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TIH 075: James Everington and Dan Howarth on Hotel Horror and The Hyde Hotel

TIH 075 James Everington and Dan Howarth on Hotel Horror and The Hyde Hotel

In this podcast James Everington and Dan Howarth talk about their new anthology, The Hyde Hotel, and talk about the appeal of hotel horror.  About The Hyde Hotel The Hyde Hotel looks almost exactly as you’d expect it to: a faceless, budget hotel in a grey city you are just passing through. A hotel aimed at …

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RIP Angus Scrimm. Long Live The Tall Man

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Angus Scrimm 1926 – 2016 Lawrence Rory Guy, also known as Angus Scrimm, and best known for this work in the cult classic Phantasm films by Don Coscarelli, passed away January 9, 2016. He was 89 years old, and still very active in the film and horror communities. Born in Kansas in 1926, the American …

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This Is Horror Awards 2015: Vote now!

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It’s that time of year again, friends. The This Is Horror Awards 2015 are now open. Please send your votes to awards@thisishorror.co.uk with the subject line ‘Awards 2015’. To cast a vote simply write the category and your vote for each award. You may vote for your top two in each category. For example: Award 1. First choice …

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Rise of the House of Dread: An Appreciation of Penny Dreadful

Rise of the House of Dread An Appreciation of the Showtime Original Series Penny Dreadful Penny Dreadful is the Saturday Creature Feature television series you didn’t even know you were craving. Combining the tales of Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolfman and Dorian Grey, Showtime and Sky hid out in their laboratory and cobbled together this shiny …

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