TIH 143: Alasdair Stuart on Writing Audio Stories, Pseudopod Podcast, and Best Writing Advice

TIH 143 Alasdair Stuart on Writing Audio Stories, Pseudopod Podcast, and Best Writing Advice

In this podcast Alasdair Stuart talks about writing audio stories, Pseudopod Podcast, his best writing advice, and much more. About Alasdair Stuart Alasdair Stuart is the owner of Escape Artists, Inc., as well as host of PseudoPod and co-host of Escape Pod. His work has appeared in the Guardian, How It Works, the Fortean Times, Sci Fi …

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This Is Horror Extreme Summer of Podcasting

Long-term listeners of the This Is Horror Podcast may be aware that This Is Horror and Michael David Wilson have a tendency to embark on ambitious (read ‘downright stupid’) challenges from time-to-time. Last year there was the whole “let’s double Patreon support in 30 days” quest and earlier this year the 2017 One Story Per …

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Book Review: Thirteen Views of the Suicide Woods by Bracken MacLeod

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“MacLeod packs emotion and power into his words, delivering terror and tenderness in equal measure as the story requires.”   Thirteen Views of the Suicide Woods is the debut short story collection from Bracken MacLeod, the author of Stranded. Having found critical acclaim with Stranded, MacLeod’s collection is a significant change of pace from the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 17 April 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: Things a writer should never do to get published Joining the dots with the in-depth Stephen King flowchart How well do you know horror death scenes? Top 15 music …

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News Round-up Week Ending 14 April 2017

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New British Horror Dark Beacon coming later in 2017 Featuring April Pearson (Skins) and John Campling (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Dark Beacon is the story of Amy, a woman who is in love with Beth, who is …

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Book Review: Black Static, Issue 57

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“A particularly impressive volume of the ongoing magazine and a strong indication as to why any serious reader of literary horror and dark fiction absolutely needs to take out a subscription with the publishers.” Time seems to flow far too fast these days. Nearly a quarter of the year is gone already, and here we …

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Look Out For … Creepshow by Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson.

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Look Out For … Creepshow by Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson. “Wrightson’s artwork is excellent, gruesome, and brings King’s stories to life on the page as we’ve never seen before.” Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson. Two names that are like a horror Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. When King’s Creepshow came out in 1982, the comic …

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TIH 142: Alasdair Stuart on Pseudopod, Comics, and Audio Stories

TIH 142 Alasdair Stuart on Pseudopod, Comics, and Audio Stories

In this podcast Alasdair Stuart talks about Pseudopod, audio stories, comics, and much more. About Alasdair Stuart Alasdair Stuart is the owner of Escape Artists, Inc., as well as host of PseudoPod and co-host of Escape Pod. His work has appeared in the Guardian, How It Works, the Fortean Times, Sci Fi Now, and Neo. Show …

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Book Review: Entropy in Bloom: Stories by Jeremy Robert Johnson

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“With Entropy in Bloom, Jeremy Robert Johnson continues to deliver the very best in short fiction. He seems to have the complete writer’s toolkit; original ideas, compellingly realistic characters, wonderfully vivid language.”   When an author receives the praise of Ketchum, Skipp and Palahniuk, that is usually a sure-fire sign that this is one to …

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Book Review: Exorcist Falls by Jonathan Janz

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“For fans of supernatural horror and those looking for a different spin on the classic exorcism tale, Exorcist Falls is certainly worth picking up.”   It’s not often that a new novel comes packaged with a prequel novella, providing a compelling backdrop to the story, but that’s exactly what has happened with Exorcist Falls. In …

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