The Fear of Rats – Musophobia (aka Suriphobia / Murophobia)

  • January 7, 2013

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This month, we take a look at rodents. Considering our cities are now supposedly infested with rats, it’s interesting to try and understand what makes these urban vermin so scary to some. Realistically, it all started in 1664… Keep on reading…

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Looking forward to 2013 (Peter Cushing style)

  • January 7, 2013

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I am writing this on the first day of 2013 and, like many others around the globe, I am pondering what’s in store for the next 365 days. No doubt there are going to be millions of column inches devoted to forthcoming genre books, events and films plastered all over the internet in the coming …

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News Round-up Week Ending 4 January

  • January 7, 2013

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Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3 Download Visceral Games have announced that the new Dead Space 3 demo will be available to download on XBOX LIVE on 22 January. The game is released in full on 5 February on Xbox 360 and 8 February on Playstation 3 and PC. New Evil Dead Trailer Surfaces The brand new red-band …

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Australia’s Most Terrifying and Haunted Places: Victoria

  • January 4, 2013

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Australia, as a settled country, isn’t that old. Sydney and Melbourne are the two largest and oldest cities on the continent, yet we can only look back to the late 1700s for a Western history of the country. With such a short time-frame to work with, Australia has more than its fair share of reputedly-haunted …

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