Look Out For … My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen

My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen - cover

“With her debut novel, van Veen presents a gothic tale of a woman with a ghastly spirit companion caught in the embrace of sapphic desire.” Ruth. Dead for centuries. Strange, and very much like a corpse. She’s a spirit companion only Roos Beckman can see, and Ruth is the light of Roos’ life. Well, she …

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TIH 561: Samantha Allen on M to (WT)F, Dark Humour, and Women’s Restrooms

TIH 561 Samantha Allen on M to (WT)F, Dark Humour, and Women’s Restrooms

In this podcast, Samantha Allen talks about M to (WT)F, dark humour, women’s restrooms, and much more.  About Samantha Allen Samantha Allen is the author of the horror comedy Patricia Wants to Cuddle (Zando, 2022), the forthcoming romance novel Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet (Zando, 2024), and the Lambda Literary Award finalist Real Queer America: LGBT …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 15 April 2024

Small Town Sunset

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado: Crime Reads explain what it’s like writing a vampire novel in a small town in Texas Bloody Disgusting delve into the creation of invented folklore in SyFy’s Blair Witch …

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News Round-up Week Ending 12 April 2024

TheThingintheWind

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now from writer Bill Mullen and Crystal Lake Publishing, The Thing in the Wind In the heart of the Canadian wilderness, a harrowing tale of survival and psychological horror unfolds in this gripping novel. Amidst the …

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Look Out For … Undead Folk by Katherine Silva

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“With her latest, Silva presents an apocalyptic tale of a woman facing horrors personal and grief-stricken in a world of darkness.” Just beyond the smoke-filled skies of a United States in the throes of an apocalypse, a woman treks the grim railroad tracks in a small town. With her only companion an undead fox, reanimated …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 8 April 2024

space-horror-feature

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado: The Lineup pick out nine space horror novels packed with extraterrestrial terror Crime Reads explain in this brilliantly frank essay why we need black horror now more than ever …

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News Round-up Week Ending 5 April 2024

ThroughTheBlur

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now from author Yolanda Sfetsos and Anuci Press, Through the Blur Snakes and stones may break her spirit, but the truth can never hurt her. Peg’s twin sister vanished months ago and her mother has checked …

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Look Out For … The Day of the Door by Laurel Hightower

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“With her latest, Hightower delves into a haunted family’s nightmarish past and their need to finally confront the evil that has torn them apart.” The four Lasco siblings have been through a lot. They banded together to fight a world that failed to give them protection. One hellish night marked the end of their childhood. …

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TIH 560: Eric LaRocca on This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

TIH 560 Eric LaRocca on This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, and much more. About Eric LaRocca Eric LaRocca is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of several works of horror and dark fiction including the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Show notes Click the timestamps to jump …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 1 April 2024

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado: Bloody Disgusting consider Phantasm‘s unique exploration of death forty-five years on Indonesian author Intan Paramaditha gathers her coven of witches for this article on literary lineage at Lit Hub The …

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