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Searchlight: The Occult

Tbe Occult by Colin Wilson

It’s impossible to dive into horror without at some point crossing into occult territory. God, the devil, angels, demons, ceremonial magick, pagan rituals—the eternal fight of good vs. evil—it’s all linked together with a history as long as mankind, and more diverse than you can imagine. Intertwined with religion and spirituality, the occult forms the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 23 Oct 2017

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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: Indiewire looks at the top 20 foreign language horror movies of the 21st Century Gizmodo’s IO9 team offer up 10 obscure cult horror movies that horror connoisseurs  should be …

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Look Out For … High Moon, Vol. 1: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks

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Look Out For … High Moon, Vol. 1: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks “If you’re looking for Weird Western Werewolf action, High Moon has got you covered.” Bounty hunter Matthew Macgregor rides into Blest, Texas. Drought and famine has hit the community hard. The temperature keeps rising, but at night, there’s something unnatural roaming and …

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Midnight Mix-Tape: October 2017 – Halloween

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Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now.  Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become.  These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. It’s Halloween, …

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Searchlight: John E. Douglas

Fans of serial killer fiction will instantly recognize the name Jack Crawford. Head of the Behavioral Science Unit in Quantico, Agent Crawford sent Will Graham off on the hunt for Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon, and let Clarice Starling pick Hannibal Lecter’s mind in Silence of the Lambs. Thomas Harris based Crawford’s character on his …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 Oct 2017

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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: Rob Zombie’s Halloween – What Worked And What Didn’t Jennifer Tilly Talks Cult Of Chucky Max Landis Talks American Werewolf Remake New Gremlins Poster Loaded With Horror Easter Eggs …

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Halloween Small Press Spotlight

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October. A time of growing darkness. Summer is dying and in its wake the nights begin to lengthen, the breezes begin to chill, and the foliage begins its bright colorful demise before our very eyes. It’s a time for horror, and what a better way to get your fix than opening a good book or …

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Look Out For … Ghosts of Christmas Past by Various Authors

Look Out For … Ghosts of Christmas Past by Various Authors “Curl up with a compendium of chilling Yuletide tales.” A present contains a monstrous secret. An uninvited guest haunts a Christmas party. A shadow slips across the floor by firelight. A festive entertainment ends in darkness and screams. Who knows what haunts the night …

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Searchlight: Disasterpeace

Richard Vreeland is a 31-year-old American composer who most people know as Disasterpeace. If you’re not familiar with the name Disasterpeace, then you may be familiar with the David Robert Mitchell film It Follows (2015). And if you’ve never heard of the film, then I’ve got some explaining to do. It Follows is a social …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 9 Oct 2017

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: Women in Horror Talk Wes Craven’s New Nightmare     Interview With Gerald’s Game Actors Carla Gugino And Bruce Greenwood  Burger King Hijacks German IT Screening Bruce Campbell’s Favourite Horror Films …

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