Look Out For … The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

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“The concepts of this story; the shadowless and the cult that worships them, loss of memory and strange powers that come with a heavy price, are epic and universal, with horrific implications.”   In the near future, at a market in India, a man’s shadow disappears. He’s not alone with this phenomenon, as others around …

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Book Review: Corpsepaint by David Peak

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“Bleak is a word used to describe so many releases within the horror and dark fiction worlds… With Corpsepaint, David Peak seeks to raise the bar in the reader’s understanding of what bleak really means.”   Bleak is a word used to describe so many releases within the horror and dark fiction worlds. Whether it …

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Searchlight: Zodiac

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If there’s one word that effectively sums up Robert Graysmith, that word is obsessed. You really can’t blame the guy for being obsessed with the Zodiac killer. From the very beginning of the investigation, Graysmith was there, as the San Francisco Chronicle was just one of the three papers the elusive killer sent his cryptic …

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TIH 204: Mike Davis on Daily Routine, Writing, and Belief and Evidence

TIH 204 Mike Davis on Daily Routine, Writing, and Belief and Evidence

In this podcast Mike Davis talks about daily routine, wriitng, belief and evidence, and much more. About Mike Davis Mike Davis is a Dad, husband, editor, publisher, podcaster, and reader. He is the chief cook and bottle washer at Lovecraft eZine. Show notes [02:50] Rick Siem, via Patreon, asks about starting the eZine and assembling …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 7 May 2018

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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: Den of Geek explain why the remake of The Blob was one of horror’s most underrated films The Guardian talk up the casting of Joan Collins in American Horror Story …

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News Round-up Week Ending 4 May 2018

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Aaron Dries’ House of Sighs rereleased by Crystal Lake Publishing with exclusive bonus novella The Sound of his Bones Breaking Award-winning novel House of Sighs, by Aaron dries has been out of print for some time. Now, through Crystal …

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Look Out For … The Anomaly by Michael Rutger

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“Amateur archaeologists, a hidden cave in the Grand Canyon, strange artifacts and unspeakable horrors that defy the imagination; Rutger’s debut has all the trappings of a suspense-filled page-turner we can’t wait to read.” Host of The Anomaly Files, Nolan Moore, is on the hunt for a decades-old conspiracy at the Grand Canyon. With a TV …

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Searchlight: Thrill Me

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Reading fiction serves many purposes. It can be informative, enlightening, it can even be life-changing. But above all else, it can be fun, or as Benjamin Percy claims, thrilling. The books he has loved over the years are those that thrilled him; stories that kept him turning the pages long into the night, unable to …

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Book Review: Shiloh by Philip Fracassi

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“The wonderful description and the brilliant interaction between his characters completes a perfect reading experience that we have now come to expect from one of the best writers writing dark fiction today.”   The horror of war is very real. Hollywood went through a period in the aftermath of the Vietnam War where this was …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 30 Apr 2018

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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: Bloody Disgusting feature a piece in homage to the outstanding TV adaptation of Dan Simmons’ The Terror Kotaku ask why film adaptations of horror video games are almost always so …

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