“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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TIH 647: Dean Koontz on The Friend of the Family, Carnival Lore, and Five Years to Become a Writer
In this podcast, Dean Koontz talks about his forthcoming book, The Friend of the Family, carnival lore, being given five years to become a writer, and much more. About Dean Koontz Acknowledged as “America’s most popular suspense novelist” (Rolling Stone) and as one of today’s most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned …
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5 Must Read Horror Articles 12 January 2026
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 Lineup pick out six forthcoming horror releases to watch out for in 2026 Crime Reads look back at the hugely influential work of genre pioneer Richard Matheson Bloody …
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News Round-up Week Ending 9 January 2026
Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Arriving 20 January from author C. F. Page and Truborn Press, The Swallowed Town & Other Rabbit Holes You Should Avoid In order to investigate the macabre murders of the Rowlings family — what the locals ███████ …
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