Voluntarily Committed: My Stay in a Haunted Asylum – Part One

  • August 6, 2015

  • 10 mins to read

The lovely yet haunted Mayday Hills Asylum in Beechworth, Australia, looms over the township like a vulture, waiting for someone to die. In days past, it never had long to wait. Once a centre of misery and death, it now hosts businesses and contributes to the township’s tourism attraction. One of the events situated within …

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Book Review: Dead Men (Libros De Inferno, Book One) by John C. Foster

  • August 6, 2015

  • 6 mins to read

Condemned to die, his execution didn’t go exactly as planned. Now John Smith blazes a trail down the highway in a black Cadillac. Destination: Wild and crazy Americana with all the trimmings. Veer off the path, you get nothing but pain and suffering right in the gut. Oh, and the voices…they’ll drive you insane. John’s …

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TIH 053: Rich Hawkins on The Last Plague, Zombies and The British Fantasy Awards

  • August 5, 2015

  • 4 mins to read

Rich Hawkins Writer

In this podcast Rich Hawkins talks about his British Fantasy Award nominated novel The Last Plague, his recent novella Black Star, Black Sun, writing zombie fiction and much more.  About Rich Hawkins Rich Hawkins hails from deep in the West Country, where a childhood of science fiction and horror films set him on the path to …

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Meet the Writer: John Foster

  • August 5, 2015

  • 5 mins to read

John C. Foster was born in Sleepy Hollow, NY, and has been afraid of the dark for as long as he can remember. A writer of thrillers and dark fiction, Foster lives in New York City with his lady, Linda, and their dog, Coraline. Dead Men is his first novel. For more information, please visit …

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