News Round-up Week Ending 9 June 2017

Made for the Dark

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New short story collection Made for the Dark Coming September 2017 John Llewellyn Probert’s (Cthulu Cymraeg, The Hammer of Dr Valentine) first short story collection in seven years is coming this September and is being published by Black Shuck …

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Look Out For … The Mailman by Jeremy Bates

Look Out For … The Mailman by Jeremy Bates “Dangerous liaisons and forbidden fruit are always good starting points for a good, tense horror novel.” When 1970s housewife Sally Martin begins a torrid affair with the new, young mailman, she has no idea the nightmare she is about to land herself in. Why We’re Excited …

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TIH 150: Philip Fracassi on Biggest Fears, Story Structure, and Screenwriting

TIH 150 Philip Fracassi on Biggest Fears, Story Structure, and Screenwriting

In this podcast Philip Fracassi talks about his biggest fears, story structure, screenwriting, and much more. About Philip Fracassi Philip Fracassi, an author and screenwriter, lives in Los Angeles. His brand-new collection of stories, Behold The Void, was published by JournalStone on March 10, 2017. He has a novella, Fragile Dreams, that was released in November 2016, …

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Searchlight: Forensic Files

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In the age of bingeable television, Forensic Files is one of those television series that ranks top of the list, both in quantity and quality. Debuting on TLC in 1996, it was originally called Medical Detectives. Over 400 episodes exist, each dealing with how science is used to solve suspected crimes. I say suspected because …

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Book Review: I Wish I Was Like You by S.P. Miskowski

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“At times delicate and poetic, yet can turn as sharp and deadly as the stroke of a knife through flesh.” Never open your story with a corpse? S.P. Miskowski smashes that rule with a tale of a young woman who is forced to solve a murder. She has no choice because the corpse is her …

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Writing the Future: Thoughts on the Writers of the Future Contest

Jake and His Award

I can admit that when I first heard about the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest, I was skeptical. On the surface it seemed too good to be true. It’s a free contest, open to international authors who are still looking to break into the industry. There’s prize money, there’s the promise of publication …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 June 2017

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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:   Esquire Magazine offers up a comprehensive top 50 horror movies of all time Fallout 4 becomes Silent Hill-esque nightmare with new mod Bloody Disgusting’s Luiz H.C. asks “Can …

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News Round-up Week Ending 2 June 2017

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Lovecraftian fairy tale anthology out now from Crystal Lake Twice Upon an Apocalypse is a Lovecraftian fairy tale collection, hot off the press from Crystal Lake Publishing. Edited by Rachel Kenley and Scott T Goudsward, the anthology …

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TOD 013 David Bowles: These Dark Borderlands of Flowers, Poetry, & Blood

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews David Bowles, author of Chupacabra Vengeance. Also Gabino Iglesias (LitReactor, Zero Saints) reviews Bowles’ Chupacabra Vengeance and Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman. Coverage of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird will resume on the next episode of The Outer Dark. Thank you to our show sponsor, Rabbits podcast (0:00:30 & …

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Look Out For … Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Deadly Dimensions by Lois H Gresh

Look Out For … Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Deadly Dimensions by Lois H Gresh “An unmissable collision of two of the finest Victorian treasures.” A series of grisly murders rocks London. At each location, only a jumble of bones remains, along with a bizarre bone sphere covered in arcane symbols. The …

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