News Round-up Week Ending 18 March 2016

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Dead by Dawn Festival Returns to Edinburgh in April The international horror film festival, Dead by Dawn is returning to Filmhouse, Edinburgh this April 21-24. This will be the 23rd Edition of the acclaimed festival, and …

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The Cutting Room – Shark Exorcist

A demonic nun summons Satan to a small fishing village, where he takes over the bodies of a great white shark and a young woman. A chain reaction of evil grips the tiny community as shredded bodies wash ashore. A Catholic priest arrives, and he must fight both teeth and temptation on land and sea …

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Film Review: Backtrack (2015)

“A worthy addition to the increasingly long list of good Australian supernatural movies.” Backtrack is an Australian film from the screenwriter and director Michael Petroni, who created (amongst other things) the short-lived and underrated US TV series Miracles. The film stars former antichrist Sam Neill as the mentor to Oscar-winning piano player and giant ape …

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TIH 084: Damien Angelica Walters on Sing Me Your Scars, Short Story Writing and Unusual Influences

TIH 084 Damien Angelica Walters on Sing Me Your Scars, Short Story Writing and Unusual Influences

In this podcast Damien Angelica Walters talks about her award-winning collection Sing Me Your Scars, short story writing, unusual influences and much more. About Damien Angelica Walters Damien Angelica Walters is the author of Paper Tigers (Dark House Press, 2016) and Sing Me Your Scars (Apex Publications, 2015). Her short fiction has been reprinted in The Year’s …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 14 March 2016

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week. So, without further ado: Sympathizing with Psychopaths: Mort Castle’s The Strangers The True Story Behind the Legendary “Lost Ending” of The Shining The H Word: But is it Scary? 13 Final Girls Killed in the Sequel Toys …

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News Round-up Week Ending 11 March 2016

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Alan Moore & George A. Romero Named as 2016 HWA Lifetime Achievement Award Winners The Horror Writer’s Association has announced the recipients of their 2016 Lifetime Achievement Awards as Alan Moore and George A. Romero. The …

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The Cutting Room – Bates Motel (Season 4)

Years before Marion Crane made the unwise decision to spend the night at the Bates Motel, young Norman and his mother Norma (still very much alive at this point) were already getting up to all kinds of adventures. Why we’re looking forward to this: About to kick off its fourth season, Bates Motel has been …

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Look Out For… The Ballad Of Black Tom by Victor LaValle and Noctuidae by Scott Nicolay

Look Out For… The Ballad Of Black Tom by Victor LaValle “Scary, unpredictable and wonderfully evocative of the grimier side of the Jazz Age.” People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn’t there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his …

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TIH 083: Damien Angelica Walters on Paper Tigers, 100,000 Words in 30 Days and Dealing With Criticism

TIH 083 Damien Angelica Walters on Paper Tigers, 100,000 Words in 30 Days and Dealing With Criticism

In this podcast Damien Angelica Walters talks about her new novel Paper Tigers, writing 100,000 words in 30 days, responding to criticism and much more. About Damien Angelica Walters Damien Angelica Walters is the author of Paper Tigers (Dark House Press, 2016) and Sing Me Your Scars (Apex Publications, 2015). Her short fiction has been reprinted in …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 7 March 2016

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week. So, without further ado: Thomas Ligotti’s Uncanny Horror and the Future of Holocaust Fiction The Pathetic Fallacy Made Flesh: Edgar Allan Poe’s “Fall of the House of Usher” Love For The Craft: The Weird Tales Of W.H. …

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