It’s rare these days for a movie’s publicity to get it just right but the advance blurb for The Tunnel, the new Australian found footage thriller, is surprisingly apt. Described as The Blair Witch Project meets Death Line (or Raw Meat on the actual blurb – presumably Australians saw that particular 1973 Gary Sherman classic …
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Grimm Up North Looms
The wonderful folks at Grimm Up North have not only announced the first three films of this year’s festival line-up but have also revealed that a small amount of highly discounted Early Bird tickets will be made available on a first come first served basis. The three films announced are a new HD version of the …
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Interview: Robert Lloyd Parry
Robert Lloyd Parry has performed a one man show of M.R. James tales since 2005 and tours his show up and down the country. As both an engaging performer and expert on M.R. James we were delighted to track him down to capture his thoughts on James as part of our continued celebration of his …
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Horror retrospective: Day of the Dead
A bare white room. Head lowered, Sarah sits slumped upon the tiled floor. She raises her head as John Harrison’s eerie synth score starts up. She takes in a calendar on the wall; rising, she stares at it with a strange, wistful smile on her face. It’s October; all the days in the month have …
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Interview: Guy Adams – Part I
Guy Adams is the author of the novels The World House and its sequel Restoration. He gave up acting five years ago to become a full time writer. He has since written bestselling humour titles based on TV’s Life on Mars, Torchwood novels and two new Sherlock Holmes adventures, The Breath of God and The …
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3 Must Read Horror Articles
This week on Must Read Horror Articles: Top 10 Worst Horror Villains Japan’s Haunted Forest of Death What is a novel worth? To keep up to date with essential articles and horror news throughout the week then follow @ThisIsHorror on Twitter. Top 10 Worst Horror Villains You may have seen a list of top 10 best …
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Happy Birthday M.R. James
Today would have been the 150th birthday of English writer M.R. James. Having written such famous and inspirational stories as ‘Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad,’ and ‘The Ash-Tree’, we decided to honour the great man by asking some superb writers and members of staff to tell us about their favourite M.R. …
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Distractions and the modern artist
Indeed, these are strange times we live in. Whether you’re a writer, filmmaker, musician, painter, or other, there are so many resources and so much technology at our Disposer—er, disposal (Don’t know that one? Hey, Google it.)—it’s easy to get lost in the crashing waves. Read more…
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Darker Minds Ready for Release
Dark Minds Press have announced their latest release entitled Darker Minds. The collection of dark, twisted, psychological horror stories features some of the brightest talent in the genre and has been edited by Ross Anthony Warren and Anthony Watson. Darker Minds includes original stories from Ray Cluley, Stephen Bacon, Simon Bestwick, Daniel Kaysen and Gary …
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