Film Four FrightFest 2014: Friday 22 August 2014

The Green Inferno

After easing into proceedings with a rather hit and miss triple bill the previous night, it’s time to hit this year’s Film Four FrightFest head on. With six films showing on the main screens and another twelve being screened across the Discovery screens there is plenty of horror and genre filled delights to choose from …

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Film Four FrightFest 2014: Thursday 21 August 2014

FrightFest 2014

Now in its fifteenth year, the annual Film Four FrightFest is back once more to show yet again why it is so loved by fans and why it is considered to be the best horror and genre film festival in the UK, Europe and arguably the world. With around sixty-five films on show over five …

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Look Out For… A Long Time Til Morning by Dennis Etchison and The Spectral Book Of Horror Stories

Look Out For … A Long Time Til Morning by Dennis Etchison “Promises to be a veritable treasure trove of weird fiction.” Dennis Etchison is a master of psychological horror. Starting with The Dark Country (1982), his work has been critically lauded by mainstream publications and other writers in the genre. This is the first …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 1 September 2014

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: 7 Irish Horror Movies Worth A Look Ray Bradbury: The Best Writing Teacher You Could Ever Have Black Country Prophet: Joel Lane Archive 1 Horror History: The First …

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News Round-up Week Ending 29 August

Joel Lane

Gala opening for Grimmfest Grimmfest organisers have announced the lineup for this year’s opening gala. The two feature films shown will be Let Us Prey and Suburban Gothic. They will be backed up by short horror film The Herd. There will also be a Q&A with the stars and crew of Let Us Prey. The full …

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The Cutting Room: Jessabelle and A Good Marriage

This week in The Cutting Room we’ve got a couple of chillers for you. Jessabelle After surviving a car accident in which her fiancé is killed, Jessie (Sarah Snook) returns to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate. While there, she discovers several video tapes containing messages to her from her long dead mother, and …

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Looking towards British Fantasy Con 2014

Once again convention season is upon us here in the UK, but the main one I particularly look forward to every year is Fantasy Con, this time being held in the Royal York Hotel, York on 5–7 September. It’s where writers, editors, publishers, and assorted industry folk, as well as readers, fans, and bloggers, get …

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Look Out For… In the Light by S.P. Miskowski and I Will Hold My Death Close by Stant Litore

Look Out For … In the Light by S.P. Miskowski “A chilly sense of dread across the decades…” While fleeing from neighbourhood bullies, a lonely girl uncovers a dark secret buried near the abandoned ruins of a house mired in local legend. Ruth hopes the charred remains that she unearths will bring a bit of …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 25 August 2014

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror, your weekly dose of notable horror articles. This week: Ring of Horror #1: The Horror-Wrestling Connection 10 Dark and Disturbing Animated Films That Are Worth Your Time Daryl Dixon and the Importance of Gay Representation in Horror 5 Torture Porn Scenes That Will Scar You For Life Where …

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24 hours to guarantee a signed copy of Water For Drowning by Ray Cluley

We’ve been talking about the forthcoming This Is Horror release, Water For Drowning by Ray Cluley for quite some time now and we’re so excited to announce that it’s almost here. If you would like a signed copy of the book you have just twenty-four hours to pre-order. All pre-orders must be with us by August 25 …

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