“These stories continually amaze and beguile!” Helen Marshall is a Canadian poet and short story writer; Gifts For The One Who Comes After is her second collection of short fiction, after the highly acclaimed Hair Side Flesh Side, both published by ChiZine. Marshall’s work is fantastical and surreal, with similarities to that of writers like …
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Book Review: Strangers by David Moody
“Dark, disturbing and visceral.” After releasing his superb Autumn novel back in 2001 David Moody became known as the premier British zombie writer, which is no bad thing given his innovative and intelligent take on the genre, but as he’s been keen to display in the last few years, there’s much more to Moody than …
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The Cutting Room: Crimson Peak and The Babadook
Crimson Peak Set in in the 19th Century, young author Edith Cushing is living together with her charming new husband Sir Thomas Sharpe in a crumbling mansion set within the mountainous, rural region of Cumbria in the north of England, where she soon discovers that he is not quite who he appears to be. Why …
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Less is More: ‘The Dancing Partner’ by Jerome K. Jerome
It’s been a while since my last column, sorry about that – various personal issues and horrors of my own. But here’s a new one, this time looking at ‘The Dancing Partner’ by Jerome K Jerome. You can read it here first to avoid spoilers. Jerome is probably best known for his comic novel Three …
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Look Out For… Within The Wind, Beneath The Snow by Ray Cluley and Discovering Scarfolk by Richard Littler
Look Out For… Within The Wind, Beneath The Snow by Ray Cluley “Promises to be something very special indeed.” Gjerta Jørgensen patrols the frozen coastline of Greenland. She is the first woman to do so as part of Slædepatruljen Sirius, an elite dogsled team pushed to the limits of physical survival, risking hunger, exhaustion, frostbite …
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TIH 023: Adam Millard on Bizarro, Splatterpunk, The Human Santapede and Christmas Horror
In this podcast Adam Millard discusses his christmas release, The Human Santapede, the evolution of his publishing house Crowded Quarantine, the state of bizarro, splatterpunk, Christmas horror recommendations and much more. About Adam Millard Adam Millard is the author of twenty novels, ten novellas, and more than a hundred short stories, which can be found …
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Interview: Helen Marshall on Gifts For The One Who Comes After, Poetry and Travel
So, for those of our readers who don’t know you, could you tell us a bit about yourself? Who is Helen Marshall? I’m a writer and medieval book historian, originally from Canada but currently situated in Oxford. I like shrunken heads, jetpacks, and single malt scotch. I’ve also got a new collection of short stories …
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Film Review: The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
“The Purge: Anarchy is a natural expansion of the first film which unfortunately proves too unwieldy for the director to keep a hold of!” The Purge: Anarchy is the new film from James DeMonaco and is the follow-up to the 2013 hit, The Purge. As with the original film, the central concept remains; for a …
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Terror Tots: Home Movie
Christmas is just around the corner, and many a family out there will soon be busting out the camcorder to document their happiness at this special time of year. Years down the line, these captured memories of smiling faces and playful delights will be replayed for nostalgia, mirth and (perhaps) ridicule. But what if that …
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