FrightFest 2013 Film Review: In Fear

“A pointless waste of celluloid in which nothing remotely important occurs!” A young couple (if two weeks and one date a couple does make) are off to a music festival in Ireland. The romantic/optimistic male of the couple, Tom, has already booked them into a hotel for the night. After all, one date entitles him …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 2 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: Santa Showdown: Silent Night, Deadly Night Vs. Black Christmas 5 Reasons the Horror Genre Will Never Die Embrace the Horror: Why PC …

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Meet The Artist Interview: Whiley Dunsmore

Whiley Dunsmore is a self-taught artist from Ireland. After many years of painting with traditional media such as oil and acrylic, he has now turned his attention to digital painting. What first drew you to horror illustration? My love of horror dates back to an experience I had at the age of eight. I was …

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Gary McMahon Competition

Where You Live

The good folks over at Crystal Lake Publishing have given us a paperback copy and two eBook copies of Gary McMahon’s forthcoming collection Where You Live to give away to our readers. Gary’s new collection offers 12 stories from his previously sold out collection It Knows Where You Live, 2 obscure reprints and four brand new …

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New Genre Publishers in Australia

It’s been one hell of a year for Australia. (Horror) publishing in Australia has been slow and steady, and seems to be focused on Australian authors for an Australian market. Absolutely nothing wrong with this. We need Aussie authors to be published in Australia, and we need them distributed and read in Australia. People like …

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Frightfest 2013 Film Review: Dark Tourist

“Taut, tense, and extremely gritty!” Every year, Jim Tahna travels to a landmark made famous by the greatest serial killers. He is a self-confessed grief tourist, and this year his fascination lies with legendary arsonist Carl Marznap. Shortly after checking into his seedy motel room, he notices a prostitute in the room next door, and …

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News Round-up Week Ending 29 November

The Innocents

Experience the horror of Ordsall Hall Grimm Up North and the BFI Gothic Season have joined forces to present their Ghosts double bill which will take place on 13 December. The event, which will take place at the magnificent Ordsall Hall in Salford, will feature a double header of The Innocents (1961) and The Others …

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Frightfest 2013 Film Review: The Conspiracy

“You’ll be talking about this one long after you’ve seen it!” Yet another found-footage movie, albeit with an original slant. Two filmmakers are shooting a documentary about Terrance G, a renowned conspiracy theorist convinced that most historical events were staged by a secret society for profit. After Terrance mysteriously disappears, it’s up to the documentarians …

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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: Cheap Thrills

“Awesome, funny, and bloody with great performances throughout!” Things couldn’t get much worse for Craig. Facing eviction, newly-fired, a newborn and wife relying on him to turn things around, he does what any man would: finds the nearest bar. While in the bar, however, he runs into an old school friend, Vince, and a wealthy …

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Frightfest 2013 Film Review: Odd Thomas

“This is a wonderful and fun film that deserves a sequel with the same cast!” For fans of the Dean Koontz novels about a short-order cook that can see and assist ghosts in passing over, this adaptation from Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) will please immensely. Anton Yelchin stars as Odd, the resident weirdo of Pico …

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