Infected Books Halloween Event David Moody (author of Hater) and Wayne Simmons (Plastic Jesus)are hosting a Halloween event at Waterstones New Street in Birmingham on Friday 30 October. Reprising their successful “Never Trust A Man With Hair” tour, the pair will sign books and answer questions from the audience. The event runs from 7pm until …
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“In spite of its defects, V/H/S: Viral is still an enjoyable way to spend an hour and a half.” Film fans, and cineastes of all stripes, have a theory about trilogies. In short, according to this theory, the first movie is iconic, the second is by far the best and the third falls far short …
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Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Final Chapter finds humanity on its last legs and Alice (Jovovich) must return to Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is preparing for a final strike against the survivors of the apocalypse. In a race against time Alice will join forces with old friends, and …
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If you’re a fan of horror fiction, surely you know the work of Kathe Koja. I first heard of her work reading a horror lit zine in the early 90s in a promo article touting her soon to be released novel The Cipher. The local strip mall installed a Hastings and they had the best …
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Look Out For… Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard “This is no normal mythos rip off, but a sleek and stylish novel full of clever dialogue and original twists.” Daniel Carter used to be a homicide detective, but his last case–the hunt for a serial killer–went wrong in strange ways and soured the job …
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Shaun Meeks lives in Toronto, Ontario with his partner, model and Burlesque performer, Mina LaFleur. Together they own and operate their company L’Atelier de LaFleur. Shaun has been writing for many years now and is a member of the Horror Writers Association. He is the author of Shutdown and the novelette, Down on the Farm. …
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In this podcast Helen Marshall talks about Gifts for the One Who Comes After and Medieval Research. About Helen Marshall Helen Marshall is an award-winning author, editor, and bibliophile. Her poetry and fiction have been published in The Chiaroscuro, Abyss & Apex, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Tor.com and has been reprinted in several Year’s Best anthologies. Her debut collection of short stories Hair Side, …
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Given that this is the third column I’ve devoted to the criminally underrated horror author Michael McDowell, you’ve probably guessed that I’m quite partial to his work. There aren’t many writers whose entire canon I’ve devoured, and having done so I’m determined to share every ounce of my enthusiasm with you. So without further ado, …
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Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Why Hotels and Motels Always House Horror in Pop Culture Houses of Horror: A Rambling, Teetering, Crumbling Brief History of Gothic Cinema 5 of Clive Barker’s “Books of Blood” That Need Film …
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“Julia is ultimately hollow, and says nothing that Ferrara and Zeirchi didn’t say better thirty years before.” The titular character (Ashley C. Williams), a cosmetic surgeon’s nurse, is a shy withdrawn figure, a ‘born victim’ who is invited to the apartment of Piers Malone (Ryan Cooper) a wealthy surgeon’s son, on a supposed date. He …
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