5 Must Read Horror Articles 23 February 2015

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Nightbreed: 25 Years of Enduring Horror Women in Horror Month: Gale Anne Hurd, the Harbinger of Mainstream Horror In Defence of… Alien: Resurrection, the Franchise’s Ugly Duckling Moseley Not Manson: The Saga …

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Book Review: SNAFU (Edited by Geoff Brown and Amanda J. Spedding)

“Consistent quality and extraordinary variety” SNAFU is the first anthology from Australian publishers Cohesion Press and is one that marks them out as an imprint to watch. Taking its name from an unofficial military acronym that you’re welcome to Google at your leisure, although be warned if you’re of a delicate disposition when it comes …

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News Round-up Week Ending 20 February

American Psycho

Grimm up North announce latest screenings Northern Horror empire, Grimm up North have announced their latest screenings for March and April. The Friday 13 double-whammy includes legendary films, Prom Night and Friday the 13th, with the double ticket priced at £8. For just £5, audiences will have the opportunity to re-watch cult classic American Psycho on the …

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The Cutting Room: Ash vs Evil Dead

Ash vs Evil Dead Everybody’s favourite chainsaw-handed, convenience store deadbeat is back to face off once again versus the nefarious Evil Dead. We say “Groovy!” Why we’re looking forward to this: You have to ask? Just kidding. The first two Evil Dead films are masterpieces of modern horror, and the third one was pretty good …

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Film Review: Doc of the Dead (2014)

What self-appointed horror fan doesn’t love a good horror documentary? We’ve been spoilt over recent years with the likes of Crystal Lake Memories and Never Sleep Again covering the adventures of Jason and Freddy, and film fans do love to find out little stories and bits of information from behind the screen. There have even …

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Meet The Writer Interview: Ricardo Bare

Ricardo Bare is a writer and game designer living near Austin, Texas. Currently he works as a game designer for Arkane Studios which released Dishonored in 2012. Ricardo started his career in the games industry working on the Deus Ex series, winner of a BAFTA and numerous other Game of the Year awards. Ricardo is …

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Look Out For… The Bones Of You by Gary McMahon and Tortured Souls by Clive Barker

Look Out For… The Bones Of You by Gary McMahon “A new release by Gary McMahon is always cause for celebration.” Adam Morris moves into a cheap rental property in the suburbs. He’s divorced and now only sees his daughter, Jessica, every other weekend. He’s a broken man trying to start a new life. When …

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TIH 031: Richard Thomas on Writing Disintegration, Short Stories and Narrative Voice

Disintegration Richard Thomas

In this podcast Richard Thomas talks about writing his forthcoming novel Disintegration, crafting short stories, narrative voice and his short story ‘Asking For Forgiveness’.  About Richard Thomas Richard Thomas is the author of six books—Disintegration and The Breaker (Random House Alibi),Transubstantiate (Otherworld Publications), and two short story collections, Staring Into the Abyss (Kraken Press) and Herniated Roots …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 February 2015

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: MIND MELD: Name Your Favorite Apocalypse or Dystopia! Tales from the Video Store: The [R]ite of Passage The Wonderfully Horrific World of Female Horror Writers 17 Moments of Movie Terror in the …

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Meet The Writer Interview: Iain Rob Wright

Iain Rob Wright is one of the UK’s most successful horror and suspense writers, with novels including the critically acclaimed The Final Winter, the disturbing bestseller ASBO and the wicked screamfest The Housemates. What first attracted you to horror writing? I grew up first afraid of horror movies, but then loving them. I love stories about people …

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