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A Grab Bag of Horror News, 7 to 13 Jul 2024

A selection of things that caught our attention in the world of horror this week

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  • Condolences to family, friends, and fans of actor Shelley Duval. Duval was well-known in the horror community for playing Wendy Torrance in 1980’s The Shining. Other horror movies in her filmography include short film Frankenweenie (1984), Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997), Tale of the Mummy (1998), The 4th Floor (1999), and Boltneck (1998). She also played roles in TV series, such as The Twilight Zone and The Ray Bradbury Theater. RIP.

Horror Book Bits

Horror Movie Morsels

Horror TV Treats

Horror Podcast Pieces

Horror Festival Fare

“The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.”

Stephen King, Bag of Bones

Writing Horror

Some places accepting submissions

  • Story Unlikely magazine
    Pays: 8 cents per word up to $200 (non-members) or $400 (members)
    Looking for: “Good stories, measured both by the quality of the writing and the skill in storytelling. We prefer prose that elicits emotion: make us laugh or cry, think or consider, anything on the edges or in between.”
    Submissions close on 29 September 2024
  • Unnerving Books
    Pays: 50/50 royalty split
    Looking for: Novels, novellas, and collections of horror, crime/mystery, action/adventure/westerns, science fiction
  • Querencia Press
    Pays: Royalties
    Looking for: Chapbooks and full length manuscripts

Some places with upcoming submission calls

  • The Orange & Bee
    Pays: 8 cents per word for short fiction/non-fiction, $80 for flash, $50 for poems
    Looking for: Original works of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction that engage in a significant way with the long history of fairy tales
    Submissions open on 1 August and close on 14 August 2024

“What I saw wasn't a ghost. It was simply – myself. I can never forget how terrified I was that night, and whenever I remember it, this thought always springs to mind: that the most frightening thing in the world is our own self. What do you think?”

Haruki Murakami, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: 24 Stories

Trailer Horror

A taste of things to come.

Horror Movie Trailers

  • Alien: Romulus featurette. Sci-fi horror. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Releases in cinemas on 16 August 2024.
  • All My Friends are Dead. Killer horror. A group of college friends rent an Airbnb for the biggest music festival of the year. A weekend of partying quickly takes a turn, as the group is murdered one by one, according to their sin. Releases on VOD on 2 August 2024.
  • Bogieville. Vampire horror. A young couple on the run come across a derelict American trailer park, where they soon learn that the residents are a pack of blood-thirsty vampires. Premiering at London’s FrightFest, August 2024.
  • Consumed. Creature horror. A married couple taking a celebratory camping trip a year after the wife’s cancer remission, find themselves trapped between a wild madman and a skin-stealing monster. Releases on VOD on 16 August 2024.
  • Hell House LLC: Lineage. Supernatural horror. Dives into backstories and introduces new characters and storylines. Release date TBA 2025.
  • The Platform 2. Dystopian horror. A thrilling physical journey that allows an approach to the darkness, where it is scary to look. It appeals to the viewer’s civil responsibility and forces them to face the limits of their own solidarity. Releases on Netflix on 4 October 2024.
  • Sapien. Psychological horror. After Abby breaks up with her boyfriend, she becomes a solo traveler, documenting her journey. A world of innocence and wonder quickly transforms into a nightmarish descent into hell on earth and Abby finds herself trapped, alone and afraid in a world she never made. Abby must descend into the very depths of the abyss and face the demonic forces driven to devour her soul. Release date TBA.
  • Stream. Killer horror. When Roy and Elaine Keenan realize their family is drifting apart, they decide that something needs to be done. They seize the opportunity to recreate a vacation from their past. A peaceful stay in a quaint hotel is just what they need, however that is not what they get. Limited release on 21 August 2024.

Horror Game Trailers

  • Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Puzzle horror. An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that’s trying to kill you. Planned release date November 2024.
  • Vorax. Monster horror. A lethal pathogen has swept through the local population on an island, transforming this picturesque setting into a breeding ground for terror. You crash-land onto this forsaken island and find yourself trapped in an escalating nightmare. Alone, with minimal resources and a meager survival kit, your battle for survival is just beginning. Early access on Steam on 18 July 2024.

“We're all ghosts. We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.”

Liam Callanan, The Cloud Atlas

A Selection of Horror Books Released this Week

9 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, sci-fi, splatterpunk, movie, collection and anthology horror

See: A Selection of Horror Books Released, 7 to 13 Jul 2024

“If you blur your eyes, the streetlights become hundreds of ghosts going home.”

pleasefindthis, I Wrote This For You

A Selection of Horror Movies Released this Week

12 horror movies this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, crime, monster, grief, sci-fi, serial killer, western, and body horror

See: A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 7 to 13 Jul 2024

“For when all else is done, only words remain. Words endure.”

Kate Mosse, The Winter Ghosts

What We Were Thinking About this Week

“The ghosts, they never go away. They call to you in unexpected moments, their hands lacing with yours and pulling you down paths that lead nowhere.”

Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

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Published: 13 July 2024

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