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OUT NOW: 20,000 Bloody Words - A Collection of Horror Flash Fiction by Denver Grenell

Book review: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

The Exorcist is one of those books I’d put off reading for many years, mainly because the film is so ubiquitous and all-encompassing that...

Top 6 Books I Read This Year:

I managed to read 30 books this year, less than last year but I’m fine with that - my only real goal is to read a good mix of books from...

Night of the Yule Goat: Xmas horror story

Hey its Christmas already! So here is my Xmas horror story 'Night of the Yule Goat' which can also be found in my book '20,000 Bloody...

BOOK REVIEW: Grey Noise by Marcus Hawke

The latest novella from Marcus Hawke details the downward spiral of one Evan Grey after he finds an old CRT TV set, which begins altering...

Remains To Be Told: Panel discussion on Aotearoa horror.

I was lucky enough to talk Aotearoa - New Zealand Horror on a panel discussion with fellow Remains To Be Told authors Dan Rabarts, Tim...

'Dark Clouds: In Search of Aotearoa Gothic' at VERB Wellington this November.

I'm thrilled to announce this event I have been working on with Lee Murray & Boneface Tavern as part of VERB Wellington. 'Dark Clouds: In...

'The Stephen King Trifecta of 1983' article up now at Dread Central

A few weeks back, I had my first article on Dread Central: 'The Stephen King Trifecta of 1983: ‘Cujo’, ‘The Dead Zone’, and ‘Christine’,...

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: 20,000 Bloody Words - A Collection of Horror Flash Fiction

Here it is, the book announcement / cover reveal for my new collection of flash horror fiction, 20,000 Bloody Words. I’m in love with the...

Gingernuts of Horror Interview by Michael Botur

“What needs to happen is a unification of the genre – filmmakers, authors, musicians, fans” Many thanks to fellow Kiwi author Michael...

Pride Month: Clive Barker

To celebrate Pride Month, I'm going back to the first queer author I read as an early teen - the great and unrivalled Clive Barker. This...

ReConnect Aotearoa NZ Panel this Sunday 4th June

So this is very cool - this Sunday as part of the ReConnect Aotearoa NZ Fandom online convention, I will be chatting with writer...

Book review: Those You Killed by Christopher Badcock

This review was originally posted on Horror Oasis. Those You Killed, the strong debut novel by Christopher Badcock from Dark Lit Press,...

Author interview: Kiwi horror writers featuring at Featherston Book festival

I was fortunate enough to chat with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ Afternoons last week about Featherston Booktown, our 'Campfire Tales' event and...

CAMPFIRE TALES 2023 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

Campfire Tales is a live event as part of the 2023 Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival. We are looking for four horror / dark fiction...

BOOK REVIEW: This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

This debut novella had been getting a lot of hype ever since its release in September. Sometimes hype can do a disservice to a book or...

20-Fkn-22 Wrap-up Y’all:

Not gonna lie, 2022 was a tough one. There were some transcendent highs, some crushing lows and everything in between. Below is a list...

2022 last quarter book review catchups

Holy shit it's the end of 2022, and I haven't posted my thoughts on the past few books I've read. So here is a quick sprint through my...

Red Ruin Book Release Aftermath

Big ups to the hardy souls who trudged through the wind & rain to Covenant - Underground Dark Art & Culture & Magick for the ‘Red Ruin’...

BOOK REVIEWERS WANTED:

In the name of Beelzebub, Cthulhu & Paimon, I summon the armies of the night AKA horror book lovers / reviewers! Red Ruin is out next...

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