“With her latest, Castro plunges deep into urban legend territory with an Aztec goddess reborn for vengeance.” In 2018, Brenda Alvarez has returned home to Texas to see her best friend Veronica get married. La Reina de Las Chicharras, The Queen of The Cicadas, is the basis of an urban legend associated with the farm …
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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: Puzzlebox Horror explore the roots of the folk horror sub-genre Horrified Magazine ask whether a horror film needs to be scary, taking The Awakening as their example Horror Oasis explain …
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“With her latest novel, Breukelaar dives into dark fantasy with a horrifying yet accessible tale of finding your place in the world.” Twin sisters Meera and Kai are just two among the many Mades—hybrid women bred in the Blood Temple cult by the Father. While Meera is saved by the storyteller Narn, Kai cannot escape …
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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: LitReactor ask whether ‘the hero’s journey’ may now be obsolete Alan Baxter writes in his blog about the balance between success and a lack of it Kendall Reviews feature …
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“Blending crime and horror, Venturini takes on the occult detective genre in the form of a mob hitman with all the visceral details and emotional gut-punches his readers expect.” When Curtis Quinn’s girlfriend disappears, he follows the trail to Harlow. Run by a mysterious overlord they call “the Mayor” Harlow is an occult town, and …
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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: Lit Hub asks why creepy children are so compelling Bloody Disgusting use the new entry in the Saw franchise to look at the comedians in the horror genre Sci-fi …
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“Set against a blizzard in the dark forest, Headlee’s tale conjures the guilt of past mistakes and the need to survive as something old and evil awakens in the woods.” Korin Perrin knows monsters are real. His grandmother told him so, and he’s come to believe his older brother Davis is a monster. When grandmother …
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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: Bloody Disgusting look back at The Witch and its illustration of family and community as enemies Horrified Magazine explain how the BBC created the Hammer horror studio LitReactor have …
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“Featuring the freshest voices in horror fiction, spinning nightmares for a new generation, this is one anthology you really don’t want to miss.” Researchers in space awaken an ancient horror. A murder trial comes to the wire with a horrifying testimony. A film student is haunted by a strange film reel. A grieving widow faces …
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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: Bloody Disgusting look at terrifying examples of mermaids in horror LitReactor feature a round table with LatinX authors of horror and dark fiction Horror Oasis feature an homage to …
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“With his sharp wit and eye for distinctive setting and dialogue, Buehlman unleashes his own brand of horror and adventure in a fully realized fantasy world.” Kinch Na Shannack is deep in debt. He owes the Takers’ Guild a small fortune for his education into thievery. His skills in knife-fighting, wall-scaling, lock-picking, lie-weaving, trap-making, as …
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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: LitReactor explains why writers should not fear the short story Kendall Reviews feature an insightful essay on Barker’s ‘New Murders in the Rue Morgue’ Horrified Magazine pick out ten …
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“Covering a controversial subject isn’t easy, but Keisling’s deft hand presents readers with a raw and emotional experience with the disturbing and visceral horror his readers have come to expect.” For years, there’s been rumors of a recording of the televised suicide of Congressman Benjamin Hardy III in 1987. Word of the “Duncan Tape”, named …
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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: Glenn Rolfe writes for Horror Oasis on writing and small press publishing Richard Thomas’ latest Storyville article for LitReactor looks at why writers don’t submit work and why they …
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“With this themed collection, Cisco examines the horror of isolation as only he can, exposing the dark corners of a relatable, and often terrifying, subject.” Ten stories about isolation. How it affects people. What isolated people do to one another, and themselves. Portraits of those trapped in their identities, trapped with their own ideas. People …
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