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Best Horror of July: ‘Longlegs,’ ‘Oddity,’ and New Projects From Stephen King, Mike Flanagan and More


Welcome to Horror Explorer, a new curated column showcasing the July's best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out.

Without spoiling anything, if you’re reading this you’ll find a lot to love in this strong showing from director Oz Perkins, with Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage leading a jaw-dropping spin on the cat-and-mouse serial killer format. Image Credit: Courtesy of William Morrow “ Pink Slime ”(now available from Scribner) by Fernanda Trías, with translation by Heather Cleary, is a brief and beautifully written meditation on a world ravaged by climate change and those left behind to survive. “ I Was a Teenage Slasher ” by Stephen Graham Jones (July 16 from S&S/Saga Press) follows up the author’s brilliant horror deconstruction “The Indian Lake Trilogy” with a new meta tale written as soulful confessional from the eponymous killer.

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