News Round-up Week Ending 2 March 2018

SmallPressPublishingBanner

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Sci-fi and scary have a feature article with editors in chief of Crystal Lake, Unnerving and Grey Matter Press For anyone interested in the current state of small press publishing within genre fiction, this article makes …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-up-week-ending-2-march-2018/

TOD 031 Jon Padgett: 20 Years to Ventriloquism

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Jon Padgett, author of The Secret of Ventriloqusim and co-editor of Vastarien: A Literary Journal. Plus co-editor Matt Cardin,  an update on The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 and the Annihilation movie reviewed by Eric Schaller and Matthew Cheney. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tod-031-jon-padgett-20-years-to-ventriloquism/

Look Out For … Obscura by Joe Hart

“Paranoia, psychological nightmares, and all within the giant expanse of space, with a NASA crew that’s losing their minds as well … Obscura by Joe Hart has it all. “   A new form of dementia has taken hold, aggressive and relentless,  affecting people of all ages. The symptoms are unlike anything we’ve ever seen. …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/look-out-for-obscura-by-joe-hart/

TIH 193: Jon Padgett and Matt Cardin on Vastarien Literary Journal, Thomas Ligotti, and The Creative Self

TIH 193 Jon Padgett and Matt Cardin on Vastarien Literary Journal, Thomas Ligotti, and The Creative Self

In this podcast Jon Padgett and Matt Cardin talk about Vastarien, Thomas Ligotti, The Creative Self, and much more. About Vastarien Vastarien is a source of critical study and creative response to the corpus of Thomas Ligotti as well as associated authors and ideas. Support Vastarien on Kickstarter Show notes [03:30] Vastarien origin story [08:40] Why Vastarien …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-193-jon-padgett-and-matt-cardin-on-vastarien-literary-journal-thomas-ligotti-and-the-creative-self/

Searchlight: Paperbacks from Hell

Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix

Horror fiction boomed in the 1970’s through the early 1990’s. Grady Hendrix, author of Horrorstör (2014) and My Best Friend’s Exorcism (2017), released Paperbacks from Hell last fall, and it has become one of the most talked about horror reference books in quite a while. This book delivers exactly what it says in the title, …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/searchlight-paperbacks-from-hell/

5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 Feb 2018

Horror

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: Lit Reactor help to define what is horror Blood Disgusting shirk CGI in search of the best in practical effects in genre cinema Bruce Campbell talks to CNN about …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-must-read-horror-articles-26-feb-2018/

Story Unboxed 007: The Box by Jack Ketchum (Feat. Guest Co-host Castle Rock Radio’s Max Booth III)

Story Unboxed 007 The Box by Jack Ketchum (Feat. Guest Co-host Castle Rock Radio's Max Booth III)

In this very special episode of the This Is Horror Podcast we present the seventh instalment of Story Unboxed: The Horror Podcast on the Craft of Writing. Story Unboxed is usually a podcast reserved for This Is Horror Podcast Patrons but this seventh episode serves as our tribute to Dallas Mayr—Jack Ketchum—and we want you …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/story-unboxed-007-the-box-by-jack-ketchum-feat-guest-co-host-castle-rock-radios-max-booth-iii/

News Round-up Week Ending 23 February 2018

widowspoint

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New collaboration between Richard and Billy Chizmar, Widow’s Point, available now Available in both signed and unsigned hardcover editions, the new novella from Richard and Billy Chizmar is now available from PS Publishing (published by Cemetery Dance). …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-up-week-ending-23-february-2018/

Look Out For … The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp

The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp -cover

“Always inventive and exciting, Shipp’s take on the gothic fantasy genre is destined to be something readers will find unique and throughly captivating.”   Even after Isabella dies, her parents are still determined to guarantee their daughter’s education. When Mrs. Valdez arrives at their estate to tutor Isabella, her parents failed to inform her of …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/look-out-for-the-atrocities-by-jeremy-c-shipp/

Streaming Screams: The New Scream Queens

The Babadook

February is Women in Horror month. Obviously, we all read horror written by women all year round, and if you don’t then you’re missing out. They know what scares us and bring their A-Game to every story. When it comes to horror films, women creators are sadly under-represented. Fortunately, some of the best horror films …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/streaming-screams-the-new-scream-queens/