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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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Busting the Mainstream: Portland’s Thriving BizarroCon Community

  • July 26, 2016

  • 7 mins to read

BizzaroCon Reading

I’m bored, and nobody loves me. That’s not exactly true, because I have a big family, so there’s always something I MUST do. But what can I do for fun? I think, generally, people do want to belong somewhere, to someTHING, and that is part of the reason why church services are often advertised as …

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Book Review: Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories, edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward

  • July 22, 2016

  • 7 mins to read

Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories

“Enough big-hitters to propel this collection to the top of any horror enthusiast’s to-read list.” Crystal Lake Publishing has taken the horror and dark fiction world by storm, introducing quality writing by both fresh new faces on the scene and those who have been feeding us nightmares for years. They’ve found their place—somewhere wedged between …

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Audiobook Review: The Nameless Dark by T. E. Grau, Read by Armen Taylor

  • July 22, 2016

  • 3 mins to read

The Nameless Dark cover

“Grau’s prose is poetic, often almost lyrical, and Taylor’s narration is a perfect fit for it, his voice as dark and rich as the stories he reads.” T.E. Grau’s debut collection, The Nameless Dark, has received high accolades from many outlets, not least of which is This Is Horror, where we reviewed it last month. …

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