Entity and I Didn’t Come Here To Die

Last month Simon Bestwick caught Entity and I Didn’t Come Here To Die as part of Grimm Up North’s ongoing double horror bill evenings. Find out what he thought to both. Review: Entity Review: I Didn’t Come Here to Die

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Review: NOS4R2 (NOS4A2) by Joe Hill

NOS4R2 is the latest book in the exciting and increasingly impressive career of Joe Hill, building on the success of his previous novels, Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. Keep on reading…

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Review: Lisa and the Devil

Thought by many to be Mario Bava’s most personal film, Lisa and the Devil came about because of the success of the director’s previous feature, Baron Blood (forthcoming from Arrow Films). Delighted with how well that film had done, Baron Blood’s producer, Alfred Leone, gave Bava carte blanche for the director to make whatever he …

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Interview: Greg Chapman

Greg Chapman is the author of the novellas Torment, The Noctuary (Damnation Books 2011) and Vaudeville (Dark Prints Press 2012). He also illustrated the graphic novel Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times, written by Bram Stoker Award winners Rocky Wood and Lisa Morton. Keep on reading…

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5 Must Read Articles – 22 April 2013

Rob Zombie

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: How Rob Zombie Is Saving Cinematic Horror Boris Karloff: A Retrospective What Videogames Can Teach Horror Movies Creepy Kids Of Horror Then And Now IGN’s Top Five Cabin …

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Interview: Claudia Gerini

Recently our esteemed columnist, John Llewellyn Probert caught up with Claudia Gerini the star of Tulpa, the brilliant celebratory pastiche of Italian exploitation which we were fortunate enough to catch at last year’s FrightFest extravaganza. Tulpa is released in Italy this month and plans for a UK release are still ongoing. Keep on reading…

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TIH 005: The Bay Review and An Interview with Conrad Williams

The Bay

In this podcast we review Barry Levinson’s found footage horror film The Bay. Following on from this we interview Conrad Williams, award-winning author of One, Decay Inevitable, Loss of Separation and the third This Is Horror chapbook, The Fox. Topics [0:54] The Bay synopsis [1:30] The effectiveness of found footage in The Bay [5:17] Was …

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News Round-up Week Ending 19 April

Knightriders

Last call for Lords of Salem Grimm Up North are hosting the Northern premiere of Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem today – Saturday 20 April – at Manchester Dancehouse. The event will also feature the chance to win the film on DVD and a home cinema system. Pre-book a ticket for the event to …

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Remakes: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly

Remakes of beloved horror films are all the rage in Hollywood and, unfortunately, most of them are bad. Really bad. However, with the release this week of the remake of the iconic Evil Dead looking like it may buck the trend, we at This Is Horror sat down round a very big, gothic table and …

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247 Degrees Fahrenheit and Maniac Review

Simon Bestwick was on hand to check out a recent Grimm Up North double bill featuring 247 Degrees Fahrenheit and the remake of Maniac, starring Elijah Wood. Find out his verdict below. And if you love horror cinema then you really should get yourself over to The Dancehouse tomorrow for the Northern England premiere of …

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