Category: Goat Leader
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Welsh Roads are Full of Potholes and Now I’m Suspicious of Them…
A Tale of Fenland Terror The council let the potholes grow too wide. They let them get too deep. And by failing to seal the breach between our world and the fiery hellscape below, they let something creep through, something ancient, something ungodly, and something hungry.But the people of Little Elmswood aren’t going to sit…
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It’s Books Like This That Make Me Want to Read All Day, Every Day, Forever: ITCH! – by Gemma Amor
Josie is at rock bottom, living a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. When she stumbles across a decaying, ant-infested body in the woods, Josie plummets into a downward spiral, facing uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past – all whilst battling a…
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There’s “Something Peculiar” About Great British Horror 10…
GREAT BRITISH HORROR 10 continues the annual series showcasing the best in modern British horror. Every year, the series will feature ten British authors, plus one international guest contributor, telling tales of this sceptred isle. The 2025 edition, SOMETHING PECULIAR, features eleven more previously unpublished stories from authors at the very top of their game.…
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Oh, What’s This? *GASP* A Brand New Book From The Queen of Filth!
Dark bleatings, beautiful tribe. Dani Brown, undisputed Queen of Filth, has unleashed a new, mind-shattering story into the world, and I’m here to spread the word about it. Like horror? Like bizarro undertones? Then this might be one for your TBR… For those who might be new to the gloriously sick work of Dani Brown,…
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Exploring the Labyrinth: Volume One – by Kit Power
On the surface, Kit Power seems like a successful horror writer – three-time BFA finalist, two-time Splatterpunk winner, and author of the celebrated My Life in Horror essay series. But that affable facade hides a terrible secret: he never read the works of Brian Keene on initial publication. Podcaster. Philanthropist. Stoker winner. World Horror Grandmaster. Brian. Fucking.…
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For Authors Attending World FantasyCon
Dark bleatings, my lovelies. This is just a quick one today for those who’ll be attending the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton this weekend. French Press Publishing (owned by Stephen Kozeniewski and assisted by me, a bleaty little goat – an organised and dedicated one, I assure you) are running a pitching session for authors…
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Gifts Between Us – by C.C. Adams
Elderly Londoner Augustus has lived a long, miserable life. Having driven his few remaining loved ones away years ago, he now whiles away his time drinking rum and hoping for the end. One night his death wish is nearly granted by a mugger, but a local youth called Michael intervenes. Much to the old man’s…
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The Companions We Lose – by Micah Castle
After his divorce, Michael had one anchor remaining: Zylo, his beloved dog and only companion. But when Zylo’s found disemboweled outside his home, his world unravels. The police dismiss his case, but Michael refuses to let his death be in vain. Overtaken by grief and rage, he searches for answers only to discover something darker…
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The Witch of Willow Sound – by Vanessa F. Penney
For readers of Our Wives Under the Sea and The Once and Future Witches comes a feminist gothic tale with a tough-as-nails female protagonist who must find her elderly aunt, long suspected of being a witch. A spooky, atmospheric, and fast-paced feminist tale about women called witches and the parts of our history we’d rather…
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New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural: Volume 3 – edited by Stephen Jones
Back in 1971, British publisher Sphere Books issued New Writings in Horror & the Supernatural edited by David A. Sutton, one of many original paperback horror anthologies that were appearing in newsagents and bookshops up and down the country during that time. They followed it up the next year with another volume of new horror fiction before…
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