News Round-up Week Ending 6 January 2017

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre Independent Italiand news that caught our eye during the last week … Independent Italian Indie Slasher, My Little Sister, scheduled for April release Scheduled for release on DVD and digital download in April 2017, My Little Sister finds Igor, whose father died as a result of his younger …

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A Keene Perspective: The Face of Horror Fiction in 2016 and Beyond

When you refer to the year in horror as it relates to 2016, it seems like a perfectly natural pairing. A lot of bad shit happened over the course of the year, political debacles aside, and we lost some of our shining stars in the music and entertainment industries. Around the world we endured multiple …

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Look Out For … Larry 3D by Adam Millard

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Look Out For … Larry 3D by Adam Millard “An author with the uncanny ability to meld horror and humour with side-splitting slaughter..” The theatre is packed, the popcorn is still warm and severely overpriced, and the curtains are about to open for the first time. Horror fans have gathered for the annual FearFest convention, …

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Book Review: Black Static, Issue 55

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“Certainly more than enough to interest even the most casual reader of literary horror and dark fiction.” The months—and years—seem to roll around far too quick, these days; only very recently, it seemed there had been a new Black Static, and here already is the next issue. So what delights does this volume of the …

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TIH 128: Gamut Magazine, Fiction, Poetry and Non-Fiction with Richard Thomas, Hillary Dodge and Heather Foster

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In this podcast Richard Thomas, Hillary Dodge and Heather Foster talk about Gamut Magazine. About Gamut Magazine Gamut is an online magazine of neo-noir, speculative fiction with a literary bent. Find more information at Gamut Online. Special offer for This Is Horror Podcast listeners: If you’ve yet to subscribe to Gamut Magazine and missed the 20% off in …

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Book Review: Beneath Ash and Bone by D. Alexander Ward

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“Ward has created a riveting and entertainingly sinister murder mystery, full of complex characters and intriguing scenes plucked straight from our darkest nightmares.” When you hear the name D. Alexander Ward, you may be forgiven for thinking “Oh, yeah. That editor guy!” After all, he certainly made an impact in 2016 when he co-edited two …

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This Is Horror Awards 2016: Vote Now!

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It’s that time of year again, friends. The This Is Horror Awards 2016 are now open. Please send your votes to awards@thisishorror.co.uk with the subject line ‘Awards 2016’. To cast a vote simply write the category and your vote for each award. You may vote for your top two in each category. For example: Award 1. First choice …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 2 January 2017

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: Director John McNaughton Looks Back At Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer Twenty Recommended Reads From 2016 Author Jake Harrington Interviewed A Witchboard Retrospective 10 Genre Films To See …

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The Ten Most Popular This Is Horror Podcast Episodes of 2016

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It’s been a great year for the This Is Horror Podcast. Not only have we seen a record number of downloads, but we’ve seen our Patreon grow significantly and have somehow released more than one episode per week with fifty-four episodes released in 2016. If you’re new to the podcast or just want to revisit some …

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News Round-up Week Ending 30 December 2016

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New Richard Chizmar collection, A Long December, available now With a writing, editing and publishing career spanning more than twenty years in the genre, Richard Chizmar has recently had a collection of his short works released. Entitled A …

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