News Round-up Week Ending 17 February 2017

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Special edition of Josh Malerman’s Bird Box to be released through Dark Regions Press First published in 2014, Josh Malerman’s Bird Box received glowing praise, as it told the story of a woman rowing her two children …

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Look Out For … Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

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Look Out For … Universal Harvester by John Darnielle “There’s just something about a VHS tape that’s creepy in a way that a DVD will never be.” Jeremy works at the Video Hut in Nevada, Iowa. It’s a small town in the center of the state–the first a in Nevada pronounced ay. This is the …

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TIH 134: Stephen Volk on The Parts We Play, Filmmaking, and Writing Short Stories

TIH 134 Stephen Volk on The Parts We Play, Filmmaking, and Writing Short Stories

In this podcast Stephen Volk talks about his latest short story collection The Parts We Play, filmmaking, writing short stories, and much more. About Stephen Volk Stephen Volk is probably best known as the BAFTA-winning writer of ITV’s paranormal drama series Afterlife starring Lesley Sharp and Andrew Lincoln, and the notorious (some say legendary) BBCTV “Halloween …

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Book Review: Suffer the Children by Janden Hale

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“The first part of the reveal proves to be quite intelligently thought out and executed, generating genuine surprise in the reader … It is in the writing, though, that the reader is let down” Suffer the Children begins with a high-octane scene, as a young, inexperienced man does his best to stave off the attack …

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