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5 Must Read Horror Articles 9 January 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: Interview With Scream Factory Creators Texas Chain Saw Massacre Timeline 7 Walking Dead Characters Most Likely To Die In Season 7 Poltergeist Concept Art Surfaces Rare Ghostbusters Polaroids Emerge …

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A Keene Perspective: The Face of Horror Fiction in 2016 and Beyond

When you refer to the year in horror as it relates to 2016, it seems like a perfectly natural pairing. A lot of bad shit happened over the course of the year, political debacles aside, and we lost some of our shining stars in the music and entertainment industries. Around the world we endured multiple …

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Look Out For … Larry 3D by Adam Millard

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Look Out For … Larry 3D by Adam Millard “An author with the uncanny ability to meld horror and humour with side-splitting slaughter..” The theatre is packed, the popcorn is still warm and severely overpriced, and the curtains are about to open for the first time. Horror fans have gathered for the annual FearFest convention, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 2 January 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: Director John McNaughton Looks Back At Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer Twenty Recommended Reads From 2016 Author Jake Harrington Interviewed A Witchboard Retrospective 10 Genre Films To See …

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The Ten Most Popular This Is Horror Podcast Episodes of 2016

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It’s been a great year for the This Is Horror Podcast. Not only have we seen a record number of downloads, but we’ve seen our Patreon grow significantly and have somehow released more than one episode per week with fifty-four episodes released in 2016. If you’re new to the podcast or just want to revisit some …

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Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell

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Known for heralding in the ‘Golden Age’ of Science-Fiction, John W. Campbell edited Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from 1937 until his death in 1971. Showcasing writers like Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, Campbell introduced the world to the pioneers of science-fiction. With a hard-scientific background, Campbell also wrote …

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Look Out For … Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

Look Out For … Little Heaven by Nick Cutter “Hell or the closest thing to it invades Little Heaven.” A trio of mismatched mercenaries is hired by a young woman for a deceptively simple task: check in on her nephew, who may have been taken against his will to a remote New Mexico backwoods settlement …

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Carrie Fisher: American Icon, 1956-2016

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Carrie Francis Fisher passed away December 27th, 2016 from complications due to cardiac arrest. She was 60 years old, and she was an American Icon. Born into Hollywood royalty, Fisher worked many years in Hollywood as an actress, writer, and producer. She also wrote several books which have been adapted into film and television. She …

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Tattered Tomes: High Toned Son of a Bitch: Stephen King’s The Dark Half, Revisited

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As we close out this year’s Tattered Tomes column, I thought it would only be fitting to cover Stephen King’s The Dark Half. It is the first of his novels to feature Sheriff Alan Pangborn, the last of King’s big books during my formative reading years, and probably my all-time favorite Stephen King book. To …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 December 2016

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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: Why George Romero’s Resident Evil Movie Never Happened What President Trump Could Mean For The Future Of Horror Interview With Author Travis Heermann Ten Horror Projects To Look Out …

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