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Look Out For… The Spectral Link by Thomas Ligotti and Acolytes Of Cthulhu

Look Out For…  The Spectral Link by Thomas Ligotti “One of the best horror writers we have is back.” Throughout Ligotti’s ‘career’ as a horror writer, many of his stories have evolved from physical or emotional crises. And so it was with the surgical trauma that led to the stories in The Spectral Link, an …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 June 2014

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. You want great horror articles? This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: Bugging Out: Five of the Greatest Killer Bug Flicks From Carrie to The Shining: A History of Stephen King Film Adaptations Toys of Terror #11 The Origins of …

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Look Out For… Zombie Apocalypse! Horror Hospital by Mark Morris and The Fever by Megan Abbott

Look Out For…  Zombie Apocalypse! Horror Hospital by Mark Morris ” In an overcrowded field, Zombie Apocalypse! Horror Hospital really does look like that rarest of finds: a zombie novel that’s different.” London is in turmoil following riots and the Trafalgar Square Massacre. A doctor in a big East End hospital, already hard hit by …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 9 June 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Home Invasion Films Get Us Where We Live Preserving the Sound and Music of Horror Films The Importance of the Horror Genre and Why We Love It Oculus: The Unseen Evil in …

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Less is More: The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe

I mentioned in the first column of the Less is More series that Edgar Allan Poe is considered by some to be a pretty big deal in the world of horror short stories so it’s probably about time I looked at one of his. (Actually, I mainly quoted Lovecraft’s opinion of the guy, and to …

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Look Out For… Shadows & Tall Trees 6 and Savage by Gary Fry

Look Out For… Shadows & Tall Trees 6 ” A manifesto for horror in the short story form.“ Shadows & Tall Trees is the flagship publication of Undertow Publications, a small press based near Toronto. In 2010 and 2013 the journal was a finalist for the British Fantasy Award for Best Periodical/Magazine. Featuring notable visionaries including Robert …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 2 June 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Why Horror is Good for You (and Even Better for Your Kids) Movies Don’t Create Psychos: A Scream Retrospective Dissecting Clive Barker! A Short History of Found-Footage Horror Horror Movies for Beginners: …

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Game of Thrones: Where ‘Supernatural’ Rarely Means ‘Horror’

DISCLAIMER: This piece contains minor spoilers since it is near-impossible to discuss GoT without including specifics. Be warned! CAVEAT: I am a great fan of GoT and anticipate it being aired each week; even so, this article addresses an element of the show that has irked since Season One. There is, I’ll admit, something unsettling …

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Look Out For… Dark Entries by Robert Aickman and Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

Dark Entries by Robert Aickman “A very eccentric, British version of Kafka!“ Aickman’s stories are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. Dark Entries …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 May 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we collect the five best horror articles of the week, put them in no particular order, and then expect you to read them. This week: Why Today’s Best Horror Films Come From Australia Must See Horror Films of the 1970s – Part Two HR Giger: Against the Gigeresque Is …

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