The Cutting Room: Puppet Master – Axis Termination

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In 1989, Full Moon Features opened the toy Box and let Toulon’s puppets loose! Now, after 27-years, 11 films, and countless on-screen deaths Full Moon unleashes total terror with the bloodiest, wildest and most gruesome Puppet Master yet! Witness the exciting conclusion and final chapter in the Axis trilogy! To stop the Nazi war machine …

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The Devil is in the Details: Halloween Parties from a Horror Writer’s Perspective

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It’s that time of the year again when the breezes begin to cool, the leaves make the trees look as though they’ve caught fire, and everywhere you go you smell the scents of cinnamon and apple candles. For many people, it’s time for a Halloween party, which does take a little planning. There are a …

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Book Review: Yeti. Tiger. Dragon. by Daniel Braum

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“This is the kind of well-crafted character-driven storytelling that is serving, and will continue to serve, Daniel Braum well as he continues to make a name for himself in the genre.” Daniel Braum’s short stories run the full spectrum of speculative fiction, from horror to science-fiction to fantasy and blends of two or more of …

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AHS: Ch6 Return to Roanoke: Three Days in Hell (A.K.A. Yes I Know I Said Evan Peters Fifty Times and I’m Comfortable With That)

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We are now fifteen minutes and counting from the script-flip super major mid-season twist that Ryan Murphy won’t shut up about! I think he spent so much energy on the Fight Club rules premiere that he just can’t help himself: “Now everything will be different but have the same cast!” “Finn Wittrock is going to …

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Look Out For … The Valancourt Book Of Horror Stories and Six Scary Stories

Look Out For … The Valancourt Book Of Horror Stories “Even the most well-read horror fan will find gems in The Valancourt Book Of Horror Stories new to them.” Spanning two hundred years of horror, this new collection features seventeen macabre gems, including two original tales and many others that have never or seldom been …

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Pre-order A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman and Get The Audiobook For Free

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We are just one week away from the release of our Halloween novella A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman. Landing 31 October it makes the perfect Halloween gift and it’s available to pre-order right now. You can pre-order both the digital and physical edition from Amazon worldwide. What’s more if you pre-order …

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TIH 116: J. David Osborne and Michael David Wilson on Podcasting, Authenticity, Vulnerability and Nutrition

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In this podcast J. David Osborne and Michael David Wilson interview each other simultaneously. They talk about podcasting, authenticity, the beauty of imperfection and much more. About J. David Osborne J. David Osborne is the Portland, Oregon based author of the Wonderland Award-winningBy the Time We Leave Here, We’ll Be Friends, Low Down Death Right …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 October 2016

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 October 2016 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:   An Interview With Jasper Bark Cosmic Horror, Abjection And Social Media: A Conversation With Nick Mamatas Five Cancelled Horror Games …

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Book Review: Muscadines by S.P. Miskowski

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“Its Southern Gothic aesthetic is filled with allusion, and with suggestion, allowing for a measure of interpretation. And yet where it defines its darker aspects, it does so with both restraint and power.” Muscadines are a type of grape, native to the south-eastern and south-central regions of America, and are also often used in the …

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News Round-up Week Ending 21 October 2016

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … John Carpenter Live In London Revered as a director of genre classics like Halloween, The Thing and The Fog, John Carpenter is also an accomplished and celebrated musician and composer and is performing music from his …

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