Adam Millard

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RIP Sir Terry Pratchett (1948-2015)

March 13, 2015
4 mins to read

“DON’T THINK OF THIS AS DYING. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.” – Death, Good Omens Yesterday, eight years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Sir Terry Pratchett, one of the funniest and smartest authors of fantasy fiction, died at his home surrounded by his family, his cat sleeping beside …

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Book Review: The Devil’s Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth

March 12, 2015
5 mins to read

“An ambitious yet accomplished piece of work.” The Devil’s Detective is the debut novel from British genre stalwart Simon Kurt Unsworth. Unsworth has previously published three collections of short stories – Lost Places, the portmanteau piece Quiet Houses and Strange Gateways, which came out last year. The novel is the story of Thomas Fool, one …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 9 March 2015

March 9, 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: How Horror Franchises Redefine Themselves Over Time Blood on a Budget: Who Are the Women of DIY Horror? Lovecraft: Discovering the Man Behind the Mythos Horror and the Human Condition Horror’s Final …

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Film Review: Beyond (2014)

March 5, 2015
6 mins to read

“Beyond a joke!” There is no greater sin in storytelling than “it was all a dream”. One might be screaming “SPOILERS!” at this review right now, but there’s a get out technicality here. The reason “it was all a dream” is such a sin is because it entirely nullifies the story that preceded it. And …