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Ray Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013)

Ray Harryhausen

It’s so important not to grow up. I’ve come to appreciate how the lucky people stay young at heart. Peter Jackson in his Foreword to The Art of Ray Harryhausen Steven Spielberg, John Landis, James Cameron and the aforementioned Peter Jackson are just some of the Hollywood A-Listers to feature in Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 13 May 2013

Ju-on

Welcome to this week’s edition of Must Read Horror, your one-stop shop for the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week: High Impact, Low Body-Count: Movie Killers Who Put Quality Over Quantity RIP Ray Harryhausen: Ten Of His Best Movie Monsters And Now The Screaming Laughter Starts! (When Your Horror Goes Horribly …

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News Round-up Week Ending 10 May

Joyland by Stephen King

Stephen King’s Joyland: The Movie Stephen King’s upcoming novel, Joyland, isn’t released until June, but has already been optioned for a film. King has granted Tate Taylor (The Help) an option to adapt and direct, while John Norris will produce through his Wyolah Films banner. Stop-Motion Pioneer And Special Effects Wizard, Ray Harryhausen, Dies At …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles – 6 May 2013

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. You want great horror articles? This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: Why Are The French So Good At Horror Films? Classification Necessary: Problems With Horror What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? – A Retrospective Scary Movies Based On Common …

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News Round-up Week Ending 3 May

Ramsey Campbell To Step Down From BFS Ramsey Campbell has decided that now is the right time to step down as President of the British Fantasy Society an announcement from the BFS this week confirmed. A statement from the committee said, “Sadly, all good things end, and Ramsey has indicated that for various reasons he …

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Winner of the chapbook subscription and Joe & Me by David Moody reduced

At the end of last year we said that anyone who bought a chapbook between 18 December and 18 January would be entered into a prize draw to win an annual subscription. We’re delighted to announce that the winner of the subscription is: Matjaz Rojc Don’t forget that ALL premium subscribers to the This Is …

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News Round-up Week Ending 26 April

The Ghost Hunters

Borley Rectory novel is a big hit Quercus have announced that Neil Spring’s new novel The Ghost Hunters, based on the true story of Borley Rectory, is available for pre-order now. The book immediately topped the Amazon list for Horror Thrillers. Joanne Dickinson, who acquired the novel for Quercus said, “I am thrilled that Neil’s novel …

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5 Must Read Articles – 22 April 2013

Rob Zombie

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. You want great horror articles? This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: How Rob Zombie Is Saving Cinematic Horror Boris Karloff: A Retrospective What Videogames Can Teach Horror Movies Creepy Kids Of Horror Then And Now IGN’s Top Five Cabin …

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News Round-up Week Ending 19 April

Knightriders

Last call for Lords of Salem Grimm Up North are hosting the Northern premiere of Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem today – Saturday 20 April – at Manchester Dancehouse. The event will also feature the chance to win the film on DVD and a home cinema system. Pre-book a ticket for the event to …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 15 April 2013

The Howling

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror, the place to discover the best articles of the week. This week: Canuxploitation: The Primer 4 Reasons Why Most Horror Remakes Fail HowStuffWorks: How Tremors Graboids Work I Choose To Stand: Retrospective: The Howling How We Made Knightmare For more articles like this, please follow @thisishorror on Twitter. …

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