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5 Must Read Horror Articles 10 August 2015

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 Long, Lonely Walk: Hallways in Horror Films Here Be Monsters: A Personal History of Fear A Beginner’s Guide Through Hammer Horror From Dracula to The Strain: Where do Vampires Come From? …

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My First Thriller – Tim Lebbon on The Hunt

I’m a debut writer again.  This is very exciting, because for almost twenty years I’ve been trying to become an overnight success!  And now I have another chance. That’s flippant, but there’s also a serious point behind it.  Writers often appear on the scene, as if from out of nowhere, and their novel hits hard …

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The Cutting Room: Goodnight Mommy

In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is. Why we’re looking forward …

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Voluntarily Committed: My Stay in a Haunted Asylum – Part One

The lovely yet haunted Mayday Hills Asylum in Beechworth, Australia, looms over the township like a vulture, waiting for someone to die. In days past, it never had long to wait. Once a centre of misery and death, it now hosts businesses and contributes to the township’s tourism attraction. One of the events situated within …

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