Category: Goat Leader
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SPECIAL FEATURE – Book Excerpt from Benjamin Langley’s Upcoming Release
Hey kids! It’s me… your fearless Goat Leader. The second novel in Langley’s GUY FAWKES series is due for pre-release next month, and he has kindly provided a short excerpt for us to sink our teeth into while we all eagerly await its release! If you’ve been living under a rock this week, we’ve been…
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Dead Branches – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review. When Thomas Tilbrook receives a letter telling him that his estranged father is dying, he realises it’s finally time to go back to the Cambridgeshire Fens. But going back evokes memories of the last time he saw his father—memories that he can’t entirely trust. Thomas remembers the summer of 1990…
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SPECIAL FEATURE – A Short Story by Benjamin Langley
Hey kids, Goat Leader here! Benjamin Langley graciously provided this story for you – our loyal and fearless readers – so enjoy! We did. If you’d like to check out his other works afterwards, you can find him here: BENJAMIN LANGLEY’S WEBSITE NOTE: Please excuse the un-bookish formatting – this is nothing to do with…
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Guy Fawkes: Demon Hunter(A Clangour of Bells) – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
Hey kids! Usually, I leave the book reviews to Jolly Goat and Angry Goat, but I wanted to take on Indie Author Feature Week by myself, and this book is where I started. This is a non-spoiler review. On Bonfire Night, an old man runs into the flames to recover an effigy of Guy Fawkes.…
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Tim Lebbon is Braving Newport!
Tim Lebbon will be in Newport to talk about his work on Friday, 2nd September, and if you can’t already tell, I’m excited. There’s nothing I love more than an author event. So, who is Tim Lebbon? ARE YOU SERIOUS? I can’t believe you’d even ask such a question! But in case you’re not familiar,…
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Darkness in the Fields – Ticket Giveaway!
DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS runs for the first time this September, bringing together a great range of writing talent for a day of folk horror writing. Taking place on September 10th, DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS features guest speakers Stephanie Ellis (The Five Turns of the Wheel), Tracy Fahey (New Music for Old Rituals) and Coy Hall…
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1st Giveaway/Competition Announcement
Hey kids – I’m excited to bring you Happy Goat Horror’s first giveaway! The prize in question? A book/books of your choice, up to the value of £20 (ish). Pick whatever you want – major release, indie horror, comic – as long as your choice is something we can actually obtain without going down an…
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Movie Review – THE PLATFORM
Starring: Ivan Massague Written by: David Desola & Pedro Rivero Directed by: Galder Gatzelu-Urrutia Run Time: 1h 34m THE PLATFORM (known in its origin country of Spain as EL HOYO (The Hole)) is a 2019 horror film that’s currently available to watch on Netflix UK. Fair warning – there will be major spoilers in this…
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Every Stephen King Book Ranked
Whether you love or hate his work, you’ve definitely heard of Stephen King. It’s been a long journey along the path of the beam, but I’ve finally done it… I’ve finally finished reading his entire works. And now I’m going to rank them, in order from worst to best (or rather, those I like least…
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10 Horror Movies That Don’t Rely On Jump Scares
Love horror, but hate being startled by insanely loud orchestra stabs? Then this might be the list for you. Here at Happy Goat Horror, we’re easily startled. After all, we’re goats. We spend half our time perched on inexplicably tiny ledges, to AVOID being startled. We’re big fans of tension, fear, creeping anxiety, an atmospheric…