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News Round-up Week Ending 6 February

Hawke

Year’s Best Weird Fiction – Volume 2 The table of contents and cover art for Year’s Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 2 has been released. Guest editor, Kathe Koja and series editor, Michael Kelly, have announced the table of contents for volume 2 of the anthology. The compilation will include works from authors who have written for …

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News Round-up Week Ending 30 January

Smell of Paprika

The Smell of Paprika Spectral Press have announced the upcoming release of the first installation of James Everington’s serial The Quarantined City. The Smell of Paprika will soon be available to download as an ebook from Amazon. The story follows Fellows, a man left inside the quarantined city, whose life consists of hunting rare books and trying to …

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24 hours left to pre-order The Visible Filth. Glowing praise from Booked. Podcast

The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

There are now less than 24 hours left to pre-order The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud. Once pre-orders close you won’t be able to buy The Visible Filth direct from This Is Horror. Former This Is Horror Award winners, Booked. Podcast recently reviewed The Visible Filth in their Interlude episode. Listen to Booked. Podcast review The Visible Filth As was the case with Dread …

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LitReactor praises The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

“This isn’t the type of horror you can easily categorize, put inside a box and say, ‘THIS. This is what makes this story scary.’ The Visible Filth is deeply unnerving and you’re not sure why. It has all the requisite thrills and chills, but it’s what’s under the surface that will be your undoing.” Joshua …

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Dread Central review The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

The Visible Filth is an incredibly dark tale of existential horror and lost souls forced to seek redemption in the most sinister of places… It’s thoroughly unsettling. Ballingrud knows exactly how to crawl his way under your skin… and stay there. Read the full review from Dread Central here You can pre-order The Visible Filth …

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Booked. Podcast praises The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

“If you didn’t gag while reading The Visible Filth, you’re a tougher man than I. Ballingrud’s cautionary tale of what happens when you stick your nose where it doesn’t belong will stick with you for a long, long time.” ROBB OLSON, BOOKED. PODCAST You can pre-order The Visible Filth here and receive a plethora of …

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News Round-up Week Ending 23 January

Resident Evil

Spectral Press gives us a gift for their fifth anniversary Gary McMahon has announced that his new novella The Grieving Stones, will be published by Spectral Press in January 2016 to commemorate their fifth anniversary. The story will feature emotionally scarred people who are undertaking a special course of therapy, a house set into ancient hills and the long-standing …

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The Cutting Room: The X-Files

The X-Files Two FBI Special Agents are thrown together to investigate unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. One is a skeptic, possibly placed there to debunk the theories of the other, who is a believer. As they investigate baffling cases their relationship turns from one of mistrust to one of mutual respect. Why we’re looking forward …

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Popcorn Horror praises The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

“Deeply sinister, potent and grotesque.” RJ BAYLEY, POPCORN HORROR You can pre-order The Visible Filth here and receive a plethora of great bonuses.  Exclusive This Is Horror Shop Pre-Order Bonuses Receive a FREE unabridged The Visible Filth audiobook narrated by Nathan Ballingrud in its entirety Receive three FREE eBook versions of The Visible Filth in MOBI, EPUB and PDF …

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Stephen Graham Jones praises The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud

“This is one of those stories you read so you can get to the end so it’ll stop scaring you. The problem with The Visible Filth is that it doesn’t go away so easy. In your weaker moments some of this imagery will rise, then stick around even when you close your eyes. So go …

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