Category: Features

Look Out For … Corpsepaint by David Peak

April 19, 2018
2 mins to read

“Cosmic-pessimism is Peak’s speciality, and when you combine that with the brutal aggression of a black metal band recording an album with a strange cult act, you know things are going to get pretty weird.” Don’t call it a come back. After years of bad decisions and a revolving door of musicians, black metal …

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Searchlight: Plot

April 17, 2018
4 mins to read

The Elements of Fiction Writing line from Writer’s Digest Books is hit or miss for a lot of writers. Much like any other kind of advice, you have to sift through a lot of points that may not apply to your style or way of writing to find suggestions that resonate with you on a …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 16 Apr 2018

April 16, 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: The Guardian digs deep into the revival of horror in Hollywood and discusses the wider implications for the film industry Bloody Disgusting offer up ten of the scariest made-for-TV …

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Look Out For … Compulsory Games by Robert Aickman

April 12, 2018
2 mins to read

“While all Aickman’s stories are excellent, it’s high time for a volume containing the best of the best.” Robert Aickman’s fiction is in a class by itself. His self-proclaimed “strange stories” are indeed among the strangest tales ever written. Within the pages of his stories, you will not find the common tropes we …