News Round-up Week Ending 23 September 2022

The Black Maybe by Attila Veres - cover

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Hungary’s leading horror author, Attila Veres, releases his English debut featuring ten of his finest tales. The Black Maybe: Liminal Tales features stories that push the boundaries between reality and the weird. An obsessed fan finds …

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Look Out For … Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Jackal by Erin E. Adams - cover

“Adams’ debut novel presents a story of a young woman returning home, only to find home hides the most horrifying and deadly secrets.” Home for Liz Rocher is Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and she’s returning … somewhat reluctantly. Her best friend is getting married, but home doesn’t really hold many pleasant memories for Liz. But she can …

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TIH 458: Ronald Kelly on Fear, Zebra Books, and Storytelling Lessons

TIH 458: Ronald Kelly on Fear, Zebra Books, and Storytelling Lessons

In this podcast Ronald Kelly talks about Fear, Zebra Books, storytelling lessons, and much more.  About Ronald Kelly Ronald Kelly is best known as a speculative fiction and “southern-fried” horror writer. His books include Fear, The Undertaker’s Moon, and Southern Fried and Horrified. Show notes Click the timestamps to jump straight to the audio. Thanks …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 September 2022

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: Ten Horror Prequels we’re dying to see Crime Reads presents a primer on Dark Academia This Time Tomorrow, Now: Emma Straub remembers her legendary father Brian McAuley talks about …

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TIH 457: Ronald Kelly on Southern Fried and Horrified, Jack Logan Western Stories, and Writing Horror

TIH 457: Ronald Kelly on Southern Fried and Horrified, Jack Logan Western Stories, and Writing Horror

In this podcast Ronald Kelly talks about Southern Fried and Horrified, Jack Logan Western Stories, writing horror, and much more.    About Ronald Kelly Ronald Kelly is best known as a speculative fiction and “southern-fried” horror writer. His books include Fear, The Undertaker’s Moon, and Southern Fried and Horrified. Show notes Click the timestamps to jump …

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News Round-up Week Ending 16 September 2022

Toil and Trouble by Lisa Kroger and Melanie Anderson - cover

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 25 October, Toil and Trouble: A Women’s History of the Occult Award-winning authors Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson combine forces again to delve into the history and the future of women in the occult. …

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Look Out For … The Hollow Kind by Andy Davidson

The Hollow Kind by Andy Davidson - cover

“With his latest, Davidson sticks to his southern gothic roots, quite literally in some instances, with body-horror galore in a story that lingers long after the last page is turned.”  When Nellie Gardner learns she inherited her grandfather’s turpentine estate, she was already looking for a change in her life. Running from her abusive husband, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 12 September 2022

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: LitReactor explain how not to get f*cked by a publisher Dread Central join the dots between Jordan Peele’s Nope! and the Mexican Revolution LitHub offer writing advice on how …

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TIH 456: Michael J. Seidlinger on My Pet Serial Killer, The Cecil Hotel, and Literary Agents

TIH 456: Michael J. Seidlinger on My Pet Serial Killer, The Cecil Hotel, and Literary Agents

In this podcast Michael J. Seidlinger talks about My Pet Serial Killer, The Cecil Hotel, literary agents, and much more.  About Michael J. Seidlinger Michael J. Seidlinger is a Filipino American author of Anybody Home? (CLASH Books, 2022), Scream (Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons), and other books. He has written for, among others, Wired, Buzzfeed, Thrillist, Goodreads, …

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News Round-up Week Ending 9 September 2022

SongoftheRedSquire

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from writer C. W. Blackwell and Nosetouch Press, Song of the Red Squire North Carolina, 1949. When agricultural inspector Charlie Danwitter is sent on a special assignment to bucolic Ashe County, he expects an easy …

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