“Assured, controlled, poetic and artistic but also grounded in recognisable realities—even while imbued with the fantastic—these stories are remarkable enough individually.” Back again with another fantastic release from Undertow Publications, and this time it’s the debut collection of Laura Mauro. For those not in the know, Laura has been writing/publishing professionally since about 2012. Her …
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In this podcast Nik Korpon talks about genre hopping, literary agents, 500 rejections, and much more. About Nik Korpon Nik Korpon is the author of several books, including The Soul Standard, Stay God, Sweet Angel, The Rebellion’s Last Traitor, and Wear Your Home Like a Scar. Show notes [03:00] Conversation start/ early life lessons [04:30] Memories …
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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: Film School Rejects pick out their ten best coming-of-age horror movies Polygon dig into the themes of the classic, The Wicker Man, and how they relate to today’s politics …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … From writer David Irons and Severed Press comes the new novel, Night Creepers Following on from his novel Night Waves in the early part of 2019, writer David Irons returns with Night Creepers, a new novel of horror from …
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In this podcast The Outer Dark presents the fourth installment of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2019 including the panel: ‘No Man’s Tale: Female, Binary & Queer Bodies in a Weird Space’, moderated by Larissa Glasser and featuring Laura Blackwell, Craig Laurance Gidney, Sunny Moraine, teri.zin/Zin E. Rocklyn, and Damien Angelica Walters, …
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“With a unique perspective and a willingness to tread the darkest waters of emotional turmoil, Rocksteady’s debut collection is set to twist minds and break your heart.” Madness reigns on an island on the brink of destruction. Monstrous beasts stitched together. The tables turn on a voyeur. The rise of ancient sex gods. Never-before-seen insects …
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“Quiet, literary, and emotional throughout, these stories are varied and creative. Each contributor has taken the theme and ran with it, and in doing so, they show us horror can be found in just about any place and situation.” Towards the end of 2017, Imposter Syndrome, one of the more impressive horror anthologies, was …
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In this podcast Joseph D’Lacey talks about Phasmid, Wim Hof Breathing Method and Meditation, MEAT, and much more. About Joseph D’Lacey Joseph D’Lacey writes horror, SF & fantasy, often with environmental themes, and is best known for his unsettling novel, Meat. Other books to-date include Garbage Man, Snake Eyes, The Kill Crew, The Failing Flesh, …
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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: No Film School talks to Rob Grant about how to get horror movies made when you still have a day job Consequence of Sound talk to Rob Zombie about …
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Last month, horror writers descended on the town of Round Rock, Texas. The event: KillerCon. Brainchild of Wrath James White, Shane McKenzie, and a crew of other kickass writers and publishers, KillerCon is where splatterpunk and extreme horror writers meet to celebrate the genre. Packed with panels and readings, this annual conference features some of …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Free supernatural horror graphic novella, Ghoster, coming 1 October Written by Thom Burgess (Malevolents: ‘Click Click’) and filmmaker Toby Meakins and illustrated by Joe Becci, Ghoster is a free-to-download supernatural horror graphic novella, launching 1 October, just in time …
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In this podcast The Outer Dark presents Her Own Dark Mythos: Tanith Lee Panel at NecronomiCon 2019 moderated by Sonya Taaffe and featuring Craig Laurance Gidney, Paul Di Filippo, Allison Rich, Thomas Broadbent, and Daniel Braum, plus an introductory interview with Craig Laurance Gidney and the debut of new feature Reviews from The Weird with …
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“Written from the heart, yet following his dark imagination into a world of the strange and bizarre, Richard’s debut collection is a must-read for horror fans.” Born from excruciating grief. Ripped raw from the heart. These stories bleed, and that’s just the beginning. To Wallow in Ash & Other Sorrows. The debut story collection from …
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“Jeffery hasn’t reinvented the apocalyptic sub-genre … he has given us something fresh, exciting, and intriguing, that not only entertains from the first page to the last, but also forces us to open our hearts and minds to the plight of a minority.” British horror author Dave Jeffery has written about zombies, werewolves, cryptids, …
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In this podcast Joseph D’Lacey talks about self publishing, presentness, turning fifty, and much more. About Joseph D’Lacey Joseph D’Lacey writes horror, SF & fantasy, often with environmental themes, and is best known for his unsettling novel, Meat. Other books to-date include Garbage Man, Snake Eyes, The Kill Crew, The Failing Flesh, Blood Fugue, Black …
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