Look Out For … Godfall and Other Stories by Sandra M. Odell

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“If you’re on the hunt for a fresh voice on the scene that’s a little different from the ordinary, Godfall and Other Stories by Sandra M. Odell is probably an excellent place to start. “   A new collection featuring 22 stories, some previously published, others new to this publication, shifting from dark fiction, weird …

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Book Review: One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning by David Moody

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“Moody has created a brilliantly tense novel that, while sharing DNA with John Carpenter’s seminal The Thing in that it’s effectively a single location exercise in paranoia and mistrust, is very much its own tale.”   Ever since the first Autumn novel appeared online way back in 2001, David Moody has steadily and decisively become …

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Searchlight: The Art of Character

The Art of Character

There’s no denying today’s fiction in any medium is character driven. The people that inhabit our fictional worlds must be relatable and compelling enough to allow the story to come to life. Yet, characterization is as complex as we are, covering a vast range of emotions and psychological factors with infinite degrees of latitude, not …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 2 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: IGN join the dots and explain the connections in the shared universe of The Conjuring movies Vanity Fair talk about The Terror and discuss how it diverges from classic horror tropes …

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TIH 198: Chris Kelso on Life Lessons, Hybrid Stories, and Worst Writing Advice

TIH 198: Chris Kelso on Life Lessons, Hybrid Stories, and Worst Writing Advice

In this podcast Chris Kelso talks about early life lessons, hybrid stories, the worst writing advice, and much more. About Chris Kelso Chris Kelso is an award-winning genre writer, editor, and illustrator from Scotland. His short stories and articles have appeared in magazines and journals across the UK, US, and Canada, including SF Signal, Lovecraft ezine, Daily …

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News Round-up Week Ending 30 March 2018

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Artist Lyndon White begins kickstarter for Call of Cthulu adaptation to ‘concertina book’ Following his successful kickstarters for last year’s releases of Dracula and Dante’s Inferno, artist Lyndon White has this time turned to the work of Lovecraft for …

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Look Out For … The Plague by Kevin Chong

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“Exploring the themes in Camus’ original story,  Chong thrusts his characters into the current political and cultural arena with exciting results.”   It started with the rats dying in record numbers. Then other small animals began to die. When people start suffering from flu-like symptoms, they know something is wrong. Dr Bernard Rieux desperately searches …

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Book Review: Winter Holiday by Chad A. Clark

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“Winter Holiday is a fast-paced, satisfying read which recalls those classic stories from horror’s heyday yet also has a modern sensibility.”   Dark Minds Press is a small UK outfit run by Ross Warren and Anthony Watson who have, since their inception only a few years ago, put out some excellent anthologies, collections, and novellas. …

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5 Years, 200 Episodes, Celebrate the This Is Horror Podcast and Leave Us An Audio Message

5 Years 200 Episodes This Is Horror Podcast Celebration

It’s been five years and almost two-hundred episodes since we put out the first episode of the This Is Horror Podcast, in which Dan Howarth, John Costello, and I reviewed Chained and I interviewed Jennifer Lynch. We’ve interviewed some of our favourite authors, creatives, and publishing professionals including Joe Hill, Joe R. Lansdale, Gemma Files, Adam Nevill, …

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TIH 197: Chris Kelso on Writing From The Wound, Turning 30, and Confusing The Art with the Artist

TIH 197 Chris Kelso on Writing From The Wound, Turning 30, and Confusing The Art with the Artist

In this podcast Chris Kelso talks about writing from the wound, turning thirty, confusing the art with the artist, and much more. About Chris Kelso Chris Kelso is an award-winning genre writer, editor, and illustrator from Scotland. His short stories and articles have appeared in magazines and journals across the UK, US, and Canada, including SF Signal, …

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