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Book Review: Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

April 27, 2016
6 mins to read

Mongrels delivers everything you need in a werewolf story, incorporating all the tropes, paying homage while deconstructing with revisionist perfection, transcending genre to provide one of the most entertaining, heartfelt, mind-blowing novels we’ve read this year. Always on the move, never settling, growing up knowing you might be a werewolf, at once loving and hating …

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TIH 090: Scott Nicolay on Weird-Noir Connection, Story Length and Monsters, Rebuilt

April 26, 2016
4 mins to read

In this podcast Scott Nicolay talks about the connection between weird fiction and noir, first experiences with stories, the forthcoming anthology from April Moon Books, Monsters, Rebuilt, and much more. About Scott Nicolay Scott Nicolay writes weird fiction and hosts The Outer Dark, winner of the This Is Horror Podcast of the Year 2015. Scott won …

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Book Review: Stealing Propeller Hats from the Dead by David James Keaton

April 26, 2016
4 mins to read

“Much to appreciate and enjoy in this collection of humorous tales.” Just when you think that the zombie trope has been done to death, a fresh voice arrives to once more propel it along. Stealing Propeller Hats from the Dead by David James Keaton showcases one such voice. From the stories contained within it is …

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Portugal’s Most Terrifying and Haunted Places: Lisbon

April 26, 2016
8 mins to read

Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in Portugal, with evidence of the first settlements dating back to around 1200BC. It has been the capital of the country since 1255AD and has seen conquests by the Arabs and the Spanish, as well as the Portuguese themselves. As you might imagine of such a historic place, …