Category: Features

Exploring the Cold, Desolate Cosmos: Robert Aickman

September 28, 2016
8 mins to read

Writer and editor Robert Aickman described his fiction as ‘strange stories’, though today most would agree his works exists fully in the weird. At first glance, especially for the uninitiated, his tales would seem to lean to the gothic side of literature, but once readers take the plunge and invest a little time in his …

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AHS: Roanoke Chapter 2: Recap, Spoilers and Predictions

September 27, 2016
6 mins to read

So much optimism for the new season and second episode! Not for the characters, of course, they will all most likely and hopefully die a bloody death (Season 5 delivered a happy ending, this season owes us in blood). Optimism for gore and dirt and jump scares. American Horror Story has been incredibly shiny and …

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Look Out For … The Parts We Play by Stephen Volk and The Late Breakfasters by Robert Aickman

September 27, 2016
5 mins to read

Look Out For … The Parts We Play by Stephen Volk “The Parts We Play showcases stories written in different styles, settings and voices.” An illusionist preparing his latest, most audacious trick … A movie fan hiding from a totalitarian regime … A pop singer created with the perfect ingredients for stardom … A folklorist …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 26 September 2016

September 26, 2016
3 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: Stranger Things—The Best Adaptation Of A Novel That Never Was Petey Mongelli Talks Spooky Empire 2016 Seven Turns Twenty-One Interview With Cruel Summer Writers/Directors Fifty Young Adult Horror Novels …