Audiobook Review: Little Dead Red by Mercedes M. Yardley, read by Joe Hempel

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“Yardley has crafted a tale that even the Brothers Grimm would find harrowing and disturbing. Full of the lyrical and powerfully descriptive prose that she is renowned for, Little Dead Red packs a gut-punch of beautiful horror.” Fans of dark fiction in general and the This is Horror podcast in particular should already be familiar …

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TIH 136: Ania Ahlborn on The Devil Crept In, Story Research, and Daily Habits

TIH 136 Ania Ahlborn on The Devil Crept In, Story Research, and Daily Habits

In this podcast Ania Ahlborn talks about her new novel The Devil Crept In, research for stories, morning rituals, advice to her eighteen-year-old self, and much more. About Ania Ahlborn Born in Ciechanow, Poland, Ania Ahlborn has always been drawn to the darker, mysterious, and sometimes morbid sides of life. Her earliest childhood memory is of crawling …

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Book Review: The Final Reconciliation by Todd Keisling

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“The Final Reconciliation plays out like a nightmarish Behind the Music VH1 episode, its climax unforgettable and epic.” An aging rocker reveals the dark circumstances surrounding his band and their final gig. The Yellow Kings are a promising metal band. They are killing it on the road and leaving many fans in their wake.  When …

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The Misunderstood Perfection of Shelley Duvall in Kubrick’s The Shining

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Let’s be clear from the start: Stephen King’s book The Shining and Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining are two completely different animals. All further understanding and appreciation of either incarnation spawns from that fact. Yes, the source material for the film is the book, but it’s just that: source material that Kubrick used to mold …

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