Category: Features

Halloween 2018: Horror is a Lens

October 26, 2018
8 mins to read

It’s often said the best way to remember something is to write it down. Repeatedly. Case in point: in a recent podcast conversation with Simon Strantzas we spoke about different kinds of horror, and Simon’s perspective, that “horror is a lens through which we see the world, and that almost anything can be a horror …

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Look Out For … Think Yourself Lucky by Ramsey Campbell

October 25, 2018
2 mins to read

“Campbell continues to scare readers with his unique ability to draw out the terrors of everyday life with easily relatable characters faced with horrific realities.” All David Botham wants is an ordinary life. He has a regular job at a travel agency, and a good relationship with Stephanie, his girlfriend. But there are things …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 22 Oct 2018

October 22, 2018
4 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: CNBC has a feature article on the new Halloween film, at a time of the resurgence of the horror blockbuster Film School Rejects list ten movies for lovers of cosmic horror …

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Look Out For … Devouring Dark by Alan Baxter

October 18, 2018
2 mins to read

“There’s a thin membrane separating crime and horror fiction, and Alan Baxter seems to have crossed that barrier, blending genres in ways that are organic, unpredictable, and thoroughly captivating.” Since his childhood, Matt McLeod has been consumed by a darkness. With a lifetime of experience in wrestling with this personal hell, he’s found a way …