News Round-up Week Ending 6 August 2021

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Kickstarter for Death in the Mouth, an anthology of horror by people of colour, now open Death in the Mouth is a horror anthology showcasing BIPOC and other ethnically marginalized writers and artists from around the world. …

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Look Out For … Revelator by Daryl Gregory

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“With his latest novel, Gregory heads into southern gothic territory with a haunted bootlegger family that worships a terrifying god deep in the Smoky Mountains.” Tennessee, 1933. Stella lives with her grandmother Motty. Nine years old, Stella learns the mountains are full of dark secrets. When she wanders into a cavern, Stella meets her family’s …

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TIH 404: Laurel Hightower on Whispers in the Dark, Shirley Jackson, and Growing Up in Kentucky

TIH 404 Laurel Hightower on Whispers in the Dark, Shirley Jackson, and Growing Up in Kentucky

In this podcast Laurel Hightower talks about Whispers in the Dark, Shirley Jackson, growing up in Kentucky, and much more.  About Laurel Hightower Laurel Hightower grew up in Kentucky. She is the author of Crossroads and Whispers in the Dark. Show notes Click the timestamps to jump straight to the audio. Thanks for Listening! Help out the show: …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 2 August 2021

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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 look back at 1980’s Prom Night and consider how it broke the slasher formula Horror DNA present five excellent examples of parasitic body horror Hellhound Magazine identify six times …

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News Round-up Week Ending 30 July 2021

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Oblivion in Flux, a new collection of cyber prose by Maxwell I. Gold, coming 6 August from Crystal Lake Publishing Oblivion in Flux, the debut prose poetry collection of Maxwell I. Gold, takes the reader on …

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Look Out For … My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

“A love-letter to horror and the slasher genre, Jones’ latest novel unmasks the trope in ways we’ve never really seen before.” Jade Daniels lives in her own world. Half-Indian, living with an abusive father and her mother long gone, it seems her entire family wants nothing to do with her. In Jade’s world, she uses …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 July 2021

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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 ten horror, thriller and crime novels in translation for 2021 Bloody Disgusting look at the Fear Street movies in the context of horrors relationship with a patriarchal society …

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TIH 403: Antony Johnston on Resident Evil Village, Writing Horror Video Games, and Genre Tropes in The Fuse

TIH 403: Antony Johnston on Resident Evil Village, Writing Horror Video Games, and Genre Tropes in The Fuse

In this podcast Antony Johnston talks about Resident Evil Village, writing horror video games, genre tropes in The Fuse, and much more. About Antony Johnston Antony Johnston is a British writer of comics, video games, and novels. He is known for the post-apocalyptic comic series Wasteland, the graphic novel The Coldest City, and his work …

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News Round-up Week Ending 23 July 2021

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 29 July from writer Nick Kolakowski and Crystal Lake Publishing, Absolute Unit Absolute Unit is a dark carnival ride through the underside of the American Dream, where hustlers and parasites fight to survive against gun-toting …

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Look Out For … Children of Demeter by EV Knight

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“With this latest novel, Knight presents a nightmarish story of hippie cults and dark secrets pushing a social worker to the edge of sanity.” In 1973, a small commune in West Burma, WI., consisting of mostly women and children, literally disappears overnight. Sociologist Sarah Bisset, on sabbatical, is drawn to West Burma, curious about the …

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