The Horror Club chats with Bram Stoker Award nominated poet and author, Cynthia Pelayo, about horror, the Latin influence in her work, writing poetry, journalism and its connection to her work and much more. Hi Cynthia, thanks for having a chat! Can you tell me a bit about yourself? My name is Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo.... Continue Reading →
Interview with Jill Girardi
The Horror Club talks to Jill Girardi, Editor-in-Chief of Kandisha Press, about the press itself, its titles, including the recently released volume 3 of its ‘Women of Horror’ series, her work and the horror community, among other things.
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The Horror Club is giving back to the community. We are offering two lucky writers the opportunity have one (or their latest) titles placed in our latest posts for one full week, free of cost. So, "what's the catch?" you say. There is none, but we do ask one main thing of you - sign up... Continue Reading →
Interview with Red Cape Publishing’s Peter and Leanne Blakey-Novis
Ahead of the release and online book launch of their new anthology, B is for Beasts, The Horror Club speaks to Peter and Leanne Blakey-Novis, publishers of Red Cape Publishing, about the book, its launch, horror in general, among other things. Have a read below: Tell me about your A-Z of Horror series? Why did... Continue Reading →
Red Cape Publishing Launches Next Anthology ‘B is for Beasts’
Red Cape Publishing launches the next anthology in their The A to Z of Horror series, titled B is for Beasts on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 with a special online event taking place on Facebook, which will include giveaways etc. B is for Beasts is the follow up to the first in the series, A... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Siphon
A.A. Medina offered us an insight into his style with his short story collection ITCH, and his work with Dustin Schyler Yoak on the wonderful magazine, Aphotic Realm. With SIPHON comes Medina's first venture into a full blown work, such as a novella/novel. It tells the story of Dr. Gary Phillips, the resident hematopathologist at Claybrook Medical... Continue Reading →
The Horror Club’s 3 Best Reviewed Books for 2018
It's the end of the year, and The Horror Club has decided to share the top three books the site has given the highest review ratings to throughout the year. 1) Hope and Walker by Andrew Cull: Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our thoughts: Exhilarating prose shrouded within a mysterious story, topped off with an interesting character,... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Tim Meyer’s The Switch House
Novels that have a house as one of their main settings need to avoid the trap of cliches. It's easy to say that, but with countless stories starting off well, only for them to fade away due to cliches, it needs to be said. Tim Meyer's The Switch House, as you can tell, deals with... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Occasional Beasts
Short Story Collections allow writers to have a larger scope, in which they can mix a number of different genres into one overlapping work, giving the reader a taste of different kind of stories. John Claude Smith's Occasional Beasts is an example of this. However, the one key aspect of Smith's collection is consistency. Too... Continue Reading →
Interview with Michael Coulombe
The Horror Club speaks to writer and filmmaker, Michael Coulombe, about his latest short film, Soundbite, the popularity of online horror, his new short horror film channel and much more! Tell me about yourself? My name is Michael Coulombe. I left my full time job to make movies. I always tell everyone that film found... Continue Reading →