“An inconsistent start to the Best British Fantasy series which features some blistering dark highlights and mediocre filler.” The Best British Fantasy 2013 is a collection edited by Steve Haynes and published by Salt. Yet despite the ‘fantasy’ title, both the content and editor’s introduction indicate a far broader stroke of stories. There are plans …
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I recently had the opportunity to watch David Lynch’s Eraserhead on Blu-ray. This was an especially momentous occasion, as I hadn’t seen this quite astounding surrealist nightmare of a film for many years. It’s a remarkable piece – definitely one of the strangest and most beguiling movies ever made, and I feel as if …
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“One of the best Lovecraft-inspired anthologies ever!” For the uninitiated, Fedogan & Bremer is a small press outfit that during the 1990s and 2000s rivalled Arkham House, both in the quality of the books it produced and the kind of writers it published. Beautiful hardcover volumes containing the reprinted work of the likes of Hugh …
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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: What Stephen King Isn’t Seven Prom Dates From Hell Who Are Almost as Scary as Carrie 5 Scary Comics to Suit Every Predilection Assessing James Wan Horror Science: …
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“As an answer to ‘Whatever happened to Danny from The Shining?’ it more than satisfies.” Sequels come with certain pre-conceptions, particularly in cases where the original has had a sustained period of success and is one of the defining classics of a whole genre. Add to the mix that the author is a worldwide bestseller …
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Sharni Vinson visits FrightFest Sharni Vinson, Australian actress and star of You’re Next will be at FrightFest Halloween All-Nighter on 26 October to present her latest film Patrick. The film screens at 21:15. To order your ticket, head over to the MyVue website. Time to Fear The Reaper Crystal Lake Publishing will be releasing their …
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“The best presentation of The Mummy!” The Mummy lives again! And on Blu-ray! Arguably the best film ever to feature a bandaged-wrapped unstoppable killing machine has been granted an extra-packed three disc DVD/Blu-ray combo release courtesy of Icon Entertainment, and it’s certainly a cause for celebration. In 1959, after Hammer had scored worldwide success with …
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“Excellent low budget British thriller that keeps you guessing!” Part of the fun of watching a low budget British movie and having no expectations from it is that you can never be quite sure what you’re going to get. At this year’s Frightfest it was the UK that gave us one of the best (Borderlands) …
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“Incapable of infusing any sense of suspense!” Opening with a quote from top banana at the Church of Satan, Anton LaVey (who has a technical advisor credit here – see also The Devil’s Rain), and a score comprising of a theme lifted from one of the more diabolical sections of Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, …
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Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. With Halloween creeping up on us like an evil ninja, there are so many horror-related articles to choose from. This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: Horror Comics Make a Comeback Top Ten Horror-Sci-Fi Films: A Primer and a Pseudo-History …
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