Category: Features

Facebook’s Witch Hunt: Horror, social media, and bullying.

  • June 9, 2013

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Recent events played out on Facebook that have the potential to change the face of social media marketing for publishers and writers of horror. As they say on reality TV, this could change the game forever. Keep on reading…

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The history of the ghost story and what makes a great tale

  • June 6, 2013

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As many of you will know by now, my day job is running a small publishing imprint called Spectral Press. Furthermore, as its name implies, it concentrates (mostly) on fiction of the supernatural or ghostly kind (although, to be fair, as the press has expanded so has its remit, something which will continue as it …

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Ghost-hunting in Australia (aka Oh Crap! What was that noise?) Part One

  • May 31, 2013

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From Friday 17 May to Sunday 19 May, my wife and I stayed in an abandoned and haunted lunatic asylum. Advertised as an ‘investigation weekend’, it included nearly thirty guests and three paranormal investigation groups. The guests could take part in ongoing paranormal investigations from the Friday until the Sunday. Keep on reading…

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The Abominable Mr Burton

  • May 31, 2013

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I begin this column having just learned that Tim Burton is going to remake The Abominable Dr Phibes. Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear. Keep on reading…

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