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The Comforts of the Coffin: Finding Solace in Horror Cinema

July 7, 2016
5 mins to read

The Comforts of the Coffin: Finding Solace in Horror Cinema There’s always something to worry about. If it’s not the political chaos caused by the recent referendum, there’s the fear that an asteroid could wipe out all life on earth, that a superbug will eradicate most of the population, or that the mega volcano under …

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The Elvis Room Comes Alive in Creepy Celluloid Adaptation

July 6, 2016
5 mins to read

Hitting the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 25th, 2016, director Andrew Schwarz brings his vision of The Elvis Room by Stephen Graham Jones to the screen. This Is Horror published the chapbook of The Elvis Room in March of 2014 to rave reviews, and now fans will get a chance to see the short …

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Book Review: The Soul Standard by Caleb J. Ross, Nik Korpon, Richard Thomas, and Axel Taiari

July 6, 2016
6 mins to read

“These four brilliant authors have brought their collective genius together to paint this unflinchingly violent, oppressively bleak city with the adroitness of world class painters, drawing vivid images on your imagination in varying shades of gray and frequent splashes of red.” Shared world anthologies are rare in dark fiction, and when they do come along …

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TIH 100: David Moody on the Hater Adaptation, Wattpad and Dealing with Depression

July 5, 2016
4 mins to read

Happy 100th episode to us! In this podcast David Moody talks about the Hater adaptation, brand new Hater trilogy, Wattpad, dealing with depression and much more. About David Moody David Moody grew up on a diet of trashy horror and pulp science fiction. He worked as a bank manager before giving up the day job to …