Horror TBR: August Releases
Aug 7, 2026 · 1h 17m
Summary
Host Rob Cannon and guest Mitch Hull discuss upcoming August horror releases, including *Meet Bees* and *The Minimalist*. Hull announces a major partnership between Rapture Publishing and Shortwave, creating the Rapture Trade imprint with Simon & Schuster distribution. The episode also addresses a recent controversy involving an AI-proponent op-ed in the Horror Writers Association newsletter.
Topics discussed
Welcome to Arc Party and intro
Rapture Publishing partners with Shortwave
Deluxe editions and Arson by Design details
HWA AI controversy and newsletter backlash
Meet Bees by Dane Urbach
Clay's Ark by Clive Barker
Back for Blood anthology
The Minimalist by Kaylee Peterson
The Last House on Earth by Christophe Gagnon
The Calamities by Chuck Wendig
Lights Camera Frendo by Adam Cesare
Marla by Jonathan Jans
Daphne du Maurier and Malibu Comics discussion
The Night Pool by Kaitlyn Greenidge
The Bone House by Emily St. John Mandel
The Sleeping Sisters by Laura Lippman
Tracking Death by Nikki R. Lee and Shortwave swag
Rapture chapbooks and lettered editions
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