Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror, where we bring you the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week: Edgar Allan Poe and the Cult of the Unusual 20 facts about The Thing that might leave you suspiciously eyeing your dog The feature that dripped blood – Horror Anthologies Land of Shadow …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-read-horror-articles-28-january-2013/
Soldiers of the Damned takes shape Safecracker Pictures have announced their first feature film, Soldiers of the Damned, a second world war shocker set in Eastern Europe. The film begins shooting in the Spring and we will bring more news as and when it appears. Doctor Who writer heads Up North An extra treat for those …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-roundup-week-25-january/
Welcome to Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles of the week. Once again we’ve searched the internet for interesting and notable articles for your reading pleasure. This week: If they made horror – Hypothetical horror films from 8 non-horror directors William Castle’s five top movie gimmicks Is it time to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-read-horror-articles-21-january-2013/
The last couple of years have seen a boom in possession and exorcism films, with a sliding scale in quality, of which Lionsgate’s release of The Possession falls somewhere in the middle. Keep on reading…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/review-possession/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/interview-michael-kelly/
Grimm Up North Double Bills Grimm Up North bring January to a close with a trio of excellent double bills in Manchester. They include Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Last House on the Left on 23 January, Towerblock and Hollow on 26 January and Mon Ami and Chop on 31 January. Tickets are available from the Grimm Up North website. We Are Monsters Takes Shape US …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-roundup-week-18-january/
What first attracted you to horror writing? I think the thing that first really grabbed my attention was The Amityville Horror (1979). I’d be about eighteen, and I was deeply fascinated by the dark house, the bad place: the grim outline on the hill in Psycho, the labyrinthine nightmare of Gormenghast, the abandoned pier in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/interview-simon-maginn/
The release of Steve Kostanski’s quite marvellous Manborg, soon to be reviewed elsewhere on the This Is Horror site by my good self, has this month had me thinking about the movies that inspired it, and the circumstances under which I discovered them. Keep on reading…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/80s-horror-cinema-empire-eighties/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/review-magic-an-anthology-of-the-esoteric-and-arcane-edited-by-jonathan-oliver/
Found footage, the concept of using discovered footage left behind by dead or missing protagonists, has been around in horror since it was used in Cannibal Holocaust in the 80s. After The Blair Witch Project’s cinema release in 1999, there has been a resurgence of this style of film in horror, pushed further along in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/review-grave-encounters/
5 Must Read Horror Articles 25 November 2024 Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet…
News Round-up Week Ending 22 November 2024 Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news…
5 Must Read Horror Articles 11 November 2024 Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet…
TIH 591: Brian Asman on Good Dogs, Werewolves and… In this podcast, Brian Asman talks about Good Dogs, werewolves and…
TIH 590: Chuck Palahniuk on Shock Induction,… In this podcast, Chuck Palahniuk talks about Shock Induction, psychedelics,…