Category: Features

Lost in time: the wicked voice of Vernon Lee

The Gothic is obsessed with the past. In older texts this can be seen most obviously with the settings, such as castles, ruins and monasteries but also with regard to the characters that inhabit these stories. Creatures like demons, incubi and succubae belong to a mythological past whereas a whole host of monsters impervious to …

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Evil Dead Review and The Evil Dead & Me

After the recent release of Evil Dead (2013) we present to you a couple of pieces with somewhat differing views on this year’s most anticipated remake. First up we’ve a full review of Evil Dead, this is followed by John Llewellyn Probert’s latest instalment in ‘The Bloodstained Balcony’ column, The Evil Dead and Me. Evil …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles – 29 April 2013

The Crow

It’s that time again, folks! We’ve been scouring for the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week on Must Read Horror: Best Horror Games: A Complete History Clive Barker In Comics Part 3: Raising Hell At Marvel Top 10 Great Horror Films of 1973 That Weren’t The Exorcist Horror Cinema’s Most Cursed …

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Editing Your Own Work: How to Dismember Your Darlings

Sir Arthur Quiller Couch, the patron saint of modern grammar nazis and bedroom blog critiques, famously said: “writing is murdering your darlings”. While this quote might suggest that it probably is a good idea to keep most writers locked in their studies for days on end without any human contact, or a change of underwear, …

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