Cabin Fever

I recently did something that I’ve always dreamt about doing; I rented a little cabin in a forest and hunkered down for a month of uninterrupted writing. As a city girl, I’ve always been attracted to the idea of wilderness and isolation. My favourite stories involve characters on the periphery of the civilised world, in …

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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: Banshee Chapter 3D

Banshee Chapter

“Genuinely creepy; the fact that these experimental drugs exist adds an unsettling air to proceedings!” Based on real documents, Banshee Chapter tells the story of an internet journalist’s investigation into the U.S government’s testing of a mind-altering drug in 1963. Since nobody appears to have the sense to leave these occurrences well alone, we’re invited …

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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: I Spit On Your Grave 2

“The unnecessary sequel to the 2010 remake!” What do you do when a film is successful? Remake it, of course. And when the remake does well? You release a sequel/rehash, throw in a new location and a brand new gang of asshole rapists, and Bob’s your mother’s brother. I Spit on Your Grave 2 is …

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Joel Lane

Joel Lane

The first call came at about six o’clock last night, just as I was about to start making dinner. It was Ramsey Campbell, who’d never rung me before. He sounded subdued, speaking more slowly than usual. The way people do when something terrible’s happened. He’d called about a piece of news that was already spreading …

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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: The Last Days

“It’s moving, clever, and the effects are stunning!” When a strange epidemic known only as ‘The Panic’ spreads across the globe, rendering everyone hyper-sensitive and agoraphobic, millions of people are trapped in their homes and workplaces. Marc was in his office when it struck, and has remained there for three months. Realising that now is …

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Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons Competition

Plastic Jesus

This Is Horror are delighted to announce that we have three copies of Wayne Simmons’ superb new novel Plastic Jesus to give away to our loyal readers. All you have to do to win is to answer the simple question below and send your name, address and contact phone number to news@thisishorror.co.uk. Which zombie author appeared …

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The Waking That Kills by Stephen Gregory Competition

The Waking That Kills

This Is Horror are delighted to announce that we have three copies of Stephen Gregory’s fantastic new novel The Waking That Kills to give away to our lovely readers. All you have to do to win is to answer the simple question below and send your name, address and contact phone number to news@thisishorror.co.uk. Who …

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All Four Year One Chapbooks available at a bargain price and Chalk by Pat Cadigan on Kindle

Year One This Is Horror chapbooks

If you’re looking for Christmas gifts then we may just have the thing for you. We’re practically giving away our year one chapbooks at just £15 for all four limited signature edition chapbooks. We have also slashed the price for year one chapbooks for our US, EU and ROW customers. For those wanting to read …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 25 November 2013

Welcome to this week’s edition of Must Read Horror, your one-stop shop for the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week: The Best and Worst Survival Horror Games of the Generation Even More Fun Horror Movies That Received Rotten Reviews The 5 Most Embarrassing Horror Sequels The Good, The Bad, and The …

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News Round-up Week Ending 24 November

Lurker

Something is lurking… DarkFuse have announced the release of Gary Fry’s new novella Lurker. A story of grief, loss and evil, the novella is available now as an eBook from the DarkFuse website. Scavengers heads to DVD In a far away corner of the galaxy, a small crew battle for the fate of humanity in …

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