Book Review: There’s a Bluebird in my Heart by Gary McMahon

  • October 27, 2015

  • 4 mins to read

“If Bukowski was ‘a laureate of American lowlife’, then it would be fair to cast McMahon as a poet of the British soul.” The latest release from miserablist British author Gary McMahon is curiously entitled There’s a Bluebird in my Heart from White Noise Press. The title comes from the Charles Bukowski poem ‘Bluebird’ and …

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TIH 064: Alison Littlewood on A Cold Season, Jo Fletcher Books and Zombie Apocalypse

  • October 26, 2015

  • 4 mins to read

Alison Littlewood Podcast

In this podcast Alison Littlewood talks about A Cold Season, Jo Fletcher Books and Zombie Apocalypse.  About Alison Littlewood Alison Littlewood was raised in Penistone, South Yorkshire, and went on to attend the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (now Northumbria University). Originally she planned to study graphic design, but “missed the words too much” and switched to …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 October 2015

  • October 26, 2015

  • 3 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Apocalypse Right Now: Preoccupations of the End Game Feeding the Beast: Horror Vinyl Finds its Cult In Defense of Michael Mann’s The Keep The Lovecraftian Stories of Stephen King Can Budget-Slasher Jason …

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News Round-up Week Ending 23 October

  • October 23, 2015

  • 2 mins to read
Moody & Simmons

Infected Books Halloween Event David Moody (author of Hater) and Wayne Simmons (Plastic Jesus)are hosting a Halloween event at Waterstones New Street in Birmingham on Friday 30 October. Reprising their successful “Never Trust A Man With Hair” tour, the pair will sign books and answer questions from the audience. The event runs from 7pm until …

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