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FrightFest 2013 Film Review: Hatchet III

October 7, 2013
3 mins to read

“A gore-filled ride through the swamplands!” Victor Crowley is back… of course he is; that’s what he does. After barely surviving the over-called maniac in Hatchet 2, Marybeth (Danielle Harris) is arrested after walking into a Honey Island police station carrying what appears to be a human scalp and a shotgun. Interrogation reveals the aftermath …

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Meet The Writer Interview: Howard Linskey

October 5, 2013
6 mins to read

Howard’s debut novel The Drop was voted as one of the Top Five Thrillers of 2011 by The Times. Harry Potter producer David Barron and JJ Connolly, author of Layer Cake, are joining forces to produce a TV adaptation of The Drop. The follow-up novel The Damage was voted a top Summer read by The …

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Book Review: House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill

October 3, 2013
5 mins to read

“Scaled back ideas and scares!” House of Small Shadows is the latest book by one of Britain’s leading horror authors Adam Nevill. To date, Nevill has been called “Britain’s answer to Stephen King” by The Guardian and his output has loomed large over the British horror landscape for the last couple of years. Two of …

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Film Review: Escape (Flukt) (2012)

October 2, 2013
5 mins to read

“The ‘seen it all before’ feeling pervades much of the film!” Much like his foray into the realm of the slasher flick with Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey), the splendidly named Roar Uthaug shows absolutely no intention of deviating from the conventions of the genre he chooses to delve into here. While this approach worked reasonably …