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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now from author Stephen Howard and Infested Publishing, An Invincible Summer Ruby Transport lives unhappily in a utopian Mars colony. When his inability to conform sees him fall foul of the system’s authorities, he suffers a strange mental break that sees him stumble into the dream world.

As soon as Scarlett arrives at her dad’s Smoky Mountain cabin, two of the locals have been eaten alive by wasps. Of course, Scarlett is unaware of this. All she knows is mom checked herself into a hospital for some needed mental health care, and now Scarlett’s all alone with dad for the summer. Dad insists Scarlett get a job, so she snags a position at the local Stovetop Outfitters … anything to spend as much time away from him as possible.

Michael David Wilson 0:29 Welcome to This Is Horror, a podcast for readers, writers, and creators. I'm Michael David Wilson, and every episode, alongside my co-host, Bob Pastorella, I chat with the world's best writers about writing, life lessons, creativity, and much more. Today is the second part of our conversation with David Moody, in which we deep dive into his forthcoming novel, Kemberton, and for those of you unfamiliar, David is the author of the popular Autumn and Hater series.

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Out now from author Graeme Reynolds and Horrific Tales Publishing, By Dawn’s Early Light Jack Carlton thought he’d left his demons behind. He was wrong. After crawling out of the bottle, Jack has rebuilt a fragile peace. He’s sober, his private investigator business is ticking over, and he’s working things out with his daughter, Stephanie, in their old family home.

After losing a bet, Professor Harper Grae finds herself on a tour of “haunted” locations in Monterey. A lifelong non-beliver in all things occult, Harper’s academic career is nonetheless devoted to the societal and historical significance of ghosts and witchcraft. Her skepticism is put to the test when the tour literally stumbles on the body of a local artist, Delilah Mason—found murdered on the grounds of the two-hundred-year-old infamous Perles mansion.

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.

Michael David Wilson 0:29 Welcome to This Is Horror, a podcast for readers, writers, and creators. I'm Michael David Wilson, and every episode alongside my co-host Bob Pastorella, I chat to the world's best writers about writing, life lessons, creativity, and much more. Today we are chatting to David Moody, the writer of Hater Autumn and Shadow Locked.

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Coming 3 July from author Brad Ricks and Crystal Lake Publishing, The Night Crew III: Hunting Ground Something is slaughtering people in the Arkansas wilderness—and even the Night Crew may not survive what they’re about to find. When mutilated bodies begin appearing in the Ouachita National Forest, Chief of Police Roy Henderson knows local law enforcement is out of options.

Caro is unsure of what to do with her life, so when an opportunity comes up that allows her to put grad school to use as a research assistant, she doesn’t hesitate. Plus she gets to spend time with her professor and lover, Edward Beck. Beck’s team are some of the best professionals and academics, all on an expedition descending into the deep sea caves to study the ancient sea-based Cult of the Leviathan.