Most horror fans celebrate H.P. Lovecraft’s birthday this month—August 20th to be exact—as the recent NecronomiCon festival just ended in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft’s birthplace, with a massive celebration of all things Weird. Lovecraft’s fiction is rather polarizing, stemming from obvious racism in some of his works. My friend Gabino Iglesias, recently commented on social …
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“Fans of Stephen Graham Jones will find their expectations shattered in all the right ways, while newcomers will find themselves introduced to their new favorite writer.” Stephen Graham Jones is a true master of storytelling in any format. Novel, short-story, novella, comics, it doesn’t matter, because you know he’s going to pack a ton of …
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In this podcast Gemma Files talks about films and fiction, planning stories, memory work, and much more. About Gemma Files Born April 4, 1968, in London, England, Gemma Files is the child of two actors (Elva Mai Hoover and Gary Files), and has lived most of her life in Toronto, Canada. Previously best-known as a film …
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William Tobe Hooper, legendary director, writer, and producer, passed away of natural causes 26 August, 2017. He was 74 years old. Hooper was directly involved in eighteen films and several television shows, but will always be remembered for his 1974 film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Considered one of the most influential horror films of …
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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: Writer Robert Harders’ Original Pitch for Halloween 5 Incredible Rebound First Editions of Stephen King’s IT Bill ‘Choptop’ Moseley Reflects On Texas Chainsaw Massace 2 The Version Of Michael …
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Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now. Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become. These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. I’ve got …
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“DeMeester has crafted stories that may well begin in a familiar setting, but soon take a wrong turn and head down an alley of weird horror until the reader can almost feel her words squirming beneath their skin. And fans of Weird Horror will welcome the under-skin invasion.” With short stories published in numerous …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New release from Apex Books – Daniel I. Russell’s Entertaining Demons Based on the novel premise of a reality TV show called PI: Paranormal Investigations, the new novel from Daniel I. Russell finds a young girl, Molly, …
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Look Out For … The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell “There’s nothing better to unsettle the soul than a good old gothic ghost story.” Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband’s crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively …
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In this podcast Gemma Files talks about Experimental Film, autism, story lessons, and much more. About Gemma Files Born April 4, 1968, in London, England, Gemma Files is the child of two actors (Elva Mai Hoover and Gary Files), and has lived most of her life in Toronto, Canada. Previously best-known as a film critic, teacher and …
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News Round-up Week Ending 12 April 2024 Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news…
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TIH 561: Samantha Allen on M to (WT)F, Dark Humour,… In this podcast, Samantha Allen talks about M to (WT)F,…
Look Out For … Undead Folk by Katherine Silva "With her latest, Silva presents an apocalyptic tale of a…
