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News Round-up Week Ending 29 November 2019

November 29, 2019
3 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Hard cover edition of Touch the Night, the new novel from Max Booth III and Cemetery Dance, available for pre-order now From Max Booth III (Carnivorous Lunar Activities), comes Touch the Night, a mash up of Stranger Things and The …

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Look Out For … Various States of Decay by Matt Hayward

November 28, 2019
3 mins to read

“Combining heartfelt emotion with a flair for truly disturbing and visceral horror, Hayward’s debut collection is definitely one you don’t want to miss.” A bizarre marketing company able to advertise directly in your dreams. Abominable beasts attacking for a brutal doomsday Featuring “Intercepting Aisle Nine”, nominated for Irish Short Story of the year. With an …

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Book Review: Bone China by Laura Purcell

November 27, 2019
8 mins to read

“What’s clear from this book and its two predecessors is that Laura Purcell is a master of her craft. She is steadily building a body of original work, within a specific subgenre, yet with each release distinctive and original from the last.” In recent years, there seems to have been a resurgence in popularity …

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TIH 312: Scott Thomas on Kill Creek, Violet, and Inkshares

November 25, 2019
3 mins to read

In this podcast Scott Thomas talks about Kill Creek, Violet, Inkshares, and much more. About Scott Thomas Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association’s reader committee as the top horror book of 2017. Originally from Coffeyville, Kansas, Scott attended the University of Kansas where he …