Category: Reviews

Book Review: Revival by Stephen King

November 12, 2014
8 mins to read

“A brutal and uncompromising novel.” On the dedication page for Revival Stephen King lists a selection of genre luminaries that includes the likes of August Derleth, Mary Shelley, HP Lovecraft and of particular note Arthur Machen, who is the only author to have a specific text mentioned; his 1894 short novel The Great God Pan, …

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Film Review: The Babadook (2014)

November 4, 2014
4 mins to read

“This is an absolute must-see for any horror fan!” It is pretty much the same every year – Halloween approaches and the usual swathe of uninspiring cookie cutter dross gets a cinema release and movie goers see them in their droves in lieu of any decent horror films to watch (see Annabelle for this year’s …

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Book Review: In The Light by S.P. Miskowski

November 1, 2014
4 mins to read

“The tension and fear is built up with small details, each innocent in itself but together evoking a sense of forces beyond the character’s control.” With her new novella, In The Light, S.P. Miskowski’s brings to a close her Skillute Cycle, one of the most interesting and compelling series of horror stories in recent years. …

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Film Review: White Settlers (2014)

October 20, 2014
5 mins to read

“White Settlers is one of the best British horror films in a long time, and you should go and see it.” It’s been four years since the release of Simeon Halligan’s first film, Splintered, and White Settlers is proof that he put the intervening time to good use. Splintered was an uneven, intermittently effective but …