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5 Must Read Horror Articles 12 September 2016

Stranger Things

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: Stranger Things: A Love Letter To The Past Petition For Extended Blair Witch Project The Test Of Time: The Blair Witch Project Blair Witch Writer Discusses The Upcoming Sequel …

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The Cutting Room: The Nth Ward

The Nth Ward

The Nth Ward is a chilling suspense thriller about a woman haunted by the childhood disappearance of her parents.  Madison, now an engineer with the US Army Corps, and Kitch, a local contractor, are two conflicting personalities paired in a government program to assess the ongoing devastation of the Ninth Ward from the hurricane that …

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American Horror Story: The Land of Yes—Retrospective and Recommendation

American Horror Story - Season 6 - cover

Fan or not, American Horror Story is the kind of show that cannot be judged on the regular merits of television programming—or storytelling, for that matter. One can’t outline plot points and arcs, or argue conventional strengths and weaknesses. It isn’t built that way. As an anthology show, there is no quality or tone guarantee …

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Tattered Tomes: Stephen King’s It Revisited

Stephen King IT

As college and girls consumed my life right out of high school, my reading slowed down tremendously. With the exception of my British Lit class and my composition class thesis contrasting and comparing Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Stephen King’s ’Salem’s Lot, there wasn’t much fiction reading in my life. It came out in 1986 when …

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Look Out For … Chills by Mary SanGiovanni and Ghost Highway

Look Out For … Chills by Mary SanGiovanni “The claustrophobic setting creates an atmosphere of mounting and nightmarish tension.” True Detective meets H.P. Lovecraft in this chilling novel of murder, mystery, and  slow-mounting dread from acclaimed author Mary SanGiovanni… It begins with a freak snowstorm in May. Hit hardest is the rural town of Colby, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 September 2016

Blair Witch 2016

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: Fans Uncover Blair Witch Viral Marketing Site Michael Cudlitz Talks About Season Six Of The Walking Dead Dean Cundy Reveals The Thing Secret Ten Real Life Home Invasions Gene …

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The Cutting Room: The Greasy Strangler

The Greasy Strangler

Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night. Why we’re looking forward to this: Every now and again a film …

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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

The Bureau of Them - cover

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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