This Is Horror

Final Destination ban

December 23, 2011
1 mins to read

The poster from the fifth instalment in the Final Destination franchise has been banned because it could potentially distress children between 3 and 5 years of age reports BBC News. The Advertising Standards Authority claimed there were several complaints from traumatised parents because of the poster’s graphic content saying that “it was likely to cause …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/final-destination-ban/

Review: Sparrowhawk by Paul Finch

December 23, 2011
1 mins to read

Sparrowhawk is the story of Captain John Sparrowhawk, one of the British Empire’s finest soldiers who is languishing in a debtor’s jail. He is offered a reprieve and chance of redemption in the form of the beautiful yet enigmatic Miss Evangeline. Sparrowhawk by Paul Finch

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/review-sparrowhawk-by-paul-finch/

Top 10 gifts for the discerning horror reader or writer

December 22, 2011
1 mins to read

A few days ago we presented our top 10 horror gifts under a tenner. Today it’s all about gifts for the more discerning reader. Do you have a spare $65,000 lying around? If so there’s something for you! If not there are fortunately a host of more affordable gifts, so do click on inside and …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/top-10-gifts-for-the-discerning-horror-reader-or-writer/

Win a lifetime subscription to Spectral Press

December 22, 2011
1 mins to read

This is not only an incredible opportunity to win some great swag from our good friends over at Spectral Press, but also a unique opportunity to have your Spectral style ‘ghost’ story published. This is a fantastic way to get your voice heard and kick-start your career in the genre. Very best of luck to …

1 comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/win-a-lifetime-subscription-to-spectral-press/

How to increase comic sales: Create a moral panic

December 21, 2011
1 mins to read

In my last column I suggested that there might be a link between declining sales in comics and the rise in status of the newly respectable ‘graphic novel’. The comic is no longer a throwaway item aimed at sub-literate degenerates, it’s a recognised artistic medium and a tool for encouraging youngsters to read. As a …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/how-to-increase-comic-sales-create-a-moral-panic/

Top 10 Horror Gifts: Under A Tenner

December 21, 2011
1 mins to read

Struggling for inspiration as the run-up to Christmas draws alarmingly near? Don’t worry Simon Marshall-Jones is here just in time to provide you with a list of horror treats for all your friends and family. Top 10 Horror Gifts: Under A Tenner

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/top-10-horror-gifts-under-a-tenner/

Flash Fear: Christmas Eve, 5.24 p.m. by Simon Kurt Unsworth

December 20, 2011
1 mins to read

We are incredibly excited to present both the second in the Flash Fear series and the second Christmas themed short appearing on This Is Horror. ‘Christmas Eve, 5.24 p.m.’ by Simon Kurt Unsworth is illustrated by Rich Sampson. Enjoy and do please leave your comments in the comment section below. Christmas Eve, 5.24 p.m. by …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/flash-fear-christmas-eve-5-24-p-m-by-simon-kurt-unsworth/

Win Horror Genre Prizes: Like Us

December 19, 2011
2 mins to read

Having built up such a brilliant following with Read Horror and See Horror it’s a rather daunting task to build up such an incredibly fanbase again. Fortunately we reckon you’re a loyal bunch, and failing that we’ve decided to entice you with some swag. A prize draw will take place on Wednesday February 1 where …

2 comments

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/win-horror-genre-prizes-like-us/

The Tracks of My Fears: Confessions of a Horror Movie Music Collector

December 19, 2011
1 mins to read

The soundtrack CD for Hammer’s 1973 production The Satanic Rites of Dracula arrived in the post the other day and as I removed its cellophane wrapper I realised I hadn’t heard most of the music on it for the best part of thirty years, which also happens to be pretty much the length of time …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/the-tracks-of-my-fears-confessions-of-a-horror-movie-music-collector/

Welcome to This Is Horror

December 19, 2011
2 mins to read

It’s incredible to think just how far Read Horror has come since its birth in April. What started as a one-man operation focussing on fiction has evolved into a seventeen-person strong website covering horror in all its guises. To describe it as an evolution, I feel, is accurate as we have always made little steps …