TIH 648: Clay McLeod Chapman on Getting Drunk on Ideas, Writing with Confidence, and First Draft Optimism

TIH 648 Clay McLeod Chapman on Getting Drunk on Ideas, Writing with Confidence, and First Draft Optimism

In this podcast, Clay McLeod Chapman talks about getting drunk on ideas, writing and performing with confidence, getting through the first draft, and much more. About Clay McLeod Chapman Clay McLeod Chapman is the author of the novels What Kind of Mother, Ghost Eaters, Whisper Down the Lane, The Remaking, and Miss Corpus. Timestamps Thanks …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 January 2026

Hellraiser - cenobites

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: The Ginger Nuts of Horror explains why the reason the Hellraiser sequels fell flat is the absence of love Horror DNA navigate the often confusing distinctions between self-, hybrid- and vanity-publishing …

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News Round-up Week Ending 16 January 2026

The Rise by Alan Baxter

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 13 February from author Alan Baxter and 13th Dragon Books, The Rise Strange things happen in The Gulp. The residents have grown used to it. The isolated Australian harbour town of Gulpepper is not like other …

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Look Out For … Dead First by Johnny Compton

Dead First by Johnny Compton - cover

“With his latest, Compton chills us with a private investigator digging into the past life of an immortal, trapped in a nightmarish Faustian deal with no escape.” Private investigator Shyla Sinclair has her hands full when she’s invited to eccentric billionaire Saxton Braith’s mansion. Witnessing Braith’s assistant drive an iron rod through the back of …

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