Pre-order Thin Men with Yellow Faces by Gary McMahon and Simon Bestwick

We are incredibly proud to announce that the second in the This Is Horror Premium Chapbook series is now available to pre-order. Landing on September 22 with a special launch event in Manchester, Thin Men with Yellow Faces promises to scare, challenge and entertain you, but please do not take our words for it see …

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This Is Horror Awards 2012 – Public Nominations Are Open

Last year the This Is Horror Awards 2011 were a great success – we received votes from across the world and were fortunate enough to have our Awards covered in a multitude of media. This year we’re back and the awards will be bigger and better than ever. The first stage of the This Is …

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FrightFest Review: Dead Sushi

Dead Sushi

We kick off our coverage of last week’s extravaganza, FrightFest 13 with a review of perhaps the most bat-shit-crazy-WTF film of them all. For those who like over-the-top splatterfests like Tokyo Gore Police, let us introduce you to the world of Dead Sushi. Read more…

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Love – a new room full of fears

We are very fortunate to welcome one of Britain’s best and bleakest horror authors to the This Is Horror team, Simon Bestwick. In his opening column for the ‘Heretic Songs’ series he has delivered one of the most personal columns ever to grace This Is Horror. Simon speaks on love and the fears that come …

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News Round-up Week Ending 31 August

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Dexter Early Cuts: All in the Family animated web series The webisodes are narrated by Michael C. Hall (who plays Dexter in the popular television series), illustrated by David Mack and written by the producer of Dexter Scott Reynolds. They tell important stories from Dexter’s history. The eerie Dexter soundtrack and Michael C. Hall’s narration will definitely …

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James Herbert – Scream Interview Preview

Today sees the publication of James Herbert’s latest novel, Ash. This is the third and final novel to feature parapsychologist, David Ash, who was previously seen in Haunted and The Ghosts of Sleath. To celebrate the publication of Ash we are delighted to bring you a preview of Michael Wilson’s interview with James Herbert which …

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Meet The Writer: Joe Mynhardt

Joe Mynhardt is a South African horror writer and teacher. He has dozens of short stories publications, and also tends to a tome of stories, comics, plays and movies scrapping for a chance to be written. Read more…

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Ramsey Campbell, Gary McMahon, Simon Bestwick and Conrad Williams – Live in Manchester

Ramsey Campbell, Gary McMahon, Simon Bestwick, Conrad Williams

We are incredibly pleased to announce that on Saturday September 22 we will celebrate the launch of our second chapbook Thin Men with Yellow Faces by Gary McMahon and Simon Bestwick with a very special event. The launch event will be taking place at MadLab in Manchester from 6:30pm and will run through to approximately 8:15pm. …

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Review: Dark Mirror

When you start your film with an opening shot of the main character lying on a blood-soaked bed with their son, looking at a kitchen knife sticking out of their stomach, you’d better ensure that the remainder of the running time lives up to that opening montage. Unfortunately, Dark Mirror fails on nearly every level. …

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Review: Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3 sees the title character depart from his noir, hardboiled detective roots (as demonstrated in the first two instalments, where Max claps his way through drug lords in a gritty New York setting) and venture off into the sunset. Approximately nine years after Max Payne 2, fans are now treated to a completely …

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