Kev Harrison

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Searchlight: Story Engineering

January 16, 2018
4 mins to read

Some writers have an innate ability to see the form of their stories instantly. They know the scope of the story, the characters, the plot points, where and when it takes place, when to begin the story, all those crazy twists and turns in the middle, and how to end the damn thing in a …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 15 Jan 2018

January 15, 2018
4 mins to read

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: The Daily Beast reveals how Insidious has pushed the boundaries of horror Film School Rejects encourage a second viewing of the recent adaptation of IT Hulu sign a deal with Blumhouse …

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News Round-up Week Ending 12 January 2018

January 12, 2018
3 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Broken Shells, from Michael Patrick Hicks, out 6 February On 6 February, the new novella, Broken Shells, from dark fiction writer Michael Patrick Hicks (Convergence, The Marque) is released through High Fever Books. The novella is a story …

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Streaming Screams: Modern Television and the Cinematic Style

January 9, 2018
10 mins to read

We are in the Golden Age of television. There are more quality television shows running now than successful movies. Producers, directors, studios, and actors have noticed, shifting their creative focus to the glass box and away from the silver screen. Certainly, there are still great films being made, with a lot of the better films …