Meet The Girl In The Basement Flu scribe Wayne Simmons recently celebrated his 40th birthday by releasing a new novella The Girl In The Basement through Infected Books. Kayley Sands goes missing after a night out in Manchester and finds herself locked in a basement with nothing but the demons from her past and a …
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Look Out For… Strange Gateways by Simon Kurt Unsworth “Strange Gateways looks set to confirm Unsworth’s place at the top table of British horror fiction.” In this, the third collection of horror fiction from Simon Kurt Unsworth, you will find tales of words that can corrupt a world, of hotels that are not what they seem, …
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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: Summer of Sleaze: James Herbert’s The Rats and The Fog 5 Horror Remakes that Sucked and 5 that were Pretty Damn Good Tales from the Video Store: My Afternoon with “JAWS” Hollywood …
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Horror Channel celebrates FrightFest To celebrate the 15th year of FrightFest, Horror Channel will screen presenter Emily Booth’s favourite films. Emily’s Festival Frights Season runs from 18 – 24 August and will feature some classic genre films. The season kicks off with Dread on Monday 18 August, followed by The House of the Devil on …
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“Ti West has stepped outside his traditional, supernatural approach to tell a story about religion and manipulation!” The Sacrament is the latest film from director Ti West. Following on from The Innkeepers (2011) and The House of the Devil (2009), West has taken the plunge into the crowded world of found-footage films. The film focuses on …
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Look Out For… Blow Up & Other Stories by Julio Cortazar “Full of tales that you’ll want to read again and again to appreciate their nuances and strangeness.” A young girl spends her summer vacation in a country house where a tiger roams… A man reading a mystery finds out too late that he is …
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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: Summer of Sleaze: The Universal Horrors of Charles L. Grant 13 Great Horror Anthologies The Stephen King–iness of ‘The Leftovers’ and ‘The Strain’ Stan Winston Week: A Look …
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Radcliffe grows some Horns The trailer for the forthcoming adaptation of Joe Hill’s novel Horns has been released. The film, starring Daniel Radcliffe will be released on Halloween. Shirley Jackson Award winners announced The winners of the Shirley Jackson Award winners were announced on 13 July. With nominees including Ramsey Campbell and Conrad Williams, the …
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Look Out For… Drive by Mark West ” A novella infused with the tension and fear of late night Britain.” When David sees Nat alone, late at night, she accepts his offer of a lift home. But, the streets at night are also alive with a gang intent on hurt and mayhem. A gritty crime …
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‘The reader is left firmly within the author’s grasp.’ The merits, or lack thereof, of utilising a prologue in a novel are a common topic of conversation on writing forums and study courses. However, when used well, as in the case of Carnies by Martin Livings, they can serve both to hook the reader and …
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This Is Horror Awards 2024: Public Nominations and… Hey, friends. Michael David Wilson, founder of This Is Horror,…
Look Out For … Strange Stones by Edward Lee… "The visceral abominations of Edward Lee and the literary cosmic…
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