Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in:
- Wes Craven’s Horror Legacy: The Intelligent Slasher
- A Demon and a Gentleman: Dr Walpurgis and BBC’s The Vault of Horror
- Past and Future: Esoteric and Exoteric Philosophy in Weird Fiction
- Monster Mixtape: Attack the Block
- Toys of Terror #69
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Wes Craven’s Horror Legacy: The Intelligent Slasher
The Herald Extra takes a look at the life and works of director Wes Craven, who sadly passed away a fortnight ago.
A Demon and a Gentleman: Dr Walpurgis and BBC’s The Vault of Horror
Horror host Dr Walpurgis is the subject of this fascinating article from Colin McCracken.
Past and Future: Esoteric and Exoteric Philosophy in Weird Fiction
Nameless Digest takes a look at the evolution of the philosophy behind dark, weird, and horrific fiction.
Monster Mixtape: Attack the Block
In this piece from Tor, author Brian Switek discusses the Chav Vs Alien film, Attack the Block.
Toys of Terror #69
Fangoria’s Toys of Terror continues, this time taking a look at a 14” Godzilla figure, a fully-articulated Cthulhu from Warpo Toys, and Sideshow Collectibles’ animated Vampirella statue.
ADAM MILLARD
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