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TIH 014: Simon Kurt Unsworth on Moving From A Small Press To Large Publishing House

January 23, 2014
2 mins to read

In this podcast Dan Howarth interviews Simon Kurt Unsworth, the author of Quiet Houses and the forthcoming horror novel The Sorrowful. Simon talks about writing, the editorial process, literary agents, small and large presses, film adaptations and his career to-date. Topics [01:25] Simon Kurt Unsworth’s back catalogue [04:46] The Sorrowful [08:45] Having a literary agent’s input [13:10] Moving …

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Special Christmas Offer: Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey and Chalk by Pat Cadigan

December 24, 2013
1 min to read

To celebrate Christmas we’ve slashed the prices on the Kindle versions of Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey and Chalk by Pat Cadigan. Roadkill is available now for just 99p through until Saturday 28 December. Chalk will be available for 99p on Christmas Day until Tuesday 31 December. This offer is available worldwide, so whether you’re a …

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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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My Top 10 Horror Stories by Stephen Jones

November 22, 2013
12 mins to read

Stephen Jones and Neil Gaiman at the Fearie Tales launch at the World Fantasy Convention photo by Peter Coleborn

Stephen Jones, one of Britain’s most acclaimed and prolific anthologists of horror and dark fantasy, has edited the magnificent Fearie Tales: Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome for Jo Fletcher Books. Over the years he’s read literally tens of thousands of stories from writers both old and new, and so we knew we were setting him a …