Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Tanith Lee – A Brief Retrospective Is Jaws the Greatest Horror Movie of All Time? Why So Sequel? The Endless Nightmare of Horror Franchises Why Horror TV Succeeds, And The Difficulty Of …
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FUBAR unleashed Cohesion Press have released the latest collection from Weston Ochse, FUBAR. This collection of war stories brings together Ochse’s war fiction and essays from over the last twenty years. It is the definitive word on Ochse’s military output and a must for fans of the military horror sub-genre. You can grab your copy …
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At the beginning of a work day, the American Belko company in South America is mysteriously sealed off and its employees are ordered to kill each other or be killed themselves. This starts an escalation of violence, where we discover the true nature of each and every Belko employee. Why we’re looking forward to this: …
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“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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