Book Review: Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons

“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 …

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Interview: BC Furtney, December 2013. Part II

BC Furtney December

BC Furtney is the author of Scarla, Maimstream, and You, Me, and the Devil Makes Three, published by Comet Press, as well as the writer/director of Do Not Disturb and the upcoming Werewolf Rises, produced by Ruthless Pictures. He resides in a southern outlaw compound, off the grid and far from the bright lights. Just …

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Less is More: Short Horror

Edgar Allan Poe

My first column for This is Horror… hmm, what to do? I’m gonna go with ‘Less is More: Short Horror’ with the intention of focussing on short stories in the genre. As a kind of ‘getting to know each other’ piece, this first will look at the form and its suitability for telling dark tales, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 9 December 2013

Welcome to Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles of the week. Once again we’ve searched the internet for interesting and notable articles for your reading pleasure. This week: Our Sinister Sisters: The Girl Monster On Screen Santa Showdown: Gremlins Vs. Rare Exports Remembering Michael Jackson’s Thriller – 30 Years Later …

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