The value of literary agents

  • March 28, 2012

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Shaun Hutson gives his no BS take on the importance of literary agents. Does an author need an agent?

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Demons Descend Up North

  • March 27, 2012

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Demons

Thursday 29 March sees Manchester invaded by flesh eating demons. Grimm Up North will be screening a double bill of both 1980s Demon films at The Dancehouse in Manchester. Laden with floor to ceiling gore and X-rated shocks, Demons was the brainchild of Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento and battered audiences into submission over twenty …

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Flash Fear by Samuel Bonner

  • March 27, 2012

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Today, we proudly present Skinny Legs written by Samuel Bonner and illustrated by Jan Moat. Skinny Legs by Samuel Bonner

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Prize Winners: Crimewave Eleven: Ghosts

  • March 26, 2012

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Crimewave Ghosts 11, TTA Press

If you haven’t won a prize yet, don’t worry there are many more excellent genre prizes to give away. Today six lucky winners have bagged themselves a copy of TTA Press’s Crimewave Eleven: Ghosts featuring stories  by the likes of Alison Littlewood, Christopher Fowler, Steve Rasnic Tem and many other brilliant authors. Here are the …

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Should the reader do all the work?

  • March 26, 2012

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Jasper Bark explores how much the reader should put into a story in this entertaining instalment of Injured Eyeballs. Should the reader do all the work?

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Doll Parts Falling Into Place

  • March 26, 2012

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Doll Parts by Wayne Simmons

This year will see the release of Wayne Simmons’ new book Doll Parts, and to celebrate Wayne has been releasing a few tasty morsels to whet our appetites. Firstly, the book’s publisher Snowbooks has released the back cover blurb, giving a bit more detail about the follow up to Drop Dead Gorgeous – ”Roughly 99% …

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The Mammoth Book of Body Horror, edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan

  • March 23, 2012

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A good themed anthology, especially one with the word Mammoth in the title, should be a mix of the old and the new, a collection of classic reprints as well as some new material for those of us who need a little bit more than just a re-read of old favourites. Illustrating very nicely indeed …

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Why every horror fan should attend a film festival

  • March 22, 2012

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John Llewellyn Probert provides a strong case for the film festival in his latest instalment of The Bloodstained Balcony. The Fun of the Horror Festival

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Prize Winners: Horns by Joe Hill

  • March 21, 2012

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Horns by Joe Hill

We have a real treat for the lucky prize winner today. It’s a signed and doodled copy of Horns by Joe Hill. This brilliant collector’s piece fits perfectly into any self-respecting horror fan’s collection. And, the lucky winner is…Tom Ruffles. Congratulations Tom, we hope you enjoy this fantastic prize. MICHAEL WILSON

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More Horror on the Airwaves

  • March 21, 2012

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Horror Channel

Horror Channel have announced their new Season of the Dead – four double bills of zombie films old and new. The Season of the Dead will feature five UK TV premieres in the month of April. The first double bill kicks off on 6 April with George Romero’s timeless zombie classic Night of the Living …

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