Review: Kill Zombie!

  • September 12, 2012

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The denizens of Amsterdam are about to have a very bad day in directing duo Martijn Smits and Erwin Van Den Eshof’s Dutch horror-comedy Kill Zombie! – especially protagonist Aziz (Gaier), who finds one particular morning going from bad, to worse, to horrific. Read more…

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Can we really trust book reviews? (The dark side of online reviews)

  • September 12, 2012

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The stakes are always high, whichever game you find yourself playing where the competition is exceptionally fierce. From the perspective of bookselling and publishing, this appears to be especially so. There are countless authors out there, in both the traditional and self-publishing arenas, releasing the fruits of their labours by the hundreds every week, and …

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Review: Silent Hill: Downpour

  • September 11, 2012

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No one would deny that the past few years have been difficult for the Silent Hill series. Following the departure of Team Silent, the development team behind the first four instalments – the second of which is rightfully regarded as a classic of the survival horror genre – publisher Konami has farmed creation of the …

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Review: [Rec]3: Genesis

  • September 10, 2012

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[REC]3: Genesis deliberately jettisons everything that made the first two films in the franchise frightening and interesting within the first fifteen minutes. Read more…

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4 Must Read Horror Articles

  • September 10, 2012

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This week on Must Read Horror Articles: Resident Evil: Survival Horror vs. Action Clip joint: Clowns [Remember This?] When You Were Scared To See ‘Hostel’ Monstro Bizarro: Georgia’s Legendary River Monster If you want more useful links like the must read horror articles we highlight every week, then please follow @ThisIsHorror on Twitter. Resident Evil: Survival …

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This Is Horror Awards 2012 – A new award as requested by horror fans

  • September 10, 2012

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We’ve enjoyed quite the response thus far from horror fans worldwide sending in nominations for the This Is Horror Awards 2012 shortlist. Now, the good news is that you still have over the month to send in your nominations. The better news is that we’ve listened to your request for a brand new award, which …

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Interview: Atra Aeterna (Zack Mitchell)

  • September 10, 2012

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Atra Aeterna is the solo musical project of Zack Mitchell, who creates haunting, cinematic pieces that blur the line between electronic and neo-classical music. Influenced by the likes of Akira Yamaoka and Clint Mansell, Zack seamlessly melds subtle fields of static warmth, complex piano melodies and dark atmospherics into a bleak and ethereal blend of …

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Interview: S.P. Miskowski

  • September 7, 2012

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S. P. Miskowski’s supernatural horror novel Knock Knock is published by Omnium Gatherum Media and is on the shortlist for a Shirley Jackson Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Supernatural Tales 21, Horror Bound Online Magazine, Identity Theory, The Absent Willow Review, Other Voices and the anthology Detritus. She is a member of the speculative fiction group Wily Writers. Read more…

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News Round-up Week Ending 7 September

  • September 7, 2012

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Resident Evil 6 downloadable demo Capcom have confirmed that from 18 September there will be a downloadable Resident Evil 6 demo for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. In the demo you can play as Leon S. Kennedy or Helena Harper and explore the corridors filled with victims of the latest bio-terrorist attack in Ivy University. Players will …

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FrightFest Review: Tulpa

  • September 6, 2012

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Do you yearn for the heady days of early 1970s Italian exploitation? Of tales of faceless killers in long black coats and big hats despatching helpless victims in a variety of stylish, needlessly complicated and beautifully filmed ways? Read more…

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