5 Must Read Horror Articles 23 November 2020

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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: Writer and editor Mark Matthews writes on the topic of bipolar disorder in relation to his new novel Bloody Disgusting select five of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood stories …

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News Round-up Week Ending 20 November 2020

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Apex Magazine returns with a free mini-issue ahead of issue 121 in early 2021 After a hiatus, Apex Magazine returns in early 2021, with issue number 121, thanks to a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. One of …

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TIH 375: Sarah Read on Living in a Haunted House, Working in a Library, and Getting into Horror

TIH 375 Sarah Read on Living in a Haunted House, Working in a Library, and Getting into Horror

In this podcast Sarah Read talks about living in a haunted house, working in a library, getting into horror, and much more. About Sarah Read Sarah Read is a dark fiction writer in the frozen north of Wisconsin. Her short stories can be found in Gamut, Black Static, and other places, and in various anthologies including Exigencies, Suspended in …

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Look Out For … We Hear Voices by Evie Green

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“With this new novel writing as Evie Green, the imaginary friend trope gets new life against the backdrop of a terrible flu, eerily mirroring and channelling our current fears and obsessions.” Most kids have imaginary friends. So when Rachel’s son Billy suddenly recovers from a terrible flu that’s killed many, she doesn’t even think of …

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Book Review: It Will Just be Us by Jo Kaplan

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“It’s a book that demands careful attentive reading but also impels the reader forward to each new revelation. The very definition of an unputdownable read.” In recent years, there seems to have grown a division between what some see as old school, classic horror, and a more subtle, arthouse take on the genre. Though these …

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TIH 374: Adam Cesare on Clown in A Cornfield, YA fiction, and YouTube

TIH 374 Adam Cesare on Clown in A Cornfield, YA fiction, and YouTube

In this podcast Adam Cesare talks about his latest novel Clown in A Cornfield, YA fiction, running a successful YouTube, and much more. About Adam Cesare Adam Cesare is a New Yorker who lives in Philadelphia. He studied English and film at Boston University. His books include Mercy House, Video Night, The Summer Job, Tribesmen, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 November 2020

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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: Tor Nightfire pick out five latinx horror authors you need to know LitReactor provide the keys to successful collaborative writing Book Riot suggest six horror books in translation to …

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THEY’RE WATCHING Live Podcast Party with Michael David Wilson, Bob Pastorella, Josh Malerman, and Laurel Hightower

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Next week to celebrate the recent release of THEY’RE WATCHING we’re having a live podcast party and you wonderful people are invited. After the roaring success of The Girl in the Video live event we’re doing it all over again next week. It’s all going down on the evening of Friday 20th November. Two hours of conversation, readings, and …

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News Round-up Week Ending 13 November 2020

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Eight Cylinders, the new release from Jason Parent and Crystal Lake Publishing, out today Sebastian “Seb” McAlister has run out of luck in Vegas. Cornered by a trigger-happy gang and shot through the stomach, he makes …

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TIH 373: Adam Cesare on Halloween Every Day, Writing Seriously, and First Reading Experiences

TIH 373 Adam Cesare on Halloween Every Day, Writing Seriously, and First Reading Experiences

In this podcast Adam Cesare talks about being a Halloween every day kid, writing seriously, his first reading experiences, and much more. About Adam Cesare Adam Cesare is a New Yorker who lives in Philadelphia. He studied English and film at Boston University. His books include Mercy House, Video Night, The Summer Job, Tribesmen, and …

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