Tattered Tomes: Stephen King’s The Dead Zone Revisited

The Dead Zone by Stephen King

Following along with the psychic phenomenon craze of the 1970’s, The Dead Zone was one of many of the books by Stephen King to show us the horrors associated with the mind’s untapped abilities. Carrie covered telekinesis, and later little Danny Torrance had his ‘shine’ in the appropriately named The Shining. Many of the characters …

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Going Live with David Moody in 30 minutes

Just a quick post to let you know that we will be going live for episode 100 of the This Is Horror Podcast with David Moody in thirty minutes. Listen and comment in the chatroom and live feed here (why not go in early and make yourselves known). If you’re tweeting as part of the conversation …

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This Is Horror Livestream with David Moody Sunday 3 July, 5–7p.m. BST

David Moody on Episode 100

Tomorrow we chat live with David Moody on the This Is Horror Podcast. If you return to this link the embedded player will automatically play the recording, however if you click through to the This Is Horror Mixlr account you can take part in the ‘chat’. We recommend this as you can leave comments and ask …

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News Round-up Week Ending 1 July 2016

Frightfest 2016 poster

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Frightfest 2016 Line-up Schedule Announced As the 17th edition of horror and genre festival Frightfest draws ever closer, organisers have announced their 2016 line-up schedule, and as always it appears that we’re in for a treat. The …

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Book Review: Autumn Cthulhu, edited by Mike Davis

Autumn Cthulhu

“Though the autumn season theme is very subtle in some of the stories, the variety of cosmic terrors will linger on the mind long after the last page is turned.” The level of commitment Lovecraft eZine has to keeping the world of the Cthulhu Mythos thriving is a testament to the imagination of HP Lovecraft, …

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TOD 002 Eric Schaller: Meet Me in the Middle of The Weird and V.H. Leslie: The Author’s House Has Many Rooms

In this podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Eric Schaller, author of Meet Me in the Middle of the Air, and V.H. Leslie, author of Skein and Bone.  Show notes Interview with Eric Schaller Eric Schaller tells the back story behind his latest collection, Meet Me in the Middle of the Air, including unexpected inspiration from the Old Weird America, …

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Book Review: The Knife Dance by Michael Cisco

The Knife Dance by Michael Cisco

“While unfamiliar readers may find the story complex and rather frustrating, fans of Cisco’s work will welcome this novella with open arms.” Charging on the scene in 1999 with his novel The Divinity Student, Michael Cisco has made quite a name for himself with the readers of weird and dark fiction. Describing his own work …

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David Moody Livestream This Is Horror Podcast for Episode 100

David Moody on Episode 100

This weekend we celebrate one hundred episodes of the This Is Horror Podcast. It’s been a wild three-plus years of fun and we’ve interviewed so many wonderful writers, editors, creatives and industry experts on the podcast. We opened episode one with Jennifer Lynch and since then we’ve had conversations with Joe Hill, Ellen Datlow, Stephen Graham …

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The Cutting Room – Viral

Viral horror movie

Teenaged sisters Emma and Stacey live a normal life, until their small suburban neighbourhood is stricken with a mysterious parasitic virus. As the disease rapidly spreads throughout the town, the two band together to barricade themselves from infection. But it may already to be too late—when the virus enters their home, the sisters are faced …

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TOD A27 Rios de la Luz: Magical Surrealism, Martian Gemstones and Guardian Abuelas

In this archival podcast Scott Nicolay interviews Rios de la Luz, author of The Pulse Between Dimensions and the Desert. It was recorded on January 11, 2016 and originally aired on January 13, 2016. Show Notes Rios de la Luz explores the “inner workings that were happening in her brain” while writing her first collection The Pulse Between Dimensions and …

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