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Book Review: An Other Place by Darren Dash

An Other Place Darren Dash - cover

“The story was full of some very weird and unique ideas and Dash handles the world-building in a competent manner.” Although he may be better known as Darren Shan, author of many horror novels in the YA field, such as the ‘Cirque Du Freak’ series and ‘Zom-B’ series as well as numerous standalone novels, Darren …

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Look Out For … Slash of the Titans by Dustin McNeill

Look Out For … Slash of the Titans by Dustin McNeill “The story of one film, two horror icons and an army of screenwriters.” Slash Of The Titans, which is better explained by its subtitle The Road To Freddy Vs Jason, is the story of the ten years between the delicious tease at the end …

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Book Review: The Tired Sounds, A Wake by Michael Wehunt

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“This book captures the dread of realizing a relationship is dying, or has been for quite some time, the regret while looking back on all the things ignored and warnings unheard though they may have been spoken quite clearly.” Lorne and Gwen are experiencing some serious marital problems that Lorne is intent on fixing, though …

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TIH 123: Writers’ Craft Talk: Writing Suspenseful Scenes with 16 Writers

TIH 123 Writers' Craft Talk- Writing Suspenseful Scenes with 16 Writers

In this podcast sixteen writers discuss techniques for writing suspenseful scenes. Contributions from Stephen Volk, Maura McHugh, Melissa Lason and Michelle Garza, John Skipp, Rebecca Jones-Howe, Rich Hawkins, Kristi DeMeester, J. Daniel Stone, Stephanie M. Wytovich, T.E. Grau, Lisa Mannetti, Paul Michael Anderson, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Philip Fracassi and Michael Wehunt. Show Notes [02:35] Stephen Volk …

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