Category: Reviews

Book Review: Monolith by Shaun Hutson

April 2, 2015
4 mins to read

“An amalgamation of horror and police-procedural, with a little Jewish mythology tossed in for good measure, there is much fun to be had here.” Shaun Hutson returns with his first original novel in more than five years after penning a trio of modern Hammer novelisations (Twins of Evil, X the Unknown, The Revenge of Frankenstein). …

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Book Review: A Darke Phantastique (Edited by Jason V Brock)

March 25, 2015
5 mins to read

“A remarkable, varied, and wholly worthwhile anthology of dark fiction!” Subtitled ‘Encounters with the Uncanny and other Magical Things’, Jason V Brock’s A Darke Phantastique, published by Cycatrix Press, is a hefty tome indeed. Great big anthologies of quality original dark fiction are always to be welcomed, and a quick perusal of the contents list …

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Film Review: Fear Clinic (2014)

March 23, 2015
4 mins to read

“Boring and average at best!” When a group of people with crippling phobias brought on by a shared tragedy seek the help of Dr Andover (Robert Englund), he attempts to relieve their problems by isolating them inside his ‘fear chamber’, where they are forced to face their fears during nightmarish hallucinations. It seems, however, that …

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Film Review: In Order of Disappearance (2014)

March 20, 2015
5 mins to read

“Ridiculously Entertaining…” Nils Dickman (Skarsgard) is a snowplough driver in a remote Norwegian town. (And yes, his surname is considered as amusing in Norway as it would be in Britain, and for the same reason). At the start of the film, two things happen: Nils is named Citizen of the Year by his fellow townsfolk, …