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Film Review: Sawney: Flesh of Man

Sawney: Flesh Of Man

  “Gruesome, visceral, blackly funny and harrowing!” For those unfamiliar with the legend, Sawney Bean was a possibly-mythical, possibly-real Scottish cannibal who, along with his wife,and raised a family of equally murderous children and (via incest) grandchildren. They lived in a cave and preyed on unwary travellers, who they robbed, killed and ate. Eventually they …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 September 2013

The Girl Next Door Ruth Chandler

Welcome to Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles of the week. Once again we’ve searched the internet for interesting and notable articles for your reading pleasure. This week: Where Have All of the Good Horror Themes Gone? War May Lead to Increase in Zombie Movie Production Bad Dads: Ten of …

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Howard Linskey, Alison Littlewood, Sarah Pinborough and Jasper Bark invade Coventry Library

It’s been a few months since our last live event but we rather think this one is more than worth the wait. Introducing an afternoon with three of the finest writers in the UK, Howard Linskey, Alison Littlewood and Sarah Pinborough, hosted by the charismatic voice of horror, Mr. Jasper Bark. Taking place on Saturday …

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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead

Abandoned phone

Recently, I went to a movie with my wife and noticed a strange thing. It started with the fidgety guy to my right and fanned out like Wildfire Tommy Rich (obscure wrestling reference) from there. It was almost as if the guy unwittingly pulled the pin on an attention deficit grenade, sucking a large portion …

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