The Fear on Demand horror podcast is devoted to short tales of terror and suspense fiction and interviews with genre creators in audio form. The horror form works very well with brief, intense tales that deliver a chilling impact. The goal here is provide just that kind of tale, penned by some of the best authors working in the horror genre. We hope you will discover writers you enjoy here and seek out their books, stories and other works of fiction. All tales are intended for mature audiences and listener discretion is advised. Download this horror podcast via the links at right. Below you’ll also find articles, reviews, interviews and more in the horror and thriller realm.
New Christmas Horror
Posted in Uncategorized on December 3, 2016 by SidneyW
If you’re looking for new Christmas horror, the answer is here. Collected Christmas Horror Shorts offers tales from a variety of horror authors including Michael A. Arnzen, Israel Finn, Lisa Morton, Willow Rose and many more.
Learn more on Amazon UK or Amazon US.
The Witching Season – Killer on the Loose
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2016 by SidneyWWe received word recently of a new short horror film under The Witching Season umbrella.
Killer on the Loose, like the The Witching Season framing concept, plays on iconic horror and Halloween elements.
You’ll recognize familiar slasher tropes along with interesting atmospheric flourishes and some twists. See for yourself below.
I.See.Dark just in time for Halloween.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2015 by SidneyW
We have news that a new book from Spanish artist Pere Ibañez will be arriving on Halloween 2015.
According to the publisher the work: “explores powerlessness, resilience in the face of challenge and the survival instincts that compel individuals to go on. The series is arranged as a narrative collection, weaving through the cycle of fall and rally. Ibañez shot the entirety of I.See.Dark in vintage black and white, inspired by classic horror films. Building on themes of folklore and witchcraft, Ibañez staged all photos outdoors, particularly in the countryside of his hometown, Barcelona.”
In addition to being published in book form, selections from the work are also being displayed in galleries. These include venues in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and also London.
Below, get just a hint of what’s in store inside:
For more on the artist visit his website:
More Hillbilly Horror is here
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2015 by SidneyWBo Keister, who joined us for an FOD audio episode a while back, is back with more of his hit horror series the Hillbilly Horror Show, which also features Rachel Faulkner (Ride Along 2).
The fourth volume of the horror-comedy series is now available to stream online. For just 99 cents, you can view an array of short horror films, interspersed wit comedy bits from Hillbilly hosts Lulu ( Faulkner) Bo (Keister) and Cephus (Scott Geiter).
Hillbilly Horror Show helps promote upcoming talent by packing together an hour’s worth of brilliant short horror films from some of today’s most gifted filmmakers. In between each short, there’s some hilarious banter between the show’s oddball redneck hosts.
‘’We’re up to 4 volumes and each new episode seems to be better than the one before” Keister said in a recent interview. “As long as our audience likes what we’re doing, we’re going to keep going.”
Take a look at a bit of the comedy side of the show:
Bama Ice Fishin’
Also included in this volume are:
STRANGE THING…keep those doors closed!
Next, Bo & Cephus take a hilarious, horror-filled romp into the not-so-blissful side of marriage with ‘TIL DEATH.
After that, a deliciously horrific feast with FOODIE is served up, and to round things out, hang the curves in THE HOURGLASS FIGURE.
Be sure to stick around to the end for a surprise bonus short, COLLISION!
To rent the show for 99 cents, check in here.
.Success in Horror Panel
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2015 by SidneyWFeaturing J. LaRose of Insidious, Saw II, III and IV director Darren Lynn Bouseman and Walking Dead editor Hunter M. Via.
Sacrifice Teaser
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2014 by SidneyWAn ancient ritual drives thousands to venture to a remote village in Nepal to offer animal sacrifices to a stone deity. The film’s been called the scariest movie of the year.
Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad – An Audible Holiday Ghost Story
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2014 by SidneyW
The British tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve isn’t quite as well realized on the U.S. side of the pond.
Sure, about a million versions of A Christmas Carol get air time over the holidays, but otherwise it’s not really a familiar practice as we yanks gather around the fireplace on December 24.
Audible may raise a little more American awareness of holiday chills with their free holiday download of David Suchet reading “Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” by M.R. James.
(A free e-text version is here.)
I like to tell my students James (1862-1936) was sort of the Stephen King of his day, offering up tales of ghosts, demons and curses set in the everyday world of his time rather than say, the Castle of Otranto.
“Oh Whistle” from 1904 provides a great taste of James with building mystery and menace. Suchet’s most famous for his Hercule Poirot portrayal of course, but it’s his more natural British voice and not his affected Belgian accent here.
Assuming multiple characters while narrating, he seems the perfect voice for a James story. If you can settle back and shut out the world around you, he’ll take you softly and subtly along with young Professor Parkins.
At the request of a fellow teacher, Parkins agrees to inspect local ruins in the little seaside town of Burnstow, where he takes a room at the Globe Inn, in spite of warnings that ghosts might be about.
He makes interesting discoveries as he prowls the ruins and grows more engrossed in historic finds. Of course he finds a whistle.
What happens when you blow an ancient whistle? If you listen carefully and with imagination unleashed, you’ll scary things.
Happily this is just one of several recordings of Suchet reading James.
Great tales including “The Ash Tree” and “Casting the Runes,” basis for the classic Night of the Demon, are also on hand.
Get into the holiday spirit with a listen, and for more on the Victorian ghost traditions check out this Guardian article.
— Sidney Williams, originally published on the Sid is Alive blog
Free Lovecraftian Horror Serial – Sleepers
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2014 by SidneyWSleepers, from Fear on Demand editor Sidney Williams, is available at the online ‘zine Paper Tape.
Released in four parts beginning in July 2014, “Sleepers” is now available in its entirety on Paper Tape. The tale follows Aubrey Slater, a finder who seeks out rare objects for a antiques clearing house that sells to top dollar collectors.
Aubrey’s battling addiction and working to earn enough cash to mount a new challenge to her wealthy ex-husband’s custody of their daughter.
Finding rare sheet music from an almost forgotten musical called Casbah seems like a way to add to the coffers, but as Aubrey prowls London antique shops in search of musical fragments, she learns there may be more to the musical’s quick closing in the West End and New York than anyone’s willing to talk about…
After Midnight Trailer with Richard Grieco
Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2014 by SidneyWComing to VOD October 28 with Richard Grieco and Tawny Kitaen.
Fear on Demand – Episode 14 – Joston Theney on Axeman
Posted in fear-on-demand-podcast on May 3, 2014 by SidneyWIn this episode we talk with Joston Theney about his new film Axeman due soon on VOD platforms. Planned as the first in a trilogy of horror films, Axeman pays homage to ’80s slasher flicks while adding a few extra twists to the plot. It features scream queens Tiffaney Shepis and Brinke Stevens plus a killer with a really nasty blade. Learn how the film came about, how a relative’s DVD collection awakened Joston’s interest in horror and what it was like filming near Big Bear Lake.
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