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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“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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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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“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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“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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“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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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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“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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“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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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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