Dan Howarth

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Tulpa Takes Shape

Tulpa

Filming has begun for the third film from acclaimed Italian director Federico Zampalione, entitled Tulpa. Starring award winning actress Claudia Gerini in the leading role, Tulpa is the story of Lisa Boeri – a successful businesswoman with a penchant for sleazy sex clubs. When some of her lovers end up horribly murdered she decides to …

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Grimm Forecast for Spring

Grimm Up North

The lovely people at Grimm Up North have announced a whole raft of horror screenings that will keep us Northern horror fans entertained throughout Spring and early Summer. The line-up of events is as follows:- Friday 13 April 2012 – Supernatural Double Bill (@ The Burgess Foundation) Grave Encounters – Catch some brand new found …

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Strippers Bite Back!

Strippers vs Werewolves

Next month sees the release of one of the more outrageous British horror films of recent times. Unleashed into cinemas on 27 April, Strippers vs Werewolves promises to be fun for fans of both lupine horror and scantily clad, gorgeous women. Starring a host of familiar British names, Strippers vs Werewolves takes actors from the soaps …

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Silent Voices Are Beginning To Whisper…

Silent Voices

This Is Horror award-winning author Gary McMahon cordially extends an invitation for you to join him back in the Concrete Grove, the terrifying estate where nightmares become reality. Solaris have announced that the second instalment in McMahon’s urban trilogy, Silent Voices is due to be released in the UK on 12 April. However our American …

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The Living Dead Invade Blu-Ray

Return of the Living Dead

This June sees one of the classic zombie films make its bow on Blu-Ray. Dan O’Bannon’s cult 80’s masterpiece The Return of the Living Dead will be released as a special edition double DVD and as a steelbook packaged Blu-Ray. Both editions are crammed full of extra features that will gorehounds will really appreciate. The …

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Hush Finds A New Home On Kindle

Hush

February has seen the re-release of Gavin Williams and Tim Lebbon’s co-written dark fantasy novel Hush as an e-book. After being out of print for several years this chilling tale of post-apocalyptic fantasy is now available and ready to be unleashed on a whole new generation of readers. Hush is the story of Jacob and …

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The Crow Will Fly In April

Crow's Zero

Japanese horror flick Crow’s Zero will be released on DVD in the UK on 9 April. The latest offering from controversial director Takashi Miike is billed as the Japanese take on Fight Club and promises to be as visceral as his previous offerings Audition and Ichi The Killer. The story is based on the bestselling …

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A Sneak Peak At Spectral

Spectral Press

In addition to announcing the paperback version of The Respectable Face of Tyranny, the lovely folks at Spectral Press have made the first chapter of the highly anticipated novella from Gary Fry available on their website. We here at This Is Horror highly recommend that you check out the sample chapter and pick up a …

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Remembering The Dead

Surviving The Dead

Following up from the success of his film The Dead, director/producer Howard J Ford has written a thorough and honest account of the trials and tribulations of making the cult hit film. Surviving The Dead tracks the Ford brother’s filmmaking journey through testimonials and on-set pictures that get under the skin of the cinematic processes …

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Something Fishy Up North

Sharktopus

The guys at Grimm Up North have put together another intriguing night of horror cinema for the delectation of horror fans in the North of England. The latest instalment in their line-up of events is the Roger Corman Double Bill on 16 March. The first film in the double bill is Corman’s World, an in-depth …

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