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5 Must Read Horror Articles 31 May 2021

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to.  Without further ado: Puzzlebox Horror explore the roots of the folk horror sub-genre Horrified Magazine ask whether a horror film needs to be scary, taking The Awakening as their example Horror Oasis explain …

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Book Review: The Awakening by Brett McBean

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“Able to hold its own with other great coming-of-age horror novels.” The Awakening by Brett McBean is one of those books that gives the truth to the old cliché about never judging a book by its cover. It is reminiscent of the covers that proliferated during the horror boom of the 1980s. However, this novel …

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Review: The Awakening

Finally bringing the traditional ghost story back to its spiritual home after several years sunning itself on the Iberian Peninsula, The Awakening is undoubtedly going to elicit comparisons with Spain’s recent contributions to the genre. The Awakening  

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Stephen Volk Interview – Part III

The third part in our Stephen Volk interview has landed. Stephen Volk Interview

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Stephen Volk Interview: Part II

Click through for our second part in our three part interview with Stephen Volk, the man behind The Awakening, Afterlife and Ghostwatch. Stephen Volk Interview: Part 2

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Stephen Volk Interview Part I

Jim Mcleod recently caught up with Stephen Volk – made famous for writing Ghostwatch – but as you’ll discovered, that’s not the only thing he’s been up to for the past twenty years. Stephen Volk Interview Part One

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