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News Round-up Week Ending 5 April

April 5, 2013
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The night becomes darker… For the Night is Dark, a collection of brand new horror stories edited by our very own Ross Warren, was released by Crystal Lake Publishing earlier on this week. The book includes stories from Ray Cluley, Carole Johnstone, Jeremy C Shipp and Gary McMahon amongst many others. For the Night is …

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Australia’s Most Terrifying and Haunted Places: New South Wales

April 4, 2013
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The oldest state in Australia, New South Wales, was the site of the first landing by the British in 1788. Eleven ships of the First Fleet set sail from Britain on 13 May 1787, with the leading ship, HMS Supply, reaching Botany Bay and setting up camp on the Kurnell Peninsula on 18 January 1788. …

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The importance of a life outside genre

April 3, 2013
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I have often talked about what being an editor and publisher means, mostly in terms of the mechanics involved in the job and the prerequisites needed. A good command of English, an understanding of narrative and how stories work, as well as a huge dollop of good old common sense, are absolute necessities, as are …

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Pre-order Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey

April 2, 2013
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Two vehicles, stripped to the bare essentials, accelerate to 180 miles per hour on a deserted highway. Their journey along this dead straight stretch, known as the Final Five, will decide the fate of the drivers – forever. Only a hundred seconds separate them from the finish line as they hurtle towards their destiny, dreaming …