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now from writer P.L. McMillan and Timber Ghost Press, Sisters of the Crimson Vine John Ainsworth nearly died in that car crash. Soon he’ll learn there are worse fates. After a brutal accident, John awakens in …

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Look Out For … Head Cleaner by David James Keaton

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“With his latest, Keaton skewers the VHS generation with a diabolical blend of science-fiction and horror only he could write.” The last Blockbuster video store in the US is just trying to keep it together. After a night trying to track down a lost VCR rental to collect the internet-famous late fee, Eva, Jerry, and …

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This Is Horror Awards 2021: Vote Now!

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Hello, wonderful horror readers! It has been a long time coming but the This Is Horror Awards 2021 are now open. Please send your votes to awards@thisishorror.co.uk with the subject line ‘Awards 2021. To cast a vote, simply write the category and your vote for each award. You may vote for your top two in …

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TIH 471: Jonathan Janz on Forgiveness, Children, and Biggest Personal and Professional Changes

TIH 471 Jonathan Janz on Forgiveness, Children, and Biggest Personal and Professional Changes

In this podcast, Jonathan Janz talks about forgiveness, children, his biggest personal and professional changes in the last four years, and much more. About Jonathan Janz Jonathan Janz is the author of more than a dozen novels and numerous short stories. His books include Marla, The Siren and the Specter, and The Dismembered. Show notes …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 December 2022

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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: Lithub explain the similarities between writing and turning yourself into a werewolf Crime Reads look back at the second season of True Detective and ask if it was as bad as …

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News Round-up Week Ending 2 December 2022

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now from Clan Destine Press and editor Alan Baxter, Damnation Games, an anthology of supernatural horror and crime A horde of criminally good horror writers took a walk down the mean streets of crime. Their task: to …

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Look Out For … A History of Fear by Luke Dumas

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“Dumas twists the time-worn trope of “the devil made me do it” to terrifying new heights with this strange literary horror debut.” Grayson Hale, aka the Devil’s Advocate, is Scotland’s most infamous murderer. Claiming “the Devil made me do it” the young American grad student gained notoriety when he killed his classmate, Liam Stewart. After …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 28 November 2022

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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: The Lineup dig into the story behind True Haunting and revisit the world’s first televised exorcism Bloody Disgusting peruse the menu of cannibalism in contemporary horror The Horror Tree revisit the …

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News Round-up Week Ending 25 November 2022

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from writer Jessica McHugh and Ghoulish Books, Hares in the Hedgerow An aspiring singer/songwriter, Sophie Francis is searching for inspiration, pining for connection, and desperate to know why she feels so different from everyone else. …

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TOD 116 World Fantasy 2022: Weird Readings Cluster

The Outer Dark presents the Weird Fiction Readings Cluster from World Fantasy Con 2022 featuring Matthew M. Bartlett, Julie C. Day, Anya Martin,  Sarah Read, Zin E. Rocklyn, and A.C. Wise. This podcast’s content was recorded in New Orleans, LA, on November 4, 2022.  Show Notes The Outer Dark presents the Weird Fiction Readings Cluster …

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