Category: News

News Round-Up Week Ending 1 January 2016

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… The Forest Set To Hit UK Cinemas in February. The Forest is set to get an UK Cinema in February 2016. This supernatural thriller is set in the legendary Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. …

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A note regarding the This Is Horror Awards 2015

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It’s been a month since the public nominations closed for the This Is Horror Awards. Thank you to readers and publishers for sending in their nominations. We will be announcing the shortlist soon but first wanted to let you know there have been some changes to the categories thanks to your comments and feedback. Back …

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News Round-up Week Ending 18 December 2015

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Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye this week… Heavy Metal Comedy Horror Deathgasm Given UK DVD & VOD Release Date It’s no secret that we love the brilliantly over-the-top comedy splat-fest Deathgasm here at This Is Horror, so you can be sure that we’re happy that …

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News Round-up Week Ending 11 December

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye this week… FrightFest Presents Unveils Six New Titles Right on the heels of their launch in October, horror label FrightFest Presents has announced their second wave of titles to be released. These handpicked titles, are set to be made available …

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News Round-up Week Ending 04 December

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye this week… Fear The Walking Dead Season 2 Begins Production AMC have announced that production on season two of Fear The Walking Dead has begun production at Baja Studios in Mexico. Executive producer Dave Erickson comments: “We are thrilled to …

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News Round-up Week Ending 27 November

Here’s a selection of some of the news that caught our eye this week… John Carpenter To Play Live UK Shows During Halloween 2016 Director and musician John Carpenter has announced that he is set to bring his new live music show to the UK during Halloween 2016. The horror master has been named to …

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This Is Horror Deals: Black Friday–Cyber Monday

To coincide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday we’re offering some special deals from Friday 27 November–Monday 30 November. Firstly, we have the newest of our novellas, The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud reduced from £6.99 to just £4.99. Secondly, you can pick up a chapbook bundle containing Joe & Me, Thin Men With Yellow Faces, The Fox and Chalk for just £9.99 …

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This Is Horror Awards: Fiction Magazine of the Year

We announced public nominations for the fifth annual This Is Horror Awards earlier this week. The response from publishers and readers has been incredible, although one of the absent categories has been missed and mentioned by several readers. The category in question is the Magazine of the Year. Here’s why we dropped it and what …

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This Is Horror Awards 2015: Public Nominations Are Open

I can’t believe this is the fifth annual This Is Horror Awards. That sure has come around quickly and what an awful lot of fun we’ve had these past four years. Here are the This Is Horror Award categories this year. We’ve based them off your feedback and the most popular categories last year. Novel …

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News Round-up Week Ending 23 October

Moody & Simmons

Infected Books Halloween Event David Moody (author of Hater) and Wayne Simmons (Plastic Jesus)are hosting a Halloween event at Waterstones New Street in Birmingham on Friday 30 October. Reprising their successful “Never Trust A Man With Hair” tour, the pair will sign books and answer questions from the audience. The event runs from 7pm until …

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