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Book Review: “The Outcast and The Rite”

The Outcast and the Rite: Stories of Landscape and Fear, 1925-1938, the latest single-author collection from Handheld Press, makes for both an enchanting read, and something that may be a tough nut to crack for readers new to horror.

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Book Review: “The Book of Queer Saints”

The Book of Queer Saints, an anthology of queer horror fiction edited by Mae Murray, is a groundbreaking achievement in horror fiction, and an exemplar of the golden age of indie genre fiction.

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Horror Library: Volume 7, Reviewed

In Horror Library: Volume 7, edited by accomplished anthologist Eric Guignard and published by Dark Moon Books, the reader is treated to stories from sharp social horror to thrillers with a supernatural flair.

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Bly Manor Recommended Reading List

As we journey further into spring, we think of the verdant grounds in The Haunting of Bly Manor, and in honor of both, we put together a recommended reading list to capture the ghostly spirit of the season.

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Movie Review: Color Out of Space (2020)

The team working on Color successfully adapted a Lovecraft story for the modern world. The “indescribable” horror is translated to screen via brilliant practical effects and images largely only seen through a reflection—out of the proverbial corner of the viewer’s eye, if you will. What we see otherwise is nothing short of stomach-droppingly beautiful—a visual feast reminiscent of Mandy.

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