“Hugely enjoyable old-school horror” It’s been a long time in coming, but in a world of vapid remakes and reboots, it’s actually nice to see a sequel to an original franchise for a change. Not that Curse of Chucky was that eagerly awaited by anyone. After the entertaining original, a fun sequel that featured both …
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The Elvis Room by Stephen Graham Jones is available to pre-order. As always numbers of the chapbook will be strictly limited. In fact, numbers will be much more limited than usual. This time we’re determining the print run on the pre-orders we receive with only a small amount of extra copies available. Speaking of limited …
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Christmas is almost upon us once again, but if you think all that merriment and silliness will stop us from finding the best horror articles of the week, think again. This week on Must Read Horror: Ho Ho Horrors – The Favourite Christmas Movies of Roger Corman, Mick Garris, Neil Gaiman, and More! Top Ten …
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Europe in Autumn arrives Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson is the latest release from Solaris. The novel is a dystopian espionage thriller set in a nightmarish futuristic Europe and will be released in the UK on 13 February 2014, with the American release coming on 29 January 2014. Gary McMahon knows where you live …
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We recently caught up with Wayne Simmons, the bestselling author of Flu. Wayne’s work has been published in the U.K, Austria, Germany, Spain, Turkey and North America. What attracted you to writing horror – did a particular author influence you? I’ve been a fan of horror all my life, I guess. First memories include …
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Not only is Simeon Halligan the director behind 2010’s Splintered and the forthcoming White Settlers but he’s also one of the main masterminds behind Grimmfest. This year Grimmfest has teamed up with the BFI to present a season of gothic films in some of the English north-west’s most atmospheric buildings. Recently he kindly took some …
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“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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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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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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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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