News Round-up Week Ending 8 March

Enoch Coffin

Grimmfest open for submissions Calling all budding filmmakers, Grimmfest 2013 has opened its doors for film submissions. They are looking for terrifying, bizarre and downright brilliant films to showcase later this year. The closing date is 30 August 2013. For an application form or further details visit the Grimmfest website. Midnight Echo expands Down Under …

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9 Must Read Horror Articles – 8 March 2013

Bride of Chucky

Welcome to a packed Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week: Looking Back At David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers 6 Things Bride Of Chucky Taught Us About Love Opinion: Why Do We Run To Horror In Times Of Trouble? Clive Barker In Comics, Part One: …

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International Women’s Day: Women of Horror

To coincide with International Women’s Day we’re celebrating just some of the brilliant women who make horror what it is today. Keep on reading…

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Must Read Horror Books for World Book Day

Today marks World Book Day and what better way to celebrate than to recommend a few of our favourite books to you. With that said here are some of our top staff picks. Keep on reading…

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TIH 003: Splinters by Joseph D’Lacey Book Review and Son Of Porn by Joseph D’Lacey Fiction

Splinters by Joseph D'Lacey

In this podcast we review the short story collection Splinters by Joseph D’Lacey. Following on from this Richard Kellum reads ‘Son of Porn’ by Joseph D’Lacey, taken from Splinters. Splinters is published by Timeline Books and is available as a limited edition paperback. Show notes [1:20] Splinters review [2:09] Lenses [6:00] Themes in the collection …

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Splinters by Joseph D’Lacey

Splinters by Joseph D’Lacey is somewhat of a special short story collection for the eco-horror author. Not only does this mark his first short story collection – and what better way to commemorate the occasion than a limited signature edition from Timeline Books – but it’s a collection which spans eleven years serving as a portrait of the …

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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5 opens, as was customary with slasher sequels, with a flashback that leads into a loose justification of ‘why he didn’t die’. Before Myers is back, like a particularly troublesome yeast infection. Keep on reading…

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Twisted tales of serial murder: Adam Nevill, Steve Mosby and Stuart MacBride

Twisted Tales of Serial Murder was the latest in the highly successful Twisted Tales series of events, ably presented, as usual, by David McWilliam and Glyn Morgan at Waterstone’s Liverpool One. This event, taking part on 22 February 2013, focused on the overlap between horror and crime fiction; alongside horror wunderkind Adam Nevill were crime …

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News Round-up Week Ending 1 March

Maniac

Maniac Manchester Premiere Grimm Up North are proud to present the Manchester premiere of Elijah Wood’s new film Maniac on 7 March as part of a double bill with the claustrophobic thriller 247°F, which will be making its full UK premiere. The first 40 people who pre-book 2 or more tickets will get a limited …

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Chapbook offer extended

Joe & Me by David Moody

The chapbook offer on Thin Men With Yellow Faces and Joe & Me has been extended until Friday 8 March, 2013. It will not be extended again so this is your final chance to buy both books at knock down prices. Joe & Me by David Moody UK: £3.99 + FREE P&P EU: €5 + €3.35 P&P US & …

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