“Pretty enjoyable while it lasts.” There is an unspoken transaction that often takes place between creature features with a less-than-Hollywood budget and their viewers. The transaction goes thusly: the makers of said movie use good old fashioned, honest-to-goodness practical effects to create their monsters. This can be for many reasons; they could for example have …
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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: Examining the Critical Reaction to The Thing 5 Horror Movie Endings That Defy Basic Logic Please Stop Killing the Dog Edgar Allan …
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There is a lot of talk amongst the Horrorati at the moment about Quiet Horror. A sub-genre that seems to mainly concern itself with timid vampires and shy werewolves whose worst crimes would appear to be dropping a thigh bone in the school library or letting one rip during the two minute silence on Remembrance …
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FrightFest Glasgow tickets on sale Tickets for the Frightfest event in Glasgow have been released at 10am this morning. The event will feature the films Wolf Creek 2, Almost Human and a conversation with Ti West among other screenings. Tickets are available from the FrightFest website now. William Meikle’s Samurai cuts readers Crystal Lake Publishing …
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In this podcast Dan Howarth interviews Simon Kurt Unsworth, the author of Quiet Houses and the forthcoming horror novel The Sorrowful. Simon talks about writing, the editorial process, literary agents, small and large presses, film adaptations and his career to-date. Topics [01:25] Simon Kurt Unsworth’s back catalogue [04:46] The Sorrowful [08:45] Having a literary agent’s input [13:10] Moving …
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Dean M Drinkel is a published writer and editor who compiled and edited the short story anthologies Phobophobia and Demonologica Biblica. He is also a poet, theatre writer and director and an award winning horror filmmaker. He lives in London and has recently published The Bestiarum Vocabulum, a follow-up to Demonologica Biblica, through Western Legends …
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Bob Pastorella lives in Southeast Texas. He is the author of ‘To Watch Is Madness’, and has been featured in Warmed & Bound: A Velvet Anthology, In Search of A City: Los Angeles In 1000 Words, and the Booked. Anthology. Bob’s short fiction has appeared in numerous publications and he is currently writing a Horror/Crime …
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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: The Real Madame Lalaurie & Other Legends From American Horror Story: Coven The 9 Best Satanic Cults in History Nightmare Royale #10: Horror and Shit (On the Mind-Blowing …
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The Black Dawn becomes visible The artwork for The Book of the Crowman, the final part of Joseph D’Lacey’s Black Dawn saga has been released ahead of the book’s release date of 25 February. Be sure to check back to This Is Horror for the final verdict on the book. A very Bloody Homecoming A high …
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In this podcast we review The Booked. Anthology whilst also interviewing the anthologists Livius Nedin and Robb Olson. Topics [01:30] Origins of the Booked Anthology [04:00] A mix of genres within the anthology [14:22] The editorial process [16:30] LitReactor [19:45] Favourite Booked Anthology stories [32:35] Compiling the stories [39:05] A few good British anthologies [42:00] …
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