5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 Mar 2018

American Werewolf in London

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: Thrill list feature eighteen must see 80s horrors  The Verge preview forthcoming horror movie What Keeps You Alive  and focus on the art that makes the film Nightmare Magazine has …

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News Round-up Week Ending 16 March 2018

Dark Places Evil Faces

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …  Mark Lumby’s charity horror anthology, Dark Places Evil Faces confirmed to have raised more than £700 for Macmillan Cancer Care A bit of good news this week from PS Publishing, advising us that, after production costs, the …

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TOD 033 Josh Malerman: With an Invisible Drummer by His Side

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Josh Malerman, author of Goblin and Unbury Carol (coming April 10, 2018). Plus Simon Berman of Strix Publishing and an update on The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 with Anya Marin. The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird is a unique immersive one-day event featuring 26 authors/artists/filmmakers editors and approximately 12 …

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Look Out For … The Spirit Photographer by Jon Michael Varese

The Spirit Photographer by Jon Michael Varese - cover

“The Spirit Photographer explores a con-artist facing the supernatural, which opens the door for dark character development against the backdrop of the emotional lure of the chance for others to see their lost loved ones again.”    Edward Moody is a con-man. Setting up shop in 1870’s Boston, he uses the new technology of photography to …

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Searchlight: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King

Some writers thoroughly enjoy the editing process. They love going through their rough drafts and picking them apart line by line, word by word, polishing the draft to prepare it for submission. Other writers loath the necessary evils of editing. The creative process is their true joy in writing, and all that editing just feels …

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TIH 195: Nick Mamatas on Japanese Fiction, Self-Defining Politics, and Creative Writing MFAs

TIH 195 Nick Mamatas on Japanese Fiction, Self-Defining Politics, and Creative Writing MFAs

In this podcast Nick Mamatas talks about Japanese Fiction, Self-Defining Politics, Creative Writing MFAs, and much more. About Nick Mamatas Nick Mamatas is the author of a number of novels: Move Under Ground, Under My Roof, Sensation, The Damned Highway (with Brian Keene), Bullettime, Love Is the Law, The Last Weekend, and I Am Providence, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 12 Mar 2018

The-Day-of-the-Beast

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 pick out five excellent gateway films to Spanish horror cinema Fan site, Winter is Coming preview AMC’s new Arctic horror series, The Terror Kirkus picks out thirteen YA …

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Book Review: The Detained by Kristopher Triana

The Detained by Kristopher Triana - cover

“An engaging and entertaining read that will keep you gripped from beginning to end.” His earlier work has drawn praise from sites like Publisher’s Weekly and Rue Morgue, while Jack Ketchum referred to his forthcoming novel Full Brutal (Grindhouse Press, 2018) as “compulsive reading”. It seems that Kristopher Triana has burst onto the horror scene …

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News Round-up Week Ending 9 March 2018

Alan Baxter

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Grey Matter Press announce two new releases from Alan Baxter in 2018 This last week saw Grey Matter Press announce two new releases from Alan Baxter, coming in 2018. The first, Manifest Recall, is a southern gothic …

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TOD 032 THEY REMAIN: A Special Presentation on the New Film

In this podcast Scott Nicolay goes behind the lens of They Remain, adapted from the story ‘–30–‘ by Laird Barron, with Director/Screenwriter Philip Gelatt, Cinematographer Sean Kirby, and Artist Jeanne D’Angelo. Plus special guest Bill Campbell of Rosarium Publishing on Sunspot Jungle and  an update on The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018. The Outer Dark Symposium …

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