Look Out For … Curse of the Reaper by Brian McAuley

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“With his debut novel, McAuley presents the story of an ageing actor trying to reclaim his legacy while his beloved character returns for bloody revenge.” It’s been decades since Howard Browning portrayed the killer in the popular 80’s horror franchise, Night of the Reaper. Now he signs autographs at genre conventions, slipping away into obscurity.  When …

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TIH 455: Michael J. Seidlinger on Anybody Home?, Likeable Characters, and Performing Selves vs. True Selves

TIH 455: Michael J. Seidlinger on Anybody Home?, Likeable Characters, and Performing Selves vs. True Selves

In this podcast Michael J. Seidlinger talks about Anybody Home?, why people want likeable characters, performing vs. being our true selves, and much more. About Michael J. Seidlinger Michael J. Seidlinger is a Filipino American author of Anybody Home? (CLASH Books, 2022), Scream (Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons), and other books. He has written for, among others, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 September 2022

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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 2016 literary horror mash-up, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Tor Nightfire examine the concepts of fandom and parasocial delusion Crime Reads wonder what our …

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News Round-up Week Ending 2 September 2022

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … The Restless Dark by Erica Waters, coming 27 October from Harperteen Sadie meets Wilder Girls in this unnerving tale about the struggle for survival, the twisted satisfaction of revenge, and the darkness hiding in all of us. From Erica …

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