News Round-up Week Ending 16 December 2016

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Live reading of M. R. James’ Casting the Runes Nunkie Productions and Thomthom Films have collaborated to produce a filmed reading of M. R. James’ classic supernatural tale, Casting the Runes. Filmed in one take, by the light of …

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Book Review: The Feast of All Souls by Simon Bestwick

The Feast of All Souls - cover

“We can happily say that Simon Bestwick sticks the knife smoothly into his readers before he starts twisting it around.” In his latest novel, Simon Bestwick has taken what appears on the surface to be a traditional haunted house ghost story, and twisted it into something altogether stranger and unique. Something that in no way …

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Look Out For … Six Scary Stories selected by Stephen King

Look Out For … Six Scary Stories selected by Stephen King “The stories will make you think twice before cuddling up to your old soft toy, dipping your toe into the water, or counting the spots on a leopard.” Stephen King discovered these stories when he judged a competition run by Hodder & Stoughton and …

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TIH 124: Ray Cluley on Authentic Storytelling, Researching Locations and Short Story Writing

TIH 124 Ray Cluley on Authentic Storytelling, Researching Locations and Short Story Writing

In this podcast Ray Cluley talks about full-time and part-time writing, authentic storytelling, research for stories and much more. About Ray Cluley Ray Cluley has been published in Black Static, Interzone and Crimewave from TTA Press, Shadows & Tall Trees from Undertow Press, and Icarus from Lethe Press, as well as featuring in a variety of anthologies. …

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