Book Review: Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons

“A fun-fuelled high-octane thrill ride!” Wayne Simmons’ bestselling novel Flu was serialised by Sirius XM’s Book Radio, and spawned a sequel – Fever. His work has since been published in the U.K, Austria, Germany, Spain, Turkey and North America. Here, he steps away from his horror writing roots and turns his hand to sci-fi, but …

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Interview: BC Furtney, December 2013. Part II

BC Furtney December

BC Furtney is the author of Scarla, Maimstream, and You, Me, and the Devil Makes Three, published by Comet Press, as well as the writer/director of Do Not Disturb and the upcoming Werewolf Rises, produced by Ruthless Pictures. He resides in a southern outlaw compound, off the grid and far from the bright lights. Just …

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Less is More: Short Horror

Edgar Allan Poe

My first column for This is Horror… hmm, what to do? I’m gonna go with ‘Less is More: Short Horror’ with the intention of focussing on short stories in the genre. As a kind of ‘getting to know each other’ piece, this first will look at the form and its suitability for telling dark tales, …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 9 December 2013

Welcome to Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles of the week. Once again we’ve searched the internet for interesting and notable articles for your reading pleasure. This week: Our Sinister Sisters: The Girl Monster On Screen Santa Showdown: Gremlins Vs. Rare Exports Remembering Michael Jackson’s Thriller – 30 Years Later …

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News Round-up Week Ending 5 December

Dredd

The Sleeping Room goes into production A three week shoot in Brighton for The Sleeping Room got underway on 4 December. The film is based around a call girl named Blue, who finds a mysterious room in the apartment of a client, a room that seems to hold clues to her family’s dark past. There …

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Competition Winners Announced

This Is Horror have recently concluded two competitions to win a copy of either Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons or Stephen Gregory’s The Waking That Kills. We are delighted to announce the names of the winners for each competition below. Plastic Jesus winners Darren Foston, Roy Young and Ade Couper. The Waking That Kills winners …

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Meet The Writer Interview: Matthew Pritchard

Matthew Pritchard

Matthew Pritchard worked as a journalist in Spain for ten years, mainly for the ex-pat press, but also for UK nationals. While resident in Spain he perfected his craft as a writer. Now living in the UK once more, he plans to write full-time. What first attracted you to horror writing? As a teenager I …

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Interview: Sean Hogan Vs Gary McMahon

The following interview/discussion should have taken place in a cosy pub over a few pints, but due to logistics it was conducted over a short period of time via email. The brief was for each of the subjects to interview the other, but in the format of an informal chat rather than a structured interview. …

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Interview: BC Furtney, December 2013. Part I

BC Furtney 2013

BC Furtney is the author of Scarla, Maimstream, and You, Me, and the Devil Makes Three, published by Comet Press, as well as the writer/director of Do Not Disturb and the upcoming Werewolf Rises, produced by Ruthless Pictures. He resides in a southern outlaw compound, off the grid and far from the bright lights. Just …

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Frightfest 2013 Film Review: Missionary

“An efficient chiller!” Anthony DiBlasi’s Missionary is the story of Elder Brock (a great performance from Mitch Ryan), a Mormon searching for families to convert. After a brief fling with what can only be described as a seductress/cougar, Elder Brock is dismissed and replaced by the seductress’s estranged husband, who is eager to atone for …

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