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Horrorology: Robert Shearman
Remember back last year when I ran a series of interviews with the contributors to the latest Stephen Jones-Jo Fletcher Books Item of Magnificence, Horrorology: The Lexicon of Fear?
Of course you do. You pay attention and that’s one of the things I
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Powerful What-ifs: Kim Newman’s Red Reign
Over at Tor.com I talk about Kim Newman’s Red Reign and all the things I learned from it.
As both a writer and reader I think it’s safe to say that I’ve always learned the most from the books I’ve hated on first
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Horrorology Interviews: Kim Newman
Kim Newman is one of my favourite writers; I do like to think of him as the Dandy Highway Man of Horror. He is, among other things, a superb writer, a perceptive critic, and an inveterate wearer of cravats.
What was the inspiration for your Horrorology tale “Guignol”?
Horrorology Interviews: Stephen Jones
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Today, we start a series of interviews with just about everyone involved in the new anthology Horrorology: The Lexicon of Fear, edited by Stephen Jones
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HORROROLOGY: THE LEXICON OF FEAR
And here’s another secret I’ve been sitting on for ages, the new anthology from Stephen Jones and Jo Fletcher Books Horrorology: The Lexicon of Fear, with cover art and internals by Mr Clive Barker.
And yes, I’ve
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ToC The Mammoth Book of the Mummy
I’m delighted to say that the wonderful Paula Guran has taken my original story “Egyptian Revival” for her Mammoth Book of the Mummy (Constable and Robinson, Feb 2016). Thanks to Paula not only for buying it, but also for her most excellent
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Simon Kurt Unsworth: The Devil’s Detective
UK writer Simon Kurt Unsworth has been writing some fairly stunning and disturbing short fiction for quite some time – if you’re a fan of his, then hold onto your hat because his first novel has just been released into
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The Monstrous
The new anthology from Ellen Datlow is The Monstrous, out from Tachyon Publications in October.
The cover by Reiko Murakami is amazing.
Pre-order here.
In the mail: Best New Horror #25
M
uch excitement to receive this – and extra excitement to see I’ve made it to the first ToC page and the back cover! “Slowly, Monty, climb the ladder.” *steeples fingers*
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Over in the Shock Room
WOMAN SCREAMING, ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Today, the lovely S.P. Miskowski hosts me over at the Shock Room, where I ramble about ten short horror stories that have always stuck with me.
I’ve written a lot about the fairy tales I loved
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