Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Available now from author Mia Dalia and Absinthe Books, Alakazam
What is the greatest trick of all—survival or disappearance? How far would you go to find out?
In the heyday of Atlantic City, a man determined to rise above his circumstances and make a name for himself in a world hostile to people like him, finds his calling in the art of illusion.
In the present day, two friends pretend to be interested buyers to gain access to the house where a famous magician once lived — before mysteriously vanishing.
Once the night falls, all secrets will be revealed… to those who dare cross the threshold of Alakazam. Available now in a unsigned jacketed hardcover edition or in a signed hardcover which is limited to 100 copies, you can grab yours here.
POV: The Found Footage Project prepares for launch at The Quad, Derby
Found footage horror continues to be a highly popular form of the genre, tracing its roots back to classics such as The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, [REC}, Paranormal Activity and many more. Inspired by these integral films, QUAD will be hosting a day of found footage features and shorts with POV: The Found Footage Project on the Saturday 22nd November. To see the full listings for the event and to buy tickets you can check out all the details on the Quad website, here.
Arriving 18 November from writer Joe Butler and Diachroneity Books, Imperfect Creatures
An unyielding plunge into memory, grief, and the instability of reality, Imperfect Creatures explores one woman’s experience with the House—an eldritch creature that feeds on pain and suffering, predating humankind’s shared conceptual universe. As Clare attempts to reckon with her mother’s traumatic death when she was a child and her father’s recent passing, the House draws her further and further into a web of illusion and realization, through phone calls, hallucinations, and a constant repetition repetition repetition of pain and horror.
A metafictional mind-melter where time means nothing and everything at once, Joe Butler’s third novel blends visual elements, epistolary sections, and cyclical narratives to plumb the depths of loss of grief of horror. Available for pre-order now in paperback, with other editions to follow, you can guarantee your copy here.
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KEV HARRISON
