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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Midnight Echo contents announced Midnight Echo Issue 10 will be edited by Craig Bezant and will feature the fiction of Richard Farren Barber and Greg Chapman among many others. Be sure to order your copy quickly as the physical issues fly off the shelves. Pre-order your copy now from the Midnight Echo website. Halloween event …
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“Very watchable and enjoyable!” Welcome to Deadman Wonderland, a privately-owned high-tech prison and amusement park. Only Japan could come up with that combination, and as usual, they do it well. Ganta Igarashi (name reversed to match Western standards) is a student at Nagano Public Middle School #4 when his life goes to hell in one …
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It’s that time again. My co-favourite holiday always rolls up by surprise, even though we can see it coming from a mile away. There’s something about the blazing hot summer that seems to drag on forever that lulls me into a sun-baked stupor by the time October hits, and it’s tough to shake until …
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We are delighted to announce details for the launch of Chalk by Pat Cadigan. Taking place on Saturday 16 November from 6-8pm at The Big Green Bookshop, London, Pat will be joined by Robert Shearman, Barbie Wilde and everyone’s favourite horror host Jasper ‘Uncle Jasp’ Bark. This is a free event but it would be …
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“A good, solid ghost story with great performances” Haunter is billed as Groundhog Day meets The Others, and that’s a pretty good summation. Lisa Johnson (Abigail Breslin) wakes up every day to the sound of her brother’s voice crackling through a walkie-talkie (better than Sonny and Cher, I suppose). You see, every day is the …
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