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5 Must Read Horror Articles 27 April 2026

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:

NightTide Magazine explore female doubles in horror cinema

Brenda LaTorre, writing for NightTide Magazine, picks out three films to analyse the role of female doubles in horror cinema.

Dread Central look back twenty-five years at The Devil’s Backbone and Del Toro’s best frights

Dread Central look back twenty-five years at Del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone and his best horrors since, in this article by Anastasia Elfman.

The Lineup trace the myriad phantom hitchhikers haunting Britain’s roads

Richard Clements, writing for The Lineup, traces the many spots on Britain’s roads where phantom hitchhikers roam.

Bloody Disgusting share a personal essay on The Babadook and autism

Bloody Disgusting’s Brian Keiper, whose own children are on the autism spectrum, offers this personal essay on his experience watching The Babadook.

The Ginger Nuts of Horror sit down for an in-depth and unbelievable interview with Jasper Bark

The Ginger Nuts of Horror’s Jim McLeod sits down for an interview that even he probably can’t believe with horror author Jasper Bark, in which they discuss new release Harmed and Dangerous and much more.

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KEV HARRISON