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5 Must Read Horror Articles 19 May 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where you will find upwards of four (five, to be exact) great horror articles on a weekly basis. This week: The Problem With Horror Musicals is Everything is Louder Than Everything Else Zombie Zeitgeist: The Influences and Culture of Zombie Movies Sequels and Remakes: Return of the Living Dead HR …

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RIP HR Giger (1940–2014)

Back in the heady days of my youth, the one thing I was determined to be was an artist. I loved drawing and painting (mostly the former), but the idea of actually doing those things for a living was nothing more than a nebulous concept in my head, something which was more of an unconcretised …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 12 May 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we collect the week’s best horror articles in the hope that some of you can’t be bothered to search the internet for yourselves. This week: AICN Comics: Remembers EC Horror co-creator Al Feldstein If TV Horror is Having a Moment, Why is Hannibal Floundering? When Nature Attacks! Pulp Horror …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 May 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: You’re Killing Me: The Driving Factor Behind 1970s Horror Genre Gut-Punches: The Death of Laurie Strode Rubber, Road, Brains and Souls: 5 Killer Car Flicks That Will Never Be Forgotten Why Horror …

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Bated Breath

Salem TV Series

I’ve been lingering of late, in hopes of bringing this column my thoughts on something new. The alternative was to go off on some shows I’m profoundly late to the party on. Thankfully, fortune shone on me in the form of two new series premieres. I was on Hulu the other night, looking for something …

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Less Is Never More – More or Less

Stuck On You by Jasper Bark

  About a decade and a half ago Keith Tyson, a conceptual artist and childhood friend of mine (who would later go on to win the Turner Prize), invited me to one of his shows. It was in a boutique gallery in a trendy part of West London and the place was filled with just …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 28 April 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror. You want great horror articles? You want the best the web has to offer? You want a toilet made out of solid gold? As Meat Loaf once sang, two out of three ain’t bad. This week: Horror: The Ugly Duckling of Cinema Up to snuff: Why ‘Found Footage’ is Good …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 21 April 2014

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. It’s Easter, and no doubt you’re all full up on chocolate, or if you’re a bit of a carnivorous sicko, bunny rabbits. What better way to celebrate Easter than getting stuck into these five great horror articles. It’s what Jesus would have wanted. Joe Hill’s Favourite Horror Villains …

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‘The Snow Child’ by Angela Carter

It may be the shortest story of The Bloody Chamber collection (it’s approximately 500 words), but Angela Carter manages to pack a lot into ‘The Snow Child’. It takes the theme of jealousy from its ‘Snow White’ origins and explores aspects of male power and desire, adding a heavy dose of horror to the fairy …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 14 April 2014

Welcome to Must Read Horror, the only place you can discover the best horror articles of the week whilst simultaneously wondering who the hell Adam Millard is. This week: The Ten Scariest Classic Radio Broadcasts of All Time Horror Spotlight: Mario Bava Part 1 The 10 Greatest Jump Scares in Horror History Gun Control: How …

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