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5 Must Read Horror Articles 14 October 2013

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. With Halloween creeping up on us like an evil ninja, there are so many horror-related articles to choose from. This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: Horror Comics Make a Comeback Top Ten Horror-Sci-Fi Films: A Primer and a Pseudo-History …

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News Round-up Week Ending 11 October

Monsters in the Heart

Midnight Echo contents announced Midnight Echo Issue 10 will be edited by Craig Bezant and will feature the fiction of Richard Farren Barber and Greg Chapman among many others. Be sure to order your copy quickly as the physical issues fly off the shelves. Pre-order your copy now from the Midnight Echo website. Halloween event …

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Meet The Writer Interview: Howard Linskey

Howard Linskey

Howard’s debut novel The Drop was voted as one of the Top Five Thrillers of 2011 by The Times. Harry Potter producer David Barron and JJ Connolly, author of Layer Cake, are joining forces to produce a TV adaptation of The Drop. The follow-up novel The Damage was voted a top Summer read by The …

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News Round-up Week Ending 4 October

Ghosts

Free screenings at Grimmfest The organisers of Grimmfest have announced free screenings throughout the festival. The screenings include Hansel & Gretel Get Baked and short films Out There and Sleepworking. The two short films will be screened together on Saturday 5 October at The Dancehouse Theatre in Manchester. Seats are available on a first come …

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Buy Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey, review it and win a load of cool things

Roadkill by Joseph D'Lacey

To celebrate the launch of Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey on Amazon Kindle we’ve decided to offer a few incentives for all you readers that buy and/or review the story which Dread Central described as, “Like nothing you’ve read before. A frenetic, blistering bullet train of white-knuckle reflex.” Here’s what we’re doing: The first three people …

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News Round-up Week Ending 27 September

The Unquiet House

The Unquiet House is nearby The cover art for Alison Littlewood’s forthcoming novel The Unquiet House has been released by Jo Fletcher Books. The haunted house novel is stated for release in March 2014. In the meantime you can hear Alison read at the next This Is Horror event in Coventry on 5 October. For …

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Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey now available as an eBook

Roadkill by Joseph D'Lacey

As the headline suggests Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey is now available to buy as an eBook for just £2.99. This may be of particular interest to our international customers who have international postage and packaging on top of the usual price. Finally there is an easier and cheaper way to own the book which Dread …

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5 Must Read Articles 23 September 2013

We Are The Night film

Welcome to Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles of the week. Once again we’ve searched the internet for interesting and notable articles for your reading pleasure. This week: Confessions of a Film Critic: She Hates Horror Do Movies Give Ghosts a Bad Name? Kim Newman’s Top 5 Underrated 20th Century …

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News Round-up Week Ending 20 September

The Wicker Man

Manchester lights The Wicker Man Grimmfest are delighted to announce a special screening of Robin Hardy’s 1973 classic film The Wicker Man as part of this year’s festival. The screening is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film being released and will feature a Q&A with Robin Hardy himself. The screening takes place on …

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This Is Horror on BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live

Tomorrow morning at 8:40am our News Editor, Dan Howarth will be on the BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show with Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden. Dan will be talking about whether people have become less affected by horror films over the years. You can listen to BBC Radio 5 Live here. If you want to …

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