A Grab Bag of Horror News, 20 to 26 Oct 2024
A selection of things that caught our attention in the world of horror this week
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Bite-Sized Horror News
Horror Book Bits
- Congratulations to winners and nominees in the 2024 World Fantasy Awards. Tananarive Due won Best Novel with The Reformatory, Josh Malerman won Best Novella with Half the House is Haunted, Best Anthology went to The Book of Witches, edited by Jonathan Strahan, and Premee Mohamed won Best Collection with No One Will Come Back for Us and Other Stories.
- If you’re going to be in or near Seattle on Thursday, 21 November 2024, consider going to Horror Hangover: Beyond Stephen King, at The Seattle Public Library. Panellists include Sadie Hartmann, Kendare Blake, and Gordon B. White.
- Trick ‘r Treat: Witching Hours, a graphic novel anthology of 4 new stories from the Trick ‘r Treat universe, is on Kickstarte
- Gibbet Hill, a long-lost story by Bram Stoker, will be read publicly for the first time at the Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin this weekend.
Horror Movie Morsels
- The 2024 Science of the Scare numbers are in. Sinister (2012) is back in the number 1 spot as ‘scariest movie ever made’. Oddity was the only 2024 movie that made it into the top 20.
- Congratulations to winners and nominees in the 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival awards. Dark Matter Jury Award for Best Film went to Dead Talents Society, Head Trip Jury Award for Best Film went to Dead Mail, Shorts Competition Jury Award for Best Film went to Femme.
- Mike Flanagan’s artist talk from Fantasia Film Festival on 21 July 2024 is online. It’s well worth an hour and a half of your time.
- Ralph Fiennes says two of the three 28 Years Later movies have been shot. He also says the story is set in Britain, 28 years after a plague has turned most people into violent, rabid humans and is about a boy trying to find a doctor to help his dying mother.
- Steve Asbell says there are two Predator movies coming next year, Alien: Romulus may be getting a sequel, and we might one day get another Alien/Predator crossover.
- Janelle Monáe says her production company is working with Universal and Akela Cooper on a horror movie based on Medusa.
- Lucia Peters’ supernatural novel Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark is getting a movie adaption and could be “the start of a very fun and scary PG-13 franchise”.
- Airbnb is giving fans the chance to visit the Beetlejuice house in New Jersey, with a mix of nightmarish activities happening while you’re there.
- Insidious: The Further You Fear is a live, in-seat immersive experience touring the US, starting in January 2025.
Horror TV Treats
- Mike Flanagan is directing a new 8-episode series of Stephen King’s Carrie.
- Tubi is streaming almost all of the original Goosebumps series.
Horror Festival Fare
- The FilmGate Horror Festival is on for just one day on Wednesday, 30 October 2024, in Miami.
Muriel Rukeyser“The world is made up of stories, not atoms.”
Writing Horror
Some places accepting submissions
- Super weird horror short story (Truborn Press)
Pays: $100 to $150 depending on length
Looking for: Weird or strange horror short stories
Submissions close: 30 October 2024 - Writing Contest Without AI
First prize: 400 BGN (equivalent to about 200 Euro or 223 USD)
Theme: Extremely cold weather – any genre but must have a Gothic touch
Submissions close: 15 February 2025
Upcoming submission calls
- This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution (Scythian Wolf)
Pays: $75
Looking for: Horror stories set between 1500 and 1700 CE, scientifically accurate, and include speculative elements
Submissions open 1 January and close 28 February 2025
Hunter S. Thompson“Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.”
Trailer Horror
A taste of things to come.
Horror TV Trailers
- Mayfair Witches, Season 2. Witch horror. They say family is thicker than blood. But not always. AMC, AMC+, 5 Jan 2025
Horror Movie Trailers
- The Beldham. Psychological horror. Struggling new mom Harper moves in with her mother to renovate a fading suburban farmhouse, but a sinister presence lurks within the house… one that has designs on Harper’s child. Austin Film Festival, 25 Oct 2024
- Beyond the Wasteland. Zombie horror. Marko lives in isolation under the watchful eye of his overprotective father, who is determined to keep his young son safe from the Evil Ones. Deeply lonely, and increasingly curious about the outside world, Marko yearns to uncover the secrets of life beyond the forest and begins venturing farther from home. But after a cruel turn of events grants his wish, Marko is forced to flee and embark on a grim journey filled with unknown dangers and a glimpse into a world forever changed. VOD, 5 Nov 2024
- Hell Hath No Fury. Christmas slasher comedy horror. A husband and wife plot to kill one another without realizing they have chosen the same fateful night, Christmas Eve, for their sinister plans. Cinema, 8 Nov 2024
- Shiver Me Timbers. Slasher horror. In Northern California during the summer of 1986, Olive Oyl, along with her cinema- obsessed friends and brother Castor, embark on a once-in-a-lifetime camping trip to witness the dazzling meteor shower accompanying the arrival of Halley’s comet. But what starts as a serene evening of stargazing quickly turns into a harrowing nightmare when a meteor from the comet transforms Popeye into a terrifying and unstoppable killing machine. Release date TBA
Horror Game Trailers
- Beneath the Frost. Psychological horror. You are the sole survivor of a devastating spaceship crash, trapped within the hollow shell of your ship. Release date TBA
- Hyde’s Haunt and Seek. Ghost horror. Play as the mortal Seeker, hunting prized possessions of the dead, or as Ghosts, using pranks and scares to keep those pesky humans from your prize. Release date TBA
- We Harvest Shadows. Farming horror. Become a recluse, build up your farm, and survive the lonely nights. Release date TBA, demo available on Steam.
Jim Thompson“There is only one plot – things are not as they seem.”
A Selection of Horror Books Released this Week
4 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, found footage, and dark fantasy horror
See: A Selection of Horror Books Released, 20 to 26 Oct 2024
Natalie Goldberg“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.”
A Selection of Horror Movies Released this Week
12 horror movies this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, zombie, comedy, weather, werewolf, serial killer, dark fantasy, slasher, and sci-fi horror
See: A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 20 to 26 Oct 2024
Jack Kerouac“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released this Week
4 horror TV shows this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, vampire, and kids horror
See: A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released, 20 to 26 Oct 2024
Ray Bradbury“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him.”
What We Were Thinking About this Week
- The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry (novel)
- Road of Bones by Christopher Golden (novel)
- The Three Body-Problem by Cixin Liu (novel)
Dr. Seuss“So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.”
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Published: 26 October 2024
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