Tis the season… Amalgam studios have delivered a stocking filler this year in the form of their latest short film Secret Santa. The video, starring Emily Rudd, plays on the longstanding office tradition of Secret Santa, with a nice twist to add a bit of Christmas cheer. Unwrap your Christmas Treat… Ho Ho Ho! Crimson ‘Peek’ …
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Grimmfest announce Stephen King Season Manchester’s horror movie moguls have announced that they will be running a Stephen King season from Oxford Road’s Dancehouse in early 2015. Beginning 10 February, a host of Stephen King films will be shown at the old theatre. The line-up consists of: A Good Marriage, Carrie, Salem’s Lot, Creepshow and …
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This is Horror has teamed up with the makers of brand new film The Pyramid, to bring you an exciting competition. The Pyramid is directed by Grégory Levasseur and stars Inbetweeners actor James Buckley. The film centres around a team of US archaeologists who discover an unusual pyramid in the Egyptian desert and the horrors that …
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Rocky Wood (1959–2014) was the fifteenth president of the Horror Writers Association (HWA). Rocky passed away as a result of complications from Motor Neurone Disease (MND), also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease, on 1 December 2014. He was first diagnosed with the progressive disease in October 2010. No one expected him to leave us …
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Albion Fay available for pre-order Spectral Press have announced the release of Albion Fay written by author Mark Morris, with a foreword by Adam Nevill. The story tells of the disturbing happenings that take place during one summer at a peaceful and isolated holiday house. Morris previous works include writing four books for the popular …
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To celebrate the release of David Moody’s new novel Strangers from Infected Books, we have a signed copy of the paperback version to give away to one lucky reader. As ever, all you have to do to have a chance of winning is send your answer to the question below along with your name and address to …
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McConaughey to take The Stand? Matthew McConaughey is rumoured to be playing the role of antagonist, Randall Flagg, in Josh Boone’s adaptation of The Stand, by Stephen King. After much speculation it seems that Matthew McConaughey is tipped to embody the villain for the epic four-part saga, backed by Warner Bros. In recent years, Oscar-winner …
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Wayne Simmons gets Infected Infected Books have announced that author Wayne Simmons is the newest arrival to their team. As IB intend on expanding their domain in the near future, Wayne’s role of marketing and promotion of the IB catalogue couldn’t be more relevant. Simmons has been published by IB before, and is known for his …
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A Head Full of Ghosts Tor have released the cover art for Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts, along with a short excerpt from the novel, which is due to be published by HarperCollins in June 2015. The story follows the Barrett family, who go to extraordinary lengths to prevent their teenage daughter, Marjorie, …
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We’re back for the fourth annual This Is Horror awards. As always the first stage involves public nominations. We’ve changed a few of the categories this year and now have eleven categories. Readers can e-mail in their nominations for each category. Taking into consideration the nominations for each category This Is Horror will then draw …
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