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Suspended in Dusk II: Stephen Graham Jones
Today’s SiD2 guest is Mr Stephen Graham Jones.
1. What was the inspiration for your SiD2 story, “Love is a Cavity I Can’t Stop Touching”?
Being fourteen and in love, pretty much.? And then being fifteen and in love. And sixteen.
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Spectral Book of Horrors: Gary McMahon’s Dull Fire
The two main things you need to know about Mr Gary McMahon are that he is disgustingly prolific and disgustingly talented in the creeping-you-out department. Just read The Bones of You, Reaping the Dark, and What They Hear in the Dark and then try sleeping. I dare you. Below,
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Re-post
A bit like re-gifting, yes. Here’s a re-post of my piece on Place as Person, which 
originally appeared over at the lovely Mary Victoria’s place.
Place as person: Location, Location, Location!
An essential ingredient of story
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This week I am still struggling with … (contains spoilers)
… this book, which I really wanted to like.
I really wanted to like it because I have such wonderfully terrifying memories of the first time I read the original Dracula. I remember waking in a cold sweat from a dream
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Friday's Drive-by: Jason Nahrung
Jason Nahrung is the other half of an Aussie spec-fic writing duo – the other half is Kirstyn McDermott. I’d love to say that, as a duo, they dress up at night and fight crime, but
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Drive-by from the Diogenes Club: Kim Newman
Kim Newman is an amazing writer of both fiction and non-fiction as well as a commentator on all things horror, fantasy and science fiction’ish. He’s an expert on Dracula and his bloodsucking kin, a scriptwriter, a director and, let’s face it, a dandy of awesome sartorial heft.
His awards include,
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