“The Fireman is a massive achievement in modern genre fiction.” As with all good writers, Joe Hill’s vision is expanding as his career goes on. Building on the success of 2013’s NOS4R2, Hill pushes newer, bigger territory in his latest book The Fireman. Harper Grayson is a kind-hearted school nurse, doing her best to hold …
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Infected Books Halloween Event David Moody (author of Hater) and Wayne Simmons (Plastic Jesus)are hosting a Halloween event at Waterstones New Street in Birmingham on Friday 30 October. Reprising their successful “Never Trust A Man With Hair” tour, the pair will sign books and answer questions from the audience. The event runs from 7pm until …
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FrightFest Halloween event announced The organisers of FrightFest have announced details of their Halloween event at the Prince Charles Cinema in London. The event will feature guest appearances from James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko and UK and world premières of numerous films including The Vatican Tapes, The Unspoken and Momentum. For tickets, check out the cinema’s website. Joe …
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Grimmfest Guests Confirmed The organisers of Grimmfest 2015 have announced a list of guests of honour that will be attending the film festival from 1-4 October 2015 in Manchester. The guests include Paul Kane, Dominic Brunt, Joanne Mitchell and Shaune Harrison. For full details of the festival, check out the Grimm Up North website. Lovecraft …
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Liverpool Horror Fest 2015 The 2015 incarnation of the Liverpool Horror Fest takes place tomorrow (Saturday 15th August) at The Kazimier in Liverpool. The event will feature guests such as Ramsey Campbell, Paul Kane, Barbie Wilde and Simeon Halligan of Grimmfest. The full line-up including details of the evening’s entertainment and tickets can be found …
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British Fantasy Award nominees announced The nominees for the 2015 British Fantasy Awards have been announced. The shortlists have been whittled down by the juries with some fantastic books and authors amongst them. Special congratulations go to Rich Hawkins and Laura Mauro for their maiden nominations along with Ray Cluley for his nomination for Water …
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R.I.P. Tom Piccirilli It is with great sadness that This Is Horror reports the passing of horror author Tom Piccirilli. The multiple Stoker award winning novelist, short story writer and poet passed away earlier this week at the age of just fifty years old. The thoughts of the staff at This Is Horror are with …
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World Fantasy Awards 2015 The 2015 World Fantasy Awards will be handed out at the World Fantasy Convention in November, this week saw the short-lists announced for all categories. Nominees include Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, Ellen Datlow’s Fearful Symmetries and Michael Kelly’s Shadows & Tall Trees. The full list of nominees is available from …
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FrightFest line-up announced The line-up for this year’s Film4 FrightFest has been announced. The festival has unleashed a massive array of films for the viewing pleasure of its rabid audience. The festival covers horror in all forms from foreign language films to remastered classics and the festival always pays homage to its British heritage with …
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Hannibal Cancelled Bad news for “Fannibals” and horror connoisseurs everywhere, NBC has this week pulled the plug on Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal. The third series, which is currently airing to rave reviews but minimal audiences, will be the last that the network produces. However, fear not, the internet is rife with speculation that one of the …
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