TOD 020 Two Weird Panels: ‘Rise of Weird Fiction’ at WorldCon 75 and ‘The Weird in Weird Fiction’ at Fantasycon 2017

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents two panels: ‘Rise of Weird Fiction’ at WorldCon 75 (Helsinki, Finland) featuring Helen Marshall (moderator), Siobhan Carroll, Hal Duncan, Shivaun Hoad, Pete Sutton, and ‘The Weird in Weird Fiction’ from Fantasycon 2017 (Peterborough, UK) featuring Phil Sloman (moderator), Stephen Laws, Tim Major, Helen Marshall, Alistair Rennie, Paul Woodward. …

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Look Out For … High Moon, Vol. 1: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks

High Moon, Vol. 1

Look Out For … High Moon, Vol. 1: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks “If you’re looking for Weird Western Werewolf action, High Moon has got you covered.” Bounty hunter Matthew Macgregor rides into Blest, Texas. Drought and famine has hit the community hard. The temperature keeps rising, but at night, there’s something unnatural roaming and …

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Midnight Mix-Tape: October 2017 – Halloween

Mixtapes Scattered

Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now.  Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become.  These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. It’s Halloween, …

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Searchlight: John E. Douglas

Fans of serial killer fiction will instantly recognize the name Jack Crawford. Head of the Behavioral Science Unit in Quantico, Agent Crawford sent Will Graham off on the hunt for Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon, and let Clarice Starling pick Hannibal Lecter’s mind in Silence of the Lambs. Thomas Harris based Crawford’s character on his …

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