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Let’s Play a Game – The Evolution of Fear in Video Games, Part II

July 15, 2016
8 mins to read

Continuing on from our previous piece on early horror themes in video games, This is Horror moves on to look at how the creepy, the startling and the downright gory began to fill gamers’ screens as the 16-bit console and PC revolution firmly took hold. A New Age of Atmosphere Before the age of 16-bit …

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Look Out For… Breaking Point by Kit Power and In The Shadow Of Frankenstein

July 12, 2016
5 mins to read

Look Out For… Breaking Point by Kit Power “Fans of Jack Ketchum, Jasper Bark or Clive Barker will find much to admire here.” A Cyclist is knocked unconscious on his way home and wakes up in a nightmare… A devoted husband begins to suspect all is not well with his marriage… A desperate family man, …

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News Round-up Week Ending 8 July 2016

July 8, 2016
5 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… King’s Cell To Received UK Premiere At FrightFest The upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling Cell starring John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson is to receive its UK premiere at the London’s annual FrightFest on Thursday 25 …

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The Elvis Room Comes Alive in Creepy Celluloid Adaptation

July 6, 2016
5 mins to read

Hitting the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 25th, 2016, director Andrew Schwarz brings his vision of The Elvis Room by Stephen Graham Jones to the screen. This Is Horror published the chapbook of The Elvis Room in March of 2014 to rave reviews, and now fans will get a chance to see the short …