Look Out For … Funeral Song by Carly Racklin

Funeral Song by Carly Racklin

“With their debut novella, Racklin presents a death obsessed town under control of dark ritual magic, cursed with the return of the dead.” In isolated Cairney, the Angel of Death allows the dead to return, but not always as desired. Friede Inkerman feels Death’s gift is more of a curse. As pianist to death-worshipping Cairney’s …

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TIH 645: Eric Larocca on Burnt Sparrow, We Are Always Tender with Our Dead, and Writing Transgressive Fiction

TIH 645: Eric Larocca on Burnt Sparrow, We Are Always Tender with Our Dead, and Writing Transgressive Fiction

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about Burnt Sparrow, We Are Always Tender with Our Dead, writing messed up transgressive fiction, and much more. About Eric LaRocca Eric LaRocca is a 2x Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award winner. Named by Esquire as one of the “Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age” and praised …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 29 December 2025

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado: Bloody Disgusting select their top fifteen horror books of the year NightTide Magazine discuss the winter solstice, rituals and the horror of endurance Dread Central look back at the …

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TIH 644: Eric LaRocca on Burnt Sparrow Influences, Short Stories, and Repeated Choruses

TIH 644 Eric LaRocca on Burnt Sparrow Influences, Short Stories, and Repeated Choruses

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about his influences for the Burnt Sparrow trilogy, short stories, repeated choruses, and much more. About Eric LaRocca Eric LaRocca is a 2x Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award winner. Named by Esquire as one of the “Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age” and praised by Locus as …

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