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Who invented horror comics?

January 28, 2013
2 mins to read

I was a guest on James DC’s excellent Atomic Bark show on Resonance FM recently. The theme of the show was EC and pre-code horror comics – that wonderful cavalcade of quickly drawn, anonymously written and often badly printed horror comics that flourished for five brief years in the 1950s before the creation of the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles – 28 January 2013

January 28, 2013
4 mins to read

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror, where we bring you the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week: Edgar Allan Poe and the Cult of the Unusual 20 facts about The Thing that might leave you suspiciously eyeing your dog The feature that dripped blood – Horror Anthologies Land of Shadow …

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News Round-up Week Ending 25 January

January 25, 2013
2 mins to read

Soldiers of the Damned takes shape Safecracker Pictures have announced their first feature film, Soldiers of the Damned, a second world war shocker set in Eastern Europe. The film begins shooting in the Spring and we will bring more news as and when it appears. Doctor Who writer heads Up North An extra treat for those …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles, 21 January 2013

January 21, 2013
3 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles of the week. Once again we’ve searched the internet for interesting and notable articles for your reading pleasure. This week: If they made horror – Hypothetical horror films from 8 non-horror directors William Castle’s five top movie gimmicks Is it time to …