Kev Harrison

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Brutality At Its Finest: Crossing the Line with Violence in Horror

November 11, 2016
9 mins to read

We all know the scene. The madman on a killing spree, dispatching victims with every weapon they can get their bloody hands on; knives, scalpels, machetes, power-drills, chainsaws, you name it, they’ve got it, and the blood spatters the camera lens and we cringe and hold our hands in front of our faces and as …

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Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Laird Barron

October 31, 2016
9 mins to read

Ask any reader of weird fiction for their A-list of writers of the genre and they’ll invariably include Laird Barron in that list. When it comes to contemporary writers, Barron easily comes to mind as the most accessible, and the most able to set his own course. He consistently delivers the goods with engaging characters …

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News Round-up Week Ending 28 October 2016

October 28, 2016
3 mins to read

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Young adult release from Greg Hurwitz, The Rains, coming soon Best-selling author of Orphan X, Greg Hurwitz is to release his first novel aimed at the young adult market. Combining themes of zombies and extra terrestrials, …

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Every Day is Halloween

October 21, 2016
6 mins to read

“Well I live with snakes and lizards And other things that go bump in the night Cos to me everyday is Halloween I have given up hiding and started to fight I have started to fight” —Ministry Halloween, 2016 edition. In the Year of the Reaper, Halloween is a welcome diversion as we gear up …