Adam Millard

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Meet The Writer Interview: Tim Major

March 19, 2015
5 mins to read

Tim Major is the author of Carus & Mitch (Omnium Gatherum). His short stories have been published in horror and SF magazines, including Interzone. He blogs about reading and writing at Cosy Catastrophes. What first attracted you to horror writing? Tapping into basic fears is a great hook, both for readers and for writers. I …

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Film Review: Clown (2014)

March 18, 2015
4 mins to read

“Dark, creepy and nasty but has its tongue in its cheek.” When realtor Kent (Powers) finds a clown costume in a house he is trying to sell, he thinks he’s found the answer to his problems when the clown booked to entertain his son’s birthday party calls it off. Donning the suit, he saves the …

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Antipodean Nights: What Is Horror?

March 18, 2015
5 mins to read

What Is Horror? Horror is an ancient art form. For as long as we’ve told stories around a fire, it’s likely a vast majority of those stories have been horror, or at least what we’d call horror today. Tales that terrify were probably used to educate the young in what danger lies ahead, and to …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 March 2015

March 16, 2015
3 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: Evil Eighties: The Creepy Nursery Rhymes of Elizabeth Engstrom The 20 Greatest Original Horror Scores When Books Live at the Thrilling Intersection of Sci-Fi and Horror How to Make a Good Horror …