News Round-up Week Ending 1 April 2022

BookQueerSaints

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now, edited by Mae Murray, The Book of Queer Saints In this debut horror anthology by editor Mae Murray, queer villains reign supreme. The Book of Queer Saints features 13 short stories and a lineup that includes …

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Look Out For … Passersthrough by Peter Rock

Passersthrough by Peter Rock - cover

“In Rock’s latest novel, a father and daughter try to come to grips with a horrifying event from the past, with the threshold between life and death never far behind.” While camping with her father Benjamin at Mount Rainier National Park, eleven-year-old Helen disappears into the wilderness. After being missing for a nerve-wracking week, Helen …

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[Preview] SU 009 each thing I show you is a piece of my death by Stephen J. Barringer and Gemma Files

In this podcast we preview episode nine of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse ‘each thing I show you is a piece of my death’ by Stephen J. Barringer and Gemma Files. Listen to the full Story Unboxed Podcast on each thing I show you is a piece of my death by Stephen …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 28 March 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: Horror Oasis talk writing craft and specifically writing from multiple perspectives in one story Lit Hub recommend six novels set in abandoned places Dread Central look back at the …

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News Round-up Week Ending 25 March 2022

Wasps in the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor - cover

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 26 April from writer Tim McGregor and Silver Shamrock Publishing, Wasps in the Ice Cream What happens when you fall for the girl everyone hates? Summer 1987: Mark Prewitt’s only priority is to avoid his dad’s …

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TIH 432: Eric LaRocca on The Strange Thing We Become, Henley’s Edge, and We Can Never Leave This Place

TIH 432 Eric LaRocca on The Strange Things We Become, Henley’s Edge, and We Can Never Leave This Place

In this podcast Eric LaRocca talks about The Strange Thing We Become, Henley’s Edge, We Can Never Leave This Place, and much more. About Eric LaRocca Eric LaRocca is the author of several works of horror and dark fiction including the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Show notes Click the …

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Look Out For … The Fall: Five More Tales From The Gulp by Alan Baxter

The Fall by Alan Baxter - cover

“With this second entry set in The Gulp locale, Baxter ups the ante and rips the place apart with five more novellas of nightmarish cosmic horror.” Some maps don’t even have a location for the isolated Australian harbor town called Gulpepper. Only outsiders call it Gulpepper … the locals call it The Gulp.  The Gulp …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 21 March 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: LitReactor pick out five speculative stories with unusual formats The Conversation looks at Netflix’s All Of Us Are Dead and considers zombies and social allegory Writer Paul Kane talks up May’s …

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TIH 431: Eric LaRocca on Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Going Viral, and Playwriting

TIH 431: Eric LaRocca on Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Going Viral, and Playwriting

In this podcast Eric LaRocca talks about Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, going viral, playwriting, and much more.  About Eric LaRocca Eric LaRocca is the author of several works of horror and dark fiction including the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Show notes Click the timestamps to …

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News Round-up Week Ending 18 March 2022

WhenItRains

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Released 25 March from writer Mark Allan Gunnells and Crystal Lake Publishing, When It Rains It may be dangerous to go out in the rain … But it may be even more dangerous to stay inside. Just …

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