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TIH 018: Ray Cluley on Water For Drowning, What Makes A Good Short Story and The Joy Of Writing

June 20, 2014
3 mins to read

In this podcast we talk to the award-winning author Ray Cluley about his forthcoming This Is Horror release, Water For Drowning, the award-winning ‘Shark! Shark!’, the short story form, mermaids and much more. Topics [00:46] Ray Cluley biography [03:27] Water For Drowning [06:00] Dan asks the important Mermaid questions [10:45] Short stories [16:40] Different markets and genres …

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Book Review: Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

June 19, 2014
7 mins to read

“King’s prose is littered with colourful references and character quirks that can make even the most mundane of scenes come alive.” Mr Mercedes is the latest book from Stephen King. Following in the footsteps of his recent novel Joyland, it veers away from the traditional perception of King’s work to take on hardboiled crime. It begins …

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Book Review: Reaping The Dark by Gary McMahon

June 12, 2014
5 mins to read

“One of the best British writers in horror!” Reaping the Dark is the latest novella from Gary McMahon and is the story of Driver Z, or Clarke as he is known to a small number of his closest friends. Driver Z is a low level criminal, a getaway driver. He is good at what he …

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An award-winning bonus in Water For Drowning and win a rare signed copy of The Elvis Room

June 11, 2014
3 mins to read

A few weeks ago we announced our next This Is Horror release, Water For Drowning by Ray Cluley. It is now our pleasure to bring you further information about this fantastic release. Water For Drowning is the first This Is Horror book to release as a mass market publication. With the main story weighing in at a meaty …

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