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Look Out For … The Children of Resurrection Gardens by Stone Wallace

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“Coming from a background of loving stories with strong, heroic characters, Wallace taps into real fears everyone can relate to. “ A quiet, scenic California town. The kind of place you’d want to settle in, start a family, and watch your kids grow up. But the kids in Clear Vista never really grow up. Strange …

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Searchlight: Jim Williams

Jim Williams

After finally experiencing Julie Ducournau’s excellent film Raw, checking out the soundtrack was next on the list. So much of my writing process revolves around music it’s become integral to the experience, and if there’s one thing most writers have in common, it’s our love of soundtracks. Jim Williams’ score for Raw is one of …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 18 Dec 2017

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Vanity Fair tap into why 2017 was such a stellar year for horror at the cinema Bloody Disgusting point us to a video about horror movies which may have …

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Look Out For … Angel of the Underground by David Andreas

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“This fish-out-water dropped into a dysfunctional family is the perfect setup for a creepy thriller tinged with danger.” A brutal triple murder forces the state to foster the remaining children of a Catholic group home in Long Island. Now living with a completely new, and quite dysfunctional, family, fifteen-year-old Robin Hills discovers her new family …

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Searchlight: Horror 101

Horror 101

Sometimes a ‘how-to’ writing reference guide comes along that will knock you off your feet and give you that much needed ‘kick in the pants’ to get words on the page. Horror 101: The Way Forward: Career Advice by Seasoned Professionals is one of those guides. Edited by Joe Mynhardt and Emma Audsley, and published …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 4 Dec 2017

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: The New York Times lists its favourite horror movies ahead of this year’s horror-themed Great Performers Issue Broadly shows why horror might just be the best film genre for …

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Look Out For … Sleep Over: An Oral History of the Apocalypse by H. G. Bells

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“With the odd, yet appropriate, moniker H.G. Bells, this book takes another stab at the end-of-the-world scenario, this time using insomnia instead of a zombie virus.”   The world record for a human to go sleepless is eleven days. As a new epidemic of insomnia hits the world, everyone begins to wonder when they will …

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Searchlight: Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary

Fans of AMC’s The Walking Dead are sure to know who Bear McCreary is. Right around the 5-minute mark of each episode, when the theme song cranks up, even if you’re not looking at the television, as long as you can hear it, you know…it’s time. McCreary’s theme is one of the most recognizable tracks …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 4 Dec 2017

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Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Paste Magazine have a list of ten horror novels perfect for the holiday season Dread Central chat to indie director Michael Ballif about his anthology short film series The Witching …

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Look Out For … One of Us Will be Dead by Morning by David Moody

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“With this new proposed series, now is the perfect time to expand on those harrowing concepts, and Moody is the guy with the chops to do it.” A group trapped on Skek in the middle of the North Sea. Skek used to be a military outpost, a scientific research facility, even a fishing settlement. Now …

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