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Horror retrospective: Maniac (1980)

December 27, 2012
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Maniac (1980) is the unsung emperor of the stalker/slasher subgenre. It’s a gritty, low budget exploitation movie from the golden era of horror, and follows all the standard conventions of a stalker/slasher film: you have a disturbed male protagonist that kills a number of attractive women with a sharp implement (a typical phallic penetration metaphor …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles – 24 December 2012

December 24, 2012
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It’s that time again, folks! We’ve been scouring for the best horror articles the internet has to offer, and since Christmas is almost upon us there’s a festive inclusion this time around. This week on Must Read Horror: 10 horror games that deserve sequels Merry Bloody Christmas: Top 5 Yuletide horror films Reinventing The Mummy …

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With All My Love Always Always Forever XXX by Stephen Volk

December 24, 2012
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Fleet services was packed. It always was, on the run up to the holidays. They’d learnt to be patient over the years. They knew they might not see the right candidate for a while. But there always was one. Keep on reading…

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News Round-up Week Ending 21 December

December 24, 2012
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Grimm Up North plan for 2013 The organisers of Grimm Up North have announced their line-up for the early part of next year. 2013 will begin with a double bill of Repulsion & Chained on 9 January. This is then followed by Texas Chainsaw Massacre and I Didn’t Come Here to Die on 23 January. The month is then …