Why Let The Right One In is the Best Vampire Story of All Time With the influx of glitzy overly-romanticized vampire books, movies and television shows—True Blood, Vampire Diaries, and everyone’s favorite sparkling diamond-esque vampire flick Twilight to name a few—I think we’ve lost sight of the disgusting horror that is vampirism. Drinking blood is, …
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Child’s Play: Entry Level Horror Films for Children You may have read that a US school teacher in Tennessee was recently suspended for showing his class the horror film Human Centipede 2. His reasons may have been pure—he claims he wanted to show them what to do if you’re bullied (er, sew people together, ass …
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“Justin Cronin is an author at the top of his field and The City of Mirrors is a worthy and much anticipated finish to this exceptional trilogy.” With the publication of The Passage and The Twelve, Justin Cronin established himself as a genre author to be reckoned with and more than earned the $3.75 million …
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Look Out For… Earth-Bound & Other Supernatural Tales by Dorothy Macardle “Earth-Bound & Other Supernatural Tales is an intriguing, interesting and timely reissue.” Originally published in 1924, the nine tales that comprise Earth-Bound were written by Dorothy Macardle while she was held a political prisoner in Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol and Mountjoy Prison. The stories incorporate …
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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: Dissecting Kevin Bacon! What’s The Worst That Could Happen (To Your Body)? A Profound Look At Dario Argento’s Deep Red Inside Alien’s Chestburster Scene A Return To Stephen King’s …
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Blind as a Bat Outta Hell: Why We Don’t Need Another Jeepers Creepers Sequel In 2001, the face of modern horror cinema changed forever when American Zoetrope in association with Myriad Pictures and Capitol Films released Jeepers Creepers. Featuring virtually unknown actors, the film garnered several Saturn Award and International Horror Guild nominations, eventually raking …
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In this podcast Stephen Graham Jones talks about his new novel, Mongrels, story revisions, endings, audio vs. print books and much more. About Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones is the author of fifteen novels and six collections. He really likes werewolves and slashers. Favorite novels change daily, but Valis and Love Medicine and Lonesome Dove …
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It was the practice of Eliot Thomas, in the later years of his life, to visit old friends in the weeks preceding Christmas, provided, of course, they lived at no further distance than could be comfortably reached within a few hours travel. It was his habit, as well, to arrive bearing gifts of brandy and …
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“Altar cements Fracassi into the annals of weird and horror fiction with a well-written, tightly paced extravaganza that showcases his flair for solid characterization combined with cinematic, bloodcurdling terror.” Just another summer day, heading off to the local swimming pool. The innocent days of youth. The water looks so nice and cool, and everyone seems …
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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… 2015 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees Announced The full list of nominees for the 2015 Shirley Jackson awards has been announced. Set to take place on Sunday 10 July at Readercon 27, Conference on Imaginative Literature, in Quincy, …
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TIH 583: Jason Pargin on I’m Starting to Worry… In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about I'm Starting to…
Look Out For … Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram "With this debut novella, Ajram delves into shadowy liminal spaces,…
News Round-up Week Ending 27 September 2024 Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news…
News Round-up Week Ending 20 September 2024 Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news…