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Review: Video Night by Adam Cesare

January 11, 2013
2 mins to read

It doesn’t happen as often as it should – the right book getting the right title. There’s plenty of clever titles, don’t get me wrong. And strong titles. And titles that promise more than the book they’re on can possibly deliver. But there’s also that kind of title that seems forged in the same moment of …

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News Round-up Week Ending 11 January

January 11, 2013
2 mins to read

New Lansdale Novella Joe Lansdale has signed up with Dark Regions Press to produce a novella for the Black Labyrinth series. Lansdale will produce an original novella of psychological horror that will be available to order on the Dark Regions website on 12 November. More Lovecraft on DVD Second Sight Films have announced that Stuart Gordon’s …

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Wide Open Fear: Australian Horror and Gothic Fiction

January 10, 2013
1 min to read

In her introduction to Australis Imaginarium (2010), Tehani Wessely succinctly summarises an idea that has become something of a truism when it comes to discussing horror and dark fantasy stories with Australian settings… Keep on reading…

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Review: Vampire Circus by Mark Morris

January 8, 2013
1 min to read

Vampire Circus by award-winning author Mark Morris (Toady, Cinema Macabre, Dr Who) is a novelisation of the 1972 Hammer Horror film of the same name. While this review recommends a watch for its own sake, the story should work equally well to audiences unfamiliar with the film. Morris has cleverly updated the action to the …