5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 January 2026

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Hellraiser - cenobites

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: The Ginger Nuts of Horror explains why the reason the Hellraiser sequels fell flat is the absence of love Horror DNA navigate the often confusing distinctions between self-, hybrid- and vanity-publishing …

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News Round-up Week Ending 16 January 2026

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The Rise by Alan Baxter

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 13 February from author Alan Baxter and 13th Dragon Books, The Rise Strange things happen in The Gulp. The residents have grown used to it. The isolated Australian harbour town of Gulpepper is not like other …

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Look Out For … Dead First by Johnny Compton

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Dead First by Johnny Compton - cover

“With his latest, Compton chills us with a private investigator digging into the past life of an immortal, trapped in a nightmarish Faustian deal with no escape.” Private investigator Shyla Sinclair has her hands full when she’s invited to eccentric billionaire Saxton Braith’s mansion. Witnessing Braith’s assistant drive an iron rod through the back of …

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TIH 647: Dean Koontz on The Friend of the Family, Carnival Lore, and Five Years to Become a Writer

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TIH 647 Dean Koontz on The Friend of the Family, Carnival Lore, and Five Years to Become a Writer

In this podcast, Dean Koontz talks about his forthcoming book, The Friend of the Family, carnival lore, being given five years to become a writer, and much more. About Dean Koontz Acknowledged as “America’s most popular suspense novelist” (Rolling Stone) and as one of today’s most celebrated and successful writers, Dean Ray Koontz has earned …

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