“Whilst there’s nothing actually terrible about it, there’s nothing that special or original about it either.” The Haunting of Radcliffe House (originally entitled Altar, fact fans) is the latest film from writer/director Nick Willing, probably best known for the impressively bleak and rather wonderful Photographing Fairies (which really needs to get a good DVD/BluRay release …
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Look Out For… Through A Mirror, Darkly by Kevin Lucia “Suggestive and allusive, Through A Mirror, Darkly deserves a place on any discerning horror reader’s shelves.” Arcane Delights. Clifton Heights’ premier rare and used bookstore. In it, new owner Kevin Ellison has inherited far more than a family legacy, for inside are tales that will …
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“An accomplished final third which builds tension and excitement in equal measure towards the explosive conclusion.” Comparing an author’s debut novel to the work of an established author working in the same genre is a common promotional tactic publishers use to generate a buzz for a new book. However, comparing a book to three such …
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In this podcast John Joseph Adams talks about editing, work-life balance, heavy metal and much more. Check out our previous podcasts with John Joseph Adams. TIH 042: John Joseph Adams on The Geek’s Guide To The Galaxy, Podcasts and Free Fiction TIH 043: John Joseph Adams on Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, Anthologies and …
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“It was one of Kevin Smith’s own podcasts that generated the idea for this film, and perhaps it should have remained as just that – an idea.” After his interview assignment commits suicide, podcaster Wallace Bryton finds himself stuck in Canada until he can get the next flight out. While in the men’s room of …
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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: Out with a Whimper: When Horror Endings Disappoint The 5 Best Horror Comics On Shelves Right Now 8 ‘Poltergeist’ Scenes From the Original Film That Will Make You …
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R.I.P. Tanith Lee 1947-2015 This week saw the passing of fantasy and horror author Tanith Lee, aged 67. Lee was the first female winner of the British Fantasy Award in 1980 and subsequently won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story in 1983 and 1984. She also won the Lifetime Achievement Award from both …
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Scream Queens It opens in a flashback to 1995 at the sorority where something horrible happens. It’s a mystery that goes unsolved. Flash forward 20 years to today, and it looks like someone is out for revenge. Something horrible happened to a pledge and on the anniversary of that crime, someone is out for vengeance. …
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Look Out For… … Disintegration by Richard Thomas “Disintegration takes the reader on a journey through the dark and grubby side of contemporary Chicago.” In a brilliantly stylish breakthrough thriller for fans of Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho and Will Christopher Baer’s Kiss Me, Judas, here is the compelling tale of a man who has …
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“This is Johnston’s first feature as a director – and it certainly shows.” After catching her boyfriend in bed with another woman, Claire decides to pack up her life and move from sunny Los Angeles to windy Chicago. After a surreal experience at a rest stop, Claire misplaces her mobile phone, and to make matters …
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