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The Cutting Room. Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw digs into the guts of the successful franchise with all-new interviews with creators James Wan (director of Insidious, The Conjuring, Furious 7) and Leigh Whannell (writer of the Insidious franchise and director of the third film); plus original cast members Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith and Cary Elwes; and producers …

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Look Out For… Songs Of A Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti and Dead Leaves by Andrew David Barker

Look Out For… Songs Of A Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti “Ligotti’s work seems to exist in its own reality, at a tangent to our own.” Thomas Ligotti’s debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed a new name in the pantheon of horror fiction.  Influenced by the strange terrors …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 12 October 2015

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Let’s Talk About Horror in Art 31 Days of Halloween: Universal Vs Hammer Stephen King: The Top 10 Pure Horror Novels [MIND MELD] Embracing the Weird: Why We Love Weird Fiction Kid-Friendly …

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The Cutting Room: American Horror Story: Hotel

Set in Los Angeles, California, American Horror Story: Hotel centres around the enigmatic Hotel Cortez which catches the eye of an intrepid homicide detective. Playing host to the strange and bizarre, The Cortez is spearheaded by its owner, The Countess, who is a bloodsucking fashionista and also features two murderous threats in the form of …

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Look Out For… The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Gary Kilworth and Perchance To Dream: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont

Look Out For… The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Gary Kilworth “The Ragthorn is an intelligent and erudite tale of obsession.” There were these two British writers, one lived in the country, the other in the city. The country writer loved to visit the city and partake of brandy and Greek kebabs in the local hostelry. …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 October 2015

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: The Visit and Other Accidental Horror Films Why Sororities are the Best Settings for Horror, from the Creator of Scream Queens The Horror and Violence of ‘Alien: Isolation,’ One Year Later Toys …

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The Cutting Room: The Witch

William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with their five children in the remote wilderness of 1630s New England. When their newborn son suddenly disappears and their crops fail, the family begin to turn on each other and soon find themselves being torn apart by a malevolent force of black magic. Why we’re looking …

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Look Out For… GodBomb! by Kit Power and Ghostly: A Collection Of Ghost Stories

Look Out For… GodBomb! by Kit Power “An original, twisting, fast-paced story which will keep readers guessing how it will all end.” Somebody wants answers. North Devon, England. 1995. A born-again revival meeting in a public building. The usual mix of the faithful, the curious, and the desperate. And one other–an atheist suicide bomber. He’s angry. He …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 28 September 2015

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Here’s Where to Start with the Scary Specter of TV Horror Series What Scares Cult Horror Writer Thomas Ligotti? The Great Stephen King Birthday Cinema Celebration! Psychology of TV Violence: A Look …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 21 September 2015

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Beauty’s Edge – The True Nature of Jack Ketchum’s Off Season Taking a Stab at Black Mirror’s Next Technological Wave of Horror Cannock Chase: A Very British Werewolf Story The Dreadful Ten: …

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