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News Round-up Week Ending 1 March

Maniac

Maniac Manchester Premiere Grimm Up North are proud to present the Manchester premiere of Elijah Wood’s new film Maniac on 7 March as part of a double bill with the claustrophobic thriller 247°F, which will be making its full UK premiere. The first 40 people who pre-book 2 or more tickets will get a limited …

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Special Chapbook offer for Joe & Me and Thin Men With Yellow Faces

This week we launch The Fox by Conrad Williams with an exciting free event on Friday March 1 with Conrad Williams, Graham Joyce, V.H. Leslie and Jasper Bark at The University of Warwick. Don’t forget to e-mail Michael@thisishorror.co.uk to reserve your place. You can also check out the Facebook event here. To coincide with the …

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Whitstable by Stephen Volk available to pre-order

Whitstable

Whitstable is the new novella from Spectral Press and Ghostwatch scribe Stephen Volk. Written as a touching and heartfelt tribute to the last Peter Cushing in his centenary year. Peter Cushing had a massive influence on the horror genre as a whole, Stephen Volk and Simon Marshall-Jones have teamed up to produce a poignant, tender …

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Win Tower Block on DVD

If you would like to win a copy of Tower Block on DVD all you have to do is share this post. Just drop an e-mail to Michael@ThisIsHorror.co.uk letting us know how you shared this competition, whether via social media, email or any other creative way (just keep it legal, folks!). Please use the subject …

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News Round-up Week Ending 22 February

Urban Occult

Urban Occult ready for pre-order Anachron Press have announced that the Colin F Barnes edited anthology Urban Occult is now available to pre-order from the Anachron Press website. The book costs £9.99 and features stories from Gary McMahon, Gary Fry and Adam Millard amongst others. Scanners arrives on Blu-Ray David Cronenberg’s iconic film Scanners has finally …

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Jeremy Drysdale

Jeremy wrote Grand Theft Parsons and Battlefield 2. He co-wrote award-winning horror short The Other Side. A novel which he co-wrote is due for publication in 2013 and he has a horror thriller called Pink (which he wrote all by himself) due out in early 2014. He now primarily writes action thrillers for the US …

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5 Must Read Articles – 18 February 2013

John Carpenter

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. You want great horror articles? This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: 10 Best Horror Scores In Cinematic History The Web Of Fear: A Brief History Of Spider Horror Sell-Out Or Not: John Carpenter The Alien Franchise In Videogames: A …

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News Round-up Week Ending 15 February

Word War Z collector’s edition Cemetery Dance Publications have announced a very special collector’s edition of Max Brooks’ genre classic zombie tome, World War Z. The book has fantastic new artwork and is available in a variety of different versions on the Cemetery Dance website. AMC is bringing The Terror After the success of The Walking Dead, AMC …

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Interview: Dominic Brunt

Dominic Brunt is best known for playing Paddy Kirk in ITV’s soap-opera Emmerdale. A self-confessed zombie addict, Dominic recently released Before Dawn a film which he directed, made and starred in alongside his wife and writer, Joanne Mitchell. Emma Robins caught up with Dominic to get his thoughts on all that is zombies, Before Dawn …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 11 February 2013

The Descent 2

Welcome to this week’s edition of Must Read Horror, your one-stop shop for the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week: Essential 1970s Horror Dissecting Actor Jeffrey Combs Own The House From A Nightmare On Elm Street 5 Top Horror Final Girls Ten Horror Movie Crossovers That Would Be Awesome For more …

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