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News Round-up Week Ending 15 February 2019

February 15, 2019
3 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Best New Horror, edited by Stephen Jones, reaches volume twenty-nine Now available for pre-order over at PS Publishing’s online store is Best New Horror volume twenty-nine. Edited once again by Stephen Jones (editor of more than one hundred …

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TOD 041 Patternmaster: The Legacy of Octavia E. Butler Panel from BlacktastiCon 2018

February 14, 2019
8 mins to read

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents ‘Patternmaster: The Legacy of Octavia Butler’, a panel from Blacktasticon 2018 moderated by Sheree Renée Thomas and featuring Valjeanne Jeffers, Kenesha Williams, Linda D Addison, John Jennings, and Troy L. Wiggins, plus a The Outer Dark Symposium 2019 update. The panel was recorded live at Georgia Tech Student Center in Atlanta, Ga., on …

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Look Out For … Inspection by Josh Malerman

February 14, 2019
3 mins to read

“Malerman’s mastery of character and uncanny ability to twist the craziest scenarios into pulse-pounding horror make Inspection one book you don’t want to miss.” A student at a hidden away school deep in the forest. Only one of twenty-six, but they all call the school’s founder their father. Art, Athletics, and science … this is …

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Book Review: All Roads End Here by David Moody

February 13, 2019
5 mins to read

“Moody has once again delivered a great post-apocalyptic story, maintaining his position at the summit of British horror.” With events on the world’s stage increasingly making the post-apocalyptic section of your favourite bookshop look more and more like the current affairs shelves, David Moody’s return last year to the world of his Hater trilogy …