News Round-up Week Ending 30 May

The Sacrament

The Sacrament hits UK cinemas Ti West’s latest film, The Sacrament is released on 6 June as a limited theatrical release and also on VOD in the UK. The film is helmed by The Innkeepers director Ti West and produced by Hostel director Eli Roth. The story centres on two media correspondents documenting their friend’s search for …

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Game of Thrones: Where ‘Supernatural’ Rarely Means ‘Horror’

DISCLAIMER: This piece contains minor spoilers since it is near-impossible to discuss GoT without including specifics. Be warned! CAVEAT: I am a great fan of GoT and anticipate it being aired each week; even so, this article addresses an element of the show that has irked since Season One. There is, I’ll admit, something unsettling …

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Look Out For… Dark Entries by Robert Aickman and Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

Dark Entries by Robert Aickman “A very eccentric, British version of Kafka!“ Aickman’s stories are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. Dark Entries …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 May 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we collect the five best horror articles of the week, put them in no particular order, and then expect you to read them. This week: Why Today’s Best Horror Films Come From Australia Must See Horror Films of the 1970s – Part Two HR Giger: Against the Gigeresque Is …

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News Round-up Week Ending 23 May

The Strain

13 Sins heads to DVD 13 Sins is the latest film from the director of The Last Exorcism Jason Blum, and stars Sons of Anarchy alumni Ron Perlman. The plot centres on a young couple, hard up and with a baby on the way. They are offered a chance to win $6 million to star …

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Behind The Sound Interview: Matthew Llewellyn

What was the first soundtrack or composition that you listened to and how did it affect you? It’s hard to say because I’ve been listening to music for my entire life. My mom always likes to tell stories about playing Mozart in my room when I was a baby, haha. I think the first time …

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Look Out For… Reaping The Dark by Gary McMahon and The Three by Sarah Lotz  

Reaping The Dark by Gary McMahon “What would happen if James Sallis wrote a Dennis Wheatley story?”  A streetwise getaway driver… A drug raid that ends in bloodshed… A violent criminal hell-bent on revenge… A secret order of occultists… And something summoned from the darkest depths of nightmare. Who will survive this long, dark night, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 May 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where you will find upwards of four (five, to be exact) great horror articles on a weekly basis. This week: The Problem With Horror Musicals is Everything is Louder Than Everything Else Zombie Zeitgeist: The Influences and Culture of Zombie Movies Sequels and Remakes: Return of the Living Dead HR …

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News Round-up Week Ending 16 May

Walking Dead

Trailer emerges for V/H/S Viral The trailer for the third film in the V/H/S series has been released for your viewing pleasure. After ditching the video tape premise, the film will feature protagonists on the hunt for the next viral internet phenomenon. There is no release date for the film as yet. This Is Horror …

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Pre-order the next This Is Horror chapbook: Water For Drowning by Ray Cluley

Water for Drowning by Ray Cluley

After the sellout success of The Elvis Room by Stephen Graham Jones we’re delighted to announce the seventh chapbook in the This Is Horror series: Water For Drowning by the award-winning Ray Cluley. Once again the man responsible for the sensational cover art is Pye Parr. Ray has had a vast amount of critically acclaimed stories in magazines and anthologies …

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