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Book Review: Sylvan Dread by Richard Gavin

  • August 2, 2016

  • 6 mins to read

Sylvan Dread by Richard Gavin cver

“ Containing twelve stories—though exhibits might be more appropriate, pieces of art—which are as distinctive from each other as they are facets of the same intent and ruminations; namely that of the implacable, inevitable, and overwhelming power of nature.“ Often, a book comes along that forces a reader to confront and re-evaluate notions of what …

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Cover Reveal: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay UK Paperback Release and Giveaway

  • August 1, 2016

  • 3 mins to read

Paul Tremblay author

Arriving September 27th from Titan Books, Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts releases in paperback and ebook for the UK. Winner of the coveted Bram Stoker Award, A Head Full of Ghosts has been dishing out the scares to readers since it first arrived last year, including Stephen King, who said the book “Scared …

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Book Review: Destroying the Tangible Illusion of Reality; or, Searching for Andy Kaufman by T. Fox Dunham

  • July 27, 2016

  • 7 mins to read

Destroying the Tangible Illusion of Reality cover

“What he calls the most important words he’s written may also be some of the most important words you’ll read, a song of mortality and a celebration of life that resonates in the heart and mind long after the final note is played.” The first thing you might think upon reading T Fox Dunham’s groundbreaking …

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Interview: John F. D. Taff on Writing, Horror Fiction, and Why He’s Called the King of Pain

  • July 27, 2016

  • 10 mins to read

John FD Taff

Though he’s been called an overnight success by some, John F. D. Taff has been writing dark fiction, primarily in the short form, for more than 25 years now, with stories appearing in numerous magazines and anthologies, including  Cemetery Dance, Eldritch Tales, Morpheus Tales, Deathrealm, Schrodinger’s Mouse, Night Chills, Big Pulp and One Buck Horror, …

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