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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Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell

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Known for heralding in the ‘Golden Age’ of Science-Fiction, John W. Campbell edited Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from 1937 until his death in 1971. Showcasing writers like Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, Campbell introduced the world to the pioneers of science-fiction. With a hard-scientific background, Campbell also wrote …

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TIH 127: J Daniel Stone on Blood Kiss, Writing Mechanics and Planning Stories

TIH 127 J Daniel Stone on Blood Kiss, Writing Mechanics and Planning Stories

In this podcast J. Daniel Stone talks about Blood Kiss, writing mechanics, planning stories and much more. About J. Daniel Stone J. Daniel Stone is the pseudonym for a hotheaded Italian kid from New York City. He has been a menace to society since 1987 and continues to terrorize local bookstores, art galleries and dive bars. When …

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TOD A24: The State of the Weird 2015, A Roundtable Discussion featuring Laird Barron, Justin Steele and Scott Nicolay

In this archival podcast Laird Barron and Justin Steele join Scott Nicolay for a roundtable discussion of the State of the Weird at the end of 2015. It originally aired on December 22, 2015. Show Notes Laird Barron and Justin Steele join host Scott Nicolay in the most epic episode of The Outer Dark yet. Laird updates listeners on what he’s been …

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Look Out For … Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

Look Out For … Little Heaven by Nick Cutter “Hell or the closest thing to it invades Little Heaven.” A trio of mismatched mercenaries is hired by a young woman for a deceptively simple task: check in on her nephew, who may have been taken against his will to a remote New Mexico backwoods settlement …

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Carrie Fisher: American Icon, 1956-2016

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Carrie Francis Fisher passed away December 27th, 2016 from complications due to cardiac arrest. She was 60 years old, and she was an American Icon. Born into Hollywood royalty, Fisher worked many years in Hollywood as an actress, writer, and producer. She also wrote several books which have been adapted into film and television. She …

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Tattered Tomes: High Toned Son of a Bitch: Stephen King’s The Dark Half, Revisited

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As we close out this year’s Tattered Tomes column, I thought it would only be fitting to cover Stephen King’s The Dark Half. It is the first of his novels to feature Sheriff Alan Pangborn, the last of King’s big books during my formative reading years, and probably my all-time favorite Stephen King book. To …

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Interview: Kate McHale, Science-Fiction & Fantasy Purchaser at Waterstones

Since 2008, the retail sector has been hit time and time again as well loved stores have succumbed to the financial crash. With major retail outlets such as Woolworths, Virgin and Borders collapsing and disappearing from the high street in the UK, it seems that entertainment stores are reducing more quickly than others. With this …

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