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News Round-up Week Ending 13 December

December 13, 2013
2 mins to read

Europe in Autumn arrives Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson is the latest release from Solaris. The novel is a dystopian espionage thriller set in a nightmarish futuristic Europe and will be released in the UK on 13 February 2014, with the American release coming on 29 January 2014. Gary McMahon knows where you live …

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Interview: Wayne Simmons

December 13, 2013
9 mins to read

We recently caught up with Wayne Simmons, the bestselling author of Flu. Wayne’s work has been published in the U.K, Austria, Germany, Spain, Turkey and North America. What attracted you to writing horror – did a particular author influence you? I’ve been a fan of horror all my life, I guess. First memories include …

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Interview: Simeon Halligan of Grimmfest

December 12, 2013
11 mins to read

Not only is Simeon Halligan the director behind 2010’s Splintered and the forthcoming White Settlers but he’s also one of the main masterminds behind Grimmfest. This year Grimmfest has teamed up with the BFI to present a season of gothic films in some of the English north-west’s most atmospheric buildings. Recently he kindly took some …

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Book Review: Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons

December 12, 2013
5 mins to read

“A fun-fuelled high-octane thrill ride!” Wayne Simmons’ bestselling novel Flu was serialised by Sirius XM’s Book Radio, and spawned a sequel – Fever. His work has since been published in the U.K, Austria, Germany, Spain, Turkey and North America. Here, he steps away from his horror writing roots and turns his hand to sci-fi, but …