Rocky Wood (1959–2014) was the fifteenth president of the Horror Writers Association (HWA). Rocky passed away as a result of complications from Motor Neurone Disease (MND), also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease, on 1 December 2014. He was first diagnosed with the progressive disease in October 2010. No one expected him to leave us …
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Albion Fay available for pre-order Spectral Press have announced the release of Albion Fay written by author Mark Morris, with a foreword by Adam Nevill. The story tells of the disturbing happenings that take place during one summer at a peaceful and isolated holiday house. Morris previous works include writing four books for the popular …
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Jennifer Help Us “Jennifer Help Us is a story about a vengeful high school senior, whose violent kidnapping of a fellow student, collides with her town’s haunted house and its brutal past. The feature length movie was shot in the tradition of the late 70′s early 80′s style horror films.” Why we’re looking forward to …
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Look Out For… Feral Things by Erin Cole “A gripping horror thriller exploring the werewolf as protagonist rather than just a beast.” Terror has claws and sharp teeth, but horror breeds in loathsome minds. A monster possesses Jamie Fisher, one with claws and sharp teeth. After waking in the Nevada desert, not sure of who …
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To celebrate the release of David Moody’s new novel Strangers from Infected Books, we have a signed copy of the paperback version to give away to one lucky reader. As ever, all you have to do to have a chance of winning is send your answer to the question below along with your name and address to …
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Welcome once again to Must Read Horror. With Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Bonfire Night well and truly behind us, there’s only Christmas to look forward to this year. That, and four more editions of Must Read Horror. This week: Hellraiser – Making Beauty Out of Body Horror Noteworthy Performances in Horror: Piper Laurie in Carrie The …
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In this podcast we sit down with two award-winning authors, Jasper Bark and David James Keaton, to discuss horror, comedy and the link between the two. Topics [02:22] Interview starts and participants de-robe (yes, you read that right) [04:55] The physicality of horror and humour [07:38] The Thai cooking analogy [12:24] Psycho [17:45] Worst date …
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McConaughey to take The Stand? Matthew McConaughey is rumoured to be playing the role of antagonist, Randall Flagg, in Josh Boone’s adaptation of The Stand, by Stephen King. After much speculation it seems that Matthew McConaughey is tipped to embody the villain for the epic four-part saga, backed by Warner Bros. In recent years, Oscar-winner …
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Big Driver Tess Thorne (Maria Bello), a famous mystery writer who gets sidetracked during a long drive home from a book signing. After deciding to take a shortcut, she becomes stranded on a lonely New England road when her tire blows out. Thorne encounters another driver (Will Harris) who turns out to be a serial …
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As we enter the run-up to Christmas, we’re all getting ready to see and hear the excited chatter of the nation’s children as they gradually get ever more stoked on the natural high that is the season. Letters will soon be sent off to Father Christmas, filled with the requisite lists of toys and (these …
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