Ammonia-based glass cleaners evaporate quickly, giving the impression that the streaks in the glass are disappearing. They’re not disappearing—the paper towels scar the glass, leaving behind a history of each wiping direction, each stroke, each movement of the hand. Some people believe that newspapers are the only choice for cleaning glass, that the ink somehow …
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“Ridiculously Entertaining…” Nils Dickman (Skarsgard) is a snowplough driver in a remote Norwegian town. (And yes, his surname is considered as amusing in Norway as it would be in Britain, and for the same reason). At the start of the film, two things happen: Nils is named Citizen of the Year by his fellow townsfolk, …
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Lost Soul In 1996 an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1896 novel The Island Of Doctor Moreau was released to indifferent reviews, with many critics speculating that it could have been so much more. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau is the story of just how much more it could have …
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Tim Major is the author of Carus & Mitch (Omnium Gatherum). His short stories have been published in horror and SF magazines, including Interzone. He blogs about reading and writing at Cosy Catastrophes. What first attracted you to horror writing? Tapping into basic fears is a great hook, both for readers and for writers. I …
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“Dark, creepy and nasty but has its tongue in its cheek.” When realtor Kent (Powers) finds a clown costume in a house he is trying to sell, he thinks he’s found the answer to his problems when the clown booked to entertain his son’s birthday party calls it off. Donning the suit, he saves the …
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What Is Horror? Horror is an ancient art form. For as long as we’ve told stories around a fire, it’s likely a vast majority of those stories have been horror, or at least what we’d call horror today. Tales that terrify were probably used to educate the young in what danger lies ahead, and to …
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Look Out For… Dead Boys by Gabriel Squailia “Dead Boys heralds the arrival of a new and unique voice onto the scene.” A decade dead, Jacob Campbell is a preservationist, providing a kind of taxidermy to keep his clients looking lifelike for as long as the forces of entropy will allow. But in the Land …
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In this podcast Josh Malerman talks about Bird Box, the Horror label, overnight success, music, comedy, horror soundtracks, live readings and so much more! About Josh Malerman Josh Malerman is the author of the novel Bird Box and the novella Ghastle and Yule. He’s also the lead singer/songwriter for the band the High Strung. He lives …
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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: Evil Eighties: The Creepy Nursery Rhymes of Elizabeth Engstrom The 20 Greatest Original Horror Scores When Books Live at the Thrilling Intersection of Sci-Fi and Horror How to Make a Good Horror …
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Simon Bestwick announces new novel Simon Bestwick, author of The Faceless and co-author of the This Is Horror chapbook Thin Men With Yellow Faces has announced that his next novel Redman’s Hill will be released in December 2016 through Solaris. For further details of the genesis of Redman’s Hill, head over to the Solaris website. …
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