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In Memoriam: Gene Wilder (1933-2016)—Long Live Dr. Froderick Fronkensteen

Gene Wilder Young Frankenstein

In Memoriam: Gene Wilder (1933-2016)—Long Live Dr. Froderick Fronkensteen Gene Wilder passed away 29 August, 2016 after suffering many years from Alzheimer’s. An actor, writer, producer and director on stage and, most famously, on film and television, horror and comedy fans alike fondly remember him for his portrayal of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in the Mel …

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Look Out For … The Bureau Of Them by Cate Gardner and Craze by Steve Byrne

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Look Out For … The Bureau Of Them by Cate Gardner “The Bureau Of Them is Cate Gardner’s best work yet.” You’re not the first to talk to your dead here, the vagrant said. The living always chase after their dead until they come upon their own. Formed from shadow and dust, ghosts inhabit the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 29 August 2016

Zombie Flesh Eaters

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: The Nine Goriest Scenes In Zombie Cinema Book A Stay At These Haunted Hotels A Look Back At The Curse Of Frankenstein Why Alien Resurrection Isn’t As Bad As …

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The Cutting Room: Broken

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In England to make a fresh start after a harrowing childhood, Evie takes a job as an agency carer and is quickly placed with tetraplegic patient John. But looking after the bitter former rock star and his excessive demands is emotionally and physically draining. Forced to go beyond the call of duty and tormented by …

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Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood

Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Algernon Blackwood It’s impossible to talk to about Weird fiction without mentioning Algernon Blackwood. Considered one of the giants of the genre, Blackwood’s tales define weird fiction, as well as provide textbook examples of weird fiction’s slightly younger, meaner sister, cosmic horror. A contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft, Blackwood actually published …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 23 August 2016

Omen nanny

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Top 10 Horror Movie Suicides Favourite Video Game Adaptations Composer Fabio Frizzi Interview Charlie Clouser Interview Why Ingrate Fanboys Need To let Go Of Territorialism For more articles like …

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Look Out For … Albion Fay by Mark Morris and Catacombs Of Terror by Stanley Donwood

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Look Out For … Albion Fay by Mark Morris “Albion Fay is at once a familiar horror tale and something disconcertingly different.” Albion Fay, a holiday house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature’s bounty. For the adults, a time for relaxation and to recharge the batteries, while for the children, a chance for exploration …

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The Cutting Room: 31

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A camper van of carnival workers are kidnapped in the middle of nowhere by a trio of debauched decadents. Set loose in a derelict factory compound full of creepy passages containing nasty traps, the abductors led by Father Murder place bets on who will survive the longest in a 12-hour period of pain and maim …

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Ghost Tours: Alone in the Asylum

Alone in the Haunted Asylum - Interior

Alone in buildings in a haunted lunatic asylum? Really? Someone does that by choice? Walks around a haunted 1800s lunatic asylum on their own, with very little in the way of lighting and a heap of ghost-hunting equipment? Yep. Seems I do that. It all started about six weeks ago. “Go and do a live-feed …

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Look Out For … Crooked by Austin Grossman and Something Remains

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Look Out For … Crooked by Austin Grossman “Crooked is a tragicomedy combining political intrigue and Lovecraftian monstrosities.” This is the story of the great con game that was the late twentieth century, of American history’s worst presidency, of how I learned to lie. It is not history as you know it. There are at …

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