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News Round-up Week Ending 14 December

December 17, 2012
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Cronenberg Season Horror Channel will be screening three of David Cronenberg’s most twisted and influential films in a special tribute to the director. The season begins on 12 January 2013 with Shivers which will be introduced by The Devil’s Playground director Sean Hogan. This is followed by Rabid on 19 January, with Martyrs director Pascal Laugier handling the introduction. The …

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This Is Horror Awards 2012: Voting opens tomorrow

December 16, 2012
3 mins to read

It’s time, once again, to cast your votes in the This Is Horror Awards 2012. We will be unveiling the shortlist this time tomorrow and opening voting to the public. In the meantime here’s a note about the awards. We’ve decided to merge the Classic Soundtrack of the Year and Soundtrack of the Year award …

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Christmas Fiction: There’s Always Something by Gary McMahon

December 14, 2012
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Max fucking hated Christmas. He stood at the window, looking out at the night as it began to snow. His neighbours had gone to town with their decorations this year: several cheap plastic Santas, a scattering of gaudy neon angels, festive greetings spelled out in lights across the roofs. It was horrible. He hated it. …

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The Best (and Worst) Motel Horror

December 12, 2012
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Like two great tastes that taste great together, that genre we call horror and that lodging we call a motel seem to be made for each other. Now, to be fair, mere mention of the two in the same sentence introduces an 800lb gorilla into the room, and it would be ignorant to ignore it. …

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Review: Christmas Evil

December 11, 2012
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Oh, the early 80s, when slasher movies were all the rage. Arrow have unearthed a Christmas horror that’s also know as You Better Watch Out and has been lauded by John Waters as being the “greatest Christmas movie ever made”. Read more…

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10 Must Read Australian Horror Writers

December 10, 2012
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When I was asked to write something on ten ‘must read’ Aussie horror writers, I thought, “Hell, how can I narrow it down to so few?” I know many, many writers that I consider ‘must read’, both here in Australia and internationally. Well, here they are. In a random order, as well, to avoid being …

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News Round-up Week Ending 7 December

December 7, 2012
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The Way of the Leaves by David Tallerman

Fantastiq Takes Shape A brand new British film and TV festival has been announced for August 2013. Fantastiq aims to bring the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror film and TV together in one place. The festival will be held at the Derby Quad on 9-11 August 2013. Be sure to check back to This …

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Horror and the must read novella (and why they’re still relevant)

December 5, 2012
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The novella is one of those literary forms that I have admired for a long time – a quicker read than a novel but a fuller experience than a short story. In the mainstream publishing world, it appears to be something of a neglected format (although, having said that, in a relatively recent visit to …

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Win Zombie Flesh Eaters Steel Book Edition

December 5, 2012
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To coincide with the release of the brand new Steel Book Edition of Zombie Flesh Eaters on blu-ray we’re launching a very special competition in which two of you will win the aforementioned Zombie Flesh Eaters and one of you will also see your fiction published on the This Is Horror website. The Rules Write …

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The Muppets and Mahna, Mahna – the Untold Story!

December 3, 2012
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This is a story that’s never been told. It’s about the tragedy that dogs every triumph and the fallacy that underlies fame. It concerns a true entertainment icon – the Muppet known to millions as Mahna Mahna. Read more…