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News Round-up Week Ending 8 February 2019

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Gehenna and Hinnom books announce kickstarter running throughout February Gehenna and Hinnom books, headed up by C. P. Dunphey, have cemented themselves as one of the major fixtures in the cosmic horror and weird fiction markets …

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TOD 040 Black Women in Speculative Fiction Panel from BlacktastiCon 2018

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the ‘Black Women in Speculative Fiction’ panel from Blacktasticon 2018 featuring Sheree Renée Thomas, Valjeanne Jeffers, Kenesha Williams, Linda D Addison, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Violette L. Meier, Susana Morris, Letitia Carelock, and Christine Taylor-Butler, plus an exclusive interview and special presentation with Linda D. Addison and The Outer …

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News Round-up Week Ending 4 January 2019

If It Bleeds

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New from Nightscape Press’ Charitable Chapbook line, If it Bleeds, by Matthew M. Bartlett Recently featured in the advertising on the This is Horror podcast, If it Bleeds is a new charitable chapbook, written by Matthew M. Bartlett …

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TIH 250: Richard Chizmar on Cemetery Dance, Writing Gwendy’s Button Box with Stephen King, and Widow’s Point

TIH 250 Richard Chizmar on Cemetery Dance, Writing Gwendy's Button Box with Stephen King, and Widow's Point

In this podcast Richard Chizmar talks about Cemetery Dance, writing Gwendy’s Button Box with Stephen King, Widow’s Point, and much more. About Richard Chizmar Richard Chizmar is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author. He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy’s Button Box and the founder/publisher …

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TIH 245: Ramsey Campbell on Life Lessons Growing Up, August Derleth, and Liverpool

TIH 245 Ramsey Campbell on Life Lessons Growing Up, August Derleth, and Liverpool

In this podcast Ramsey Campbell talks about life lessons growing up, August Derleth, Liverpool, and much more. About Ramsey Campbell The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as Britain’s most respected living horror writer. He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World …

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Look Out For … Think Yourself Lucky by Ramsey Campbell

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“Campbell continues to scare readers with his unique ability to draw out the terrors of everyday life with easily relatable characters faced with horrific realities.”    All David Botham wants is an ordinary life. He has a regular job at a travel agency, and a good relationship with Stephanie, his girlfriend. But there are things …

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TIH 235: Simon Strantzas on The Horror Market, Mentors, and Growing as a Writer

TIH 235 Simon Strantzas on The Horror Market, Mentors, and Growing as a Writer

In this podcast Simon Strantzas talks about the horror market, mentors, growing as a writer, and much more. About Simon Strantzas Simon Strantzas is the author of Nothing is Everything (Undertow Publications, 2018), Burnt Black Suns (Hippocampus Press, 2014), Nightingale Songs (Dark Regions Press, 2011), Cold to the Touch (Tartarus Press, 2009), and Beneath the Surface(Humdrumming, 2008), as well as the editor of Aickman’s Heirs (Undertow Publications, 2015), …

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TIH 234: Simon Strantzas on Nothing is Everything, Short Story Collections, and Abhorrent Artists

TIH 234: Simon Strantzas on Nothing is Everything, Short Story Collections, and Abhorrent Artists

In this podcast Simon Strantzas talks about Nothing is Everything, short story collections, abhorrent artists, and much more. About Simon Strantzas Simon Strantzas is the author of Nothing is Everything (Undertow Publications, 2018), Burnt Black Suns (Hippocampus Press, 2014), Nightingale Songs (Dark Regions Press, 2011), Cold to the Touch (Tartarus Press, 2009), and Beneath the Surface(Humdrumming, 2008), as well as the editor of Aickman’s Heirs (Undertow Publications, 2015), …

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TIH 207: Laird Barron on Blood Standard, Crime Fiction, and Toning Down The Weird

TIH 207 Laird Barron on Blood Standard, Crime Fiction, and Toning Down The Weird

In this podcast Laird Barron talks about Blood Standard, Crime Fiction, Toning Down The Weird, and much more. About Laird Barron Laird Barron, an ex-pat Alaskan, is the author of several books, including The Imago Sequence and Other Stories; Swift to Chase; and Blood Standard. Currently, Barron lives in the Rondout Valley of New York State and is at work …

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Horror is Not a Dirty Word

Guillermo del Toro

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the book store, or walk into your local theater, horror is back. Well, it’s been back. For a while. No, horror didn’t just perform its own jump-scare and pop up from behind the sofa. This all started several years ago, maybe as long as a …

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