In this podcast, The Outer Dark Virtual Symposium 2020 presents the panel Art of The Weird: How Do You Illustrate Something that Defies Description? moderated by Eric Schaller and featuring Chris Gavaler, Jeanne D’Angelo, Michael Bukowski, Lynne Hansen, and Matthew Jaffe. PLUS Readings by Laura Blackwell, Gregory Norman Bossert, Tonya Liburd, and Jeffrey Ford. This programming was …
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Look Out For … Wyrd and Other Derelictions by Adam L.G. Nevill
“With this new collection, Nevill presents seven tales, without characters or dialogue, based on frightening settings, allowing us to sift through the ruins of ritual and destruction to piece together events and unleash the horror. “ A derelict ship with a dreadful cargo crosses a black ocean. Signs of slaughter and devotion lie below deck, telling …
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Book Review: Underworld Dreams by Daniel Braum
“Reading these stories, it’s readily apparent that Braum is a writer of singular talent.” In these wildly uncertain times, the creative arts can be a great comfort. And, despite surface appearances, horror and the weird can often be the greatest comfort of all. Dark fiction allows us to explore, from positions of comfort, uncomfortable …
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News Round-up Week Ending 16 October 2020
Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New dark poetry collection, tackling the subject of Jack the Ripper by Alessandro Manzetti, out now From Two-Time Bram Stoker Award-winning autor Alessandro Manzetti 26 new poems telling in a new way the story of Jack …
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Look Out For … Haunted: Perron Manor by Lee Mountford
“With his new novel series, Mountford tackles hauntings with his fictional home Perron Manor, just in time for the season.” The house seemed too good to be true. When sisters Sarah and Chloe inherit Perron Manor, the kind of home they never dreamed of owning, it really did feel too good to be true. But …
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Book Review: Keep It Inside and Other Weird Tales by Mark Anthony Smith
“Smith achieves a fine balance of literary flourishes, married with horrific hammer blows, all wrapped up in the kind of tale one might expect to hear from the storyteller uncle or grandmother in the family” Mark Anthony Smith is a relative newcomer to the horror genre, with his first two releases, Hearts of the Matter, …
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Pre-order They’re Watching by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella
It’s almost Halloween which means it’s nearly time for the release of the brand new collaborative novel, They’re Watching by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella. You can pre-order the paperback right here, right now and receive a slew of pre-order bonuses. For the eBook, pre-order from Amazon right now. Here’s what people are saying …
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TIH 369: John Hornor Jacobs on A Lush and Seething Hell, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and Getting a Literary Agent
In this podcast John Hornor Jacobs talks about A Lush and Seething Hell, performing with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, getting a literary agent, and much more. About John Hornor Jacobs John Hornor Jacobs, is an award-winning author of genre-bending adult and YA fiction including Southern Gods, This Dark Earth, A Lush and Seething Hell, and Murder …
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