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News Round-up Week Ending 12 August 2016

Wolf Creek Official Poster art

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Wolf Creek series scheduled for TV, VOD and DVD release Eureka entertainment’s new Wolf Creek TV series is scheduled for a UK TV release, with the first episode airing on Fox UK on Tuesday 30th August …

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News Round-up Week Ending 05 August 2016

American Horror Story season 6

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Luc Besson Found Guilty Of Plagiarising Escape From New York In a landmark legal ruling, Luc Besson’s story for 2012 film Lockout starring Guy Pearce was found to have plagiarised a number of significant elements from John …

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Cover Reveal: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay UK Paperback Release and Giveaway

Paul Tremblay author

Arriving September 27th from Titan Books, Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts releases in paperback and ebook for the UK. Winner of the coveted Bram Stoker Award, A Head Full of Ghosts has been dishing out the scares to readers since it first arrived last year, including Stephen King, who said the book “Scared …

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News Round-up Week Ending 29 July 2016

Road Games

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Road Games Gets DVD, VOD and Digital Release Horror thriller Road Games has been set for release on DVD, download and VOD for this August. Featuring a young couple hitchhiking through the French countryside, Road Games sees …

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News Round-up Week Ending 22 July 2016

Bruce Campbell and Lee Majors in Ash Vs Evil Dead

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… ‘Too Gory’ Ash vs Evil Dead Trailer Released & Ash’s Dad Cast The second season of Ash vs Evil Dead returns to our screens in October which sees Ash return home to Elk Grove to continue his …

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The Surreal and Beautiful Art of Holly Francis

Fatel Flesh - Holly Francis

Every so often something comes across the This Is Horror news desk that completely blindsides us, compelling us to dig a little deeper to discover the artists shaping the sights and sounds of our Horror experiences. Holly Francis is one such artist, and we are proud to get an exclusive with her to showcase a …

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News Round-up Week Ending 15 July 2016

The Booking Ramsey Campbell

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Dark Regions Press Release The Booking  by Ramsey Campbell The long awaited novella by the veteran genre author, The Booking, was released this past Tuesday 12 July. Available as a special edition hard back from Dark Regions …

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Let’s Play a Game – The Evolution of Fear in Video Games, Part II

Doom Screenshot

Continuing on from our previous piece on early horror themes in video games, This is Horror moves on to look at how the creepy, the startling and the downright gory began to fill gamers’ screens as the 16-bit console and PC revolution firmly took hold. A New Age of Atmosphere Before the age of 16-bit …

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Look Out For… Breaking Point by Kit Power and In The Shadow Of Frankenstein

Look Out For… Breaking Point by Kit Power “Fans of Jack Ketchum, Jasper Bark or Clive Barker will find much to admire here.” A Cyclist is knocked unconscious on his way home and wakes up in a nightmare… A devoted husband begins to suspect all is not well with his marriage…  A desperate family man, …

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News Round-up Week Ending 8 July 2016

Cell film

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… King’s Cell To Received UK Premiere At FrightFest The upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling Cell starring John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson is to receive its UK premiere at the London’s annual FrightFest on Thursday 25 …

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