Category: Features

The Cutting Room: American Horror Story: Hotel

October 8, 2015
2 mins to read

Set in Los Angeles, California, American Horror Story: Hotel centres around the enigmatic Hotel Cortez which catches the eye of an intrepid homicide detective. Playing host to the strange and bizarre, The Cortez is spearheaded by its owner, The Countess, who is a bloodsucking fashionista and also features two murderous threats in the form of …

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Look Out For… The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Gary Kilworth and Perchance To Dream: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont

October 6, 2015
5 mins to read

Look Out For… The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Gary Kilworth “The Ragthorn is an intelligent and erudite tale of obsession.” There were these two British writers, one lived in the country, the other in the city. The country writer loved to visit the city and partake of brandy and Greek kebabs in the local hostelry. …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 5 October 2015

October 5, 2015
3 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror. The internet has been scoured once again for the week’s best horror articles, and the results are in: The Visit and Other Accidental Horror Films Why Sororities are the Best Settings for Horror, from the Creator of Scream Queens The Horror and Violence of ‘Alien: Isolation,’ One Year Later Toys …

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The Cutting Room: The Witch

October 1, 2015
2 mins to read

William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with their five children in the remote wilderness of 1630s New England. When their newborn son suddenly disappears and their crops fail, the family begin to turn on each other and soon find themselves being torn apart by a malevolent force of black magic. Why we’re looking …