Category: Features

International Women’s Day: Decapitating Gingerbread Men

  • March 8, 2012

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As some of you will know today is International Women’s Day and as way of commemoration we have one of the most exciting writers in the genre today, Cate Gardner, speaking on horror. Cate puts forward an argument – rather persuasively I’d say – that it’s horror within the innocuous that hits home far harder …

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How to deal with bad reviews and learn from them

  • March 7, 2012

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This month Simon Marshall-Jones explores bad reviews and the lessons that can be learnt. He also explains what not to do and how to tackle one-star sticklers. How to deal with a bad review and become a better writer

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Should writers worry about novel adaptations?

  • February 29, 2012

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That’s the question that Shaun Hutson is tackling head on his latest instalment of The Gorefather. Specifically, the pulp veteran is looking at video games. Book to Video Game Adaptations

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How to make comics scary

  • February 22, 2012

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Jasper Bark has the lowdown in his latest instalment of Injured Eyeballs. What makes comics scary?

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What is a bad horror movie?

  • February 15, 2012

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John Llewellyn Probert invites readers to The Bloodstained Balcony where he explains what makes a bad horror movie. No really, a catastrophic horror movie. This isn’t good bad. This is bad bad. Truly Terrible Horror Cinema

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An alternative Valentine’s message from a Horror Publisher

  • February 14, 2012

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Heart door

Our columnist and Spectral Press owner, Simon Marshall-Jones drops by to commemorate Valentine’s Day with a very special article. Learn about the grizzly side, and alternative history of Valentine’s Day. My Bloody Valentine

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Real life horror: Annette Bright and Charles Koschalk

  • February 8, 2012

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This month BC Furtney’s Horror of Babylon is hard-hitting and very real. If you prefer your horror to remain in fiction, do not read any further… Horror of Babylon: February 2012

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Last chance to win great prizes

  • February 2, 2012

  • 3 mins to read

Meet The Writer

Last year we told you that if you simply liked us on Facebook you could win horror prizes. We announced a preliminary list of prizes and promised we would announce the full line-up at a later date. Well friends, with January 31 now past the competition has closed and the final prizes are listed below. …

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The great e-book revolution (and why you should judge a book by its cover)

  • February 1, 2012

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This month, Simon Marshall-Jones examines social media and the influx of e-books. Why you should judge a book by its cover

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A horror writer’s guide to Australian Horror

  • January 27, 2012

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Outback Australia

As many of you will know, yesterday was Australia Day; we decided it would be a good idea to commemorate this with a horror twist. So after careful consideration we made contact with Lisa L Hannett, the author of Bluegrass Symphony and we’re very glad we did, and are sure you will be too! An …

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