Midnight Mix-Tape: October 2017 – Halloween

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Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now.  Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become.  These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. It’s Halloween, …

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Searchlight: John E. Douglas

Fans of serial killer fiction will instantly recognize the name Jack Crawford. Head of the Behavioral Science Unit in Quantico, Agent Crawford sent Will Graham off on the hunt for Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon, and let Clarice Starling pick Hannibal Lecter’s mind in Silence of the Lambs. Thomas Harris based Crawford’s character on his …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 Oct 2017

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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: Rob Zombie’s Halloween – What Worked And What Didn’t Jennifer Tilly Talks Cult Of Chucky Max Landis Talks American Werewolf Remake New Gremlins Poster Loaded With Horror Easter Eggs …

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Halloween Small Press Spotlight

Autumn Halloween

October. A time of growing darkness. Summer is dying and in its wake the nights begin to lengthen, the breezes begin to chill, and the foliage begins its bright colorful demise before our very eyes. It’s a time for horror, and what a better way to get your fix than opening a good book or …

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News Round-up Week Ending 13 October 2017

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … A Trilogy of Horrors come to the White Bear Theatre, Kennington With a run from 24 to 28 October (just in time for Halloween), A Trilogy of Horrors is a theatre production featuring three classic stories, reinterpreted for …

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TOD 019 Jennifer Robin: A Good Problem to Have

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Jennifer Robin, performance artist and author of Death Confetti: Pickers, Punks, and Transit Ghosts in Portland, Oregon (Feral House). Also a mini-roundtable report from the HP Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon (Oct. 6-8, Portland, OR) featuring Michael Griffin, Ross Lockhart (Word Horde Press) and Anya Martin. Show Notes Performance artist/author Jennifer Robin joins Scott …

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Look Out For … Ghosts of Christmas Past by Various Authors

Look Out For … Ghosts of Christmas Past by Various Authors “Curl up with a compendium of chilling Yuletide tales.” A present contains a monstrous secret. An uninvited guest haunts a Christmas party. A shadow slips across the floor by firelight. A festive entertainment ends in darkness and screams. Who knows what haunts the night …

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TIH 172: Nadia Bulkin on Growing Up in Indonesia, Demon Myths, and Socio-Political Horror

TIH 172 Nadia Bulkin on Growing Up in Indonesia, Demon Myths, and Socio-Political Horror

In this podcast Nadia Bulkin talks about growing up in Indonesia, demon myths, socio-political horror, and much more. About Nadia Bulkin Born in Indonesia, Nadia Bulkin spent half her childhood there, and the other half in the US midwest. Author of numerous short stories, her work has been featured in several Best of anthologies, including …

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Searchlight: Disasterpeace

Richard Vreeland is a 31-year-old American composer who most people know as Disasterpeace. If you’re not familiar with the name Disasterpeace, then you may be familiar with the David Robert Mitchell film It Follows (2015). And if you’ve never heard of the film, then I’ve got some explaining to do. It Follows is a social …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 9 Oct 2017

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: Women in Horror Talk Wes Craven’s New Nightmare     Interview With Gerald’s Game Actors Carla Gugino And Bruce Greenwood  Burger King Hijacks German IT Screening Bruce Campbell’s Favourite Horror Films …

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