Category: Features

The Cutting Room: Humans

May 21, 2015
2 mins to read

Humans In the near future, the must have accessory for any home is a “Synth”, a robotic servant that is eerily lifelike. However, not everybody is convinced that they are the way forward, and it would appear that their fears are not unfounded. Why we’re looking forward to this: Robots have always been the source …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 18 May 2015

May 18, 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: It Follows and the Science Behind the Creepy-Crawlies Poltergeist: How Tobe Hooper Deconstructed the American Dream & Fueled My Childhood Nightmares 10 Great Found Footage Horror Movies for Beginners How Horror Lit …

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The Cutting Room: IT

May 14, 2015
3 mins to read

IT It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real… They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of …

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Tales from the Word Mine: On Reading

May 12, 2015
6 mins to read

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Philip K Dick

In the course of my job, I read a lot of books. That’s because, essentially, that’s what my job is. As a writer, it’s essential that you read as widely as possible, but it’s also an essential part of being an editor. And here, I’m not just talking about the books you may be working …