Fear Itself: The Complete First Season

Very similar to the better known Masters of Horror television series – both were created by Mick Garris – we finally get a belated release of the entire first season of Fear Itself. The thirteen episode series was originally broadcast in the US in 2008 and is a real diamond in the rough. Keep on …

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Win Tower Block on DVD

If you would like to win a copy of Tower Block on DVD all you have to do is share this post. Just drop an e-mail to Michael@ThisIsHorror.co.uk letting us know how you shared this competition, whether via social media, email or any other creative way (just keep it legal, folks!). Please use the subject …

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News Round-up Week Ending 22 February

Urban Occult

Urban Occult ready for pre-order Anachron Press have announced that the Colin F Barnes edited anthology Urban Occult is now available to pre-order from the Anachron Press website. The book costs £9.99 and features stories from Gary McMahon, Gary Fry and Adam Millard amongst others. Scanners arrives on Blu-Ray David Cronenberg’s iconic film Scanners has finally …

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Tower Block

We live in a scary world these days. The threat of terrorism is permanently etched into our subconscious and it’s not always easy to just get on with our lives as a result. Keep on reading…

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Jeremy Drysdale

Jeremy wrote Grand Theft Parsons and Battlefield 2. He co-wrote award-winning horror short The Other Side. A novel which he co-wrote is due for publication in 2013 and he has a horror thriller called Pink (which he wrote all by himself) due out in early 2014. He now primarily writes action thrillers for the US …

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TIH 002: Before Dawn Review and An Interview with David Moody

Before Dawn

In this podcast we discuss and review Before Dawn, the debut feature-length film of Emmerdale star, Dominic Brunt. Following on from this we interview David Moody where we talk about Before Dawn, zombies, the Autumn series and the state of horror. We reference the likes of The End of Alice by AM Homes, Taken, The Seasoning …

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The Dark Tower Companion: A Guide to Stephen King’s Epic Fantasy by Bev Vincent

Stephen King started writing the first Dark Tower novel in 1970, although a mass market edition of the first novel in the ‘cycle’ did not appear until 1988. It quickly earned cult status, apparently concluding with the seventh novel in 2004. King returned to the story of Roland Deschain and his quest for the mysterious …

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5 Must Read Articles – 18 February 2013

John Carpenter

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: 10 Best Horror Scores In Cinematic History The Web Of Fear: A Brief History Of Spider Horror Sell-Out Or Not: John Carpenter The Alien Franchise In Videogames: A …

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News Round-up Week Ending 15 February

Word War Z collector’s edition Cemetery Dance Publications have announced a very special collector’s edition of Max Brooks’ genre classic zombie tome, World War Z. The book has fantastic new artwork and is available in a variety of different versions on the Cemetery Dance website. AMC is bringing The Terror After the success of The Walking Dead, AMC …

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Before Dawn (2012)

Before Dawn is self-confessed horror and zombie enthusiast, Dominic Brunt’s first foray into filmmaking. Dominic found fame as Emmerdale’s longstanding vet, Paddy Kirk and has stapled his horror credentials to his sleeve as regular horror host of Leeds Zombie Film Festival. As a stranger to neither the genre nor the screen Before Dawn has all …

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