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News Round-up Week Ending 13 January 2017

Close calls

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre Independent Italiand news that caught our eye during the last week … Psychedelic horror Close Calls due for spring 2017 release When Morgan is asked to take care of her crazy grandma and subsequently consumes a cocktail of psychotropic drugs, her paranoid delusions ratchet up to the point …

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News Round-up Week Ending 6 January 2017

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre Independent Italiand news that caught our eye during the last week … Independent Italian Indie Slasher, My Little Sister, scheduled for April release Scheduled for release on DVD and digital download in April 2017, My Little Sister finds Igor, whose father died as a result of his younger …

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News Round-up Week Ending 30 December 2016

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New Richard Chizmar collection, A Long December, available now With a writing, editing and publishing career spanning more than twenty years in the genre, Richard Chizmar has recently had a collection of his short works released. Entitled A …

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Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell

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Known for heralding in the ‘Golden Age’ of Science-Fiction, John W. Campbell edited Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from 1937 until his death in 1971. Showcasing writers like Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, Campbell introduced the world to the pioneers of science-fiction. With a hard-scientific background, Campbell also wrote …

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Carrie Fisher: American Icon, 1956-2016

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Carrie Francis Fisher passed away December 27th, 2016 from complications due to cardiac arrest. She was 60 years old, and she was an American Icon. Born into Hollywood royalty, Fisher worked many years in Hollywood as an actress, writer, and producer. She also wrote several books which have been adapted into film and television. She …

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Tattered Tomes: High Toned Son of a Bitch: Stephen King’s The Dark Half, Revisited

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As we close out this year’s Tattered Tomes column, I thought it would only be fitting to cover Stephen King’s The Dark Half. It is the first of his novels to feature Sheriff Alan Pangborn, the last of King’s big books during my formative reading years, and probably my all-time favorite Stephen King book. To …

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News Round-up Week Ending 23 December 2016

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Retro-horror-inspired Beyond The Gates set for 20 February release After receiving praise at this year’s Frightfest festival, the retro-inspired Beyond the Gates has been scheduled for release on DVD and Blu Ray on 20 February 2017. The film begins …

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News Round-up Week Ending 16 December 2016

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Live reading of M. R. James’ Casting the Runes Nunkie Productions and Thomthom Films have collaborated to produce a filmed reading of M. R. James’ classic supernatural tale, Casting the Runes. Filmed in one take, by the light of …

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News Round-up Week Ending 9 December 2016

Hell-is-full

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Award winning zombie movie Hell is Full now available on Amazon Written and directed by Steve Hodgkins, Hell is Full was included in Maxim’s ‘top 66 zombie movies you’ve never heard of’ and also won a Tabloid Witch …

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News Round-up Week Ending 2 December 2016

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Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Crystal Lake Publishing release collaborative novel by Aaron Dries and Mark Allan Gunnells Crystal Lake Publishing have released a new novel, just in time for Christmas. Written as a collaboration between Aaron Dries (House of Sighs) …

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