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News Round-up Week Ending 14 December

December 17, 2012
2 mins to read

Cronenberg Season Horror Channel will be screening three of David Cronenberg’s most twisted and influential films in a special tribute to the director. The season begins on 12 January 2013 with Shivers which will be introduced by The Devil’s Playground director Sean Hogan. This is followed by Rabid on 19 January, with Martyrs director Pascal Laugier handling the introduction. The …

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This Is Horror Awards 2012: Voting opens tomorrow

December 16, 2012
3 mins to read

It’s time, once again, to cast your votes in the This Is Horror Awards 2012. We will be unveiling the shortlist this time tomorrow and opening voting to the public. In the meantime here’s a note about the awards. We’ve decided to merge the Classic Soundtrack of the Year and Soundtrack of the Year award …

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Christmas Fiction: There’s Always Something by Gary McMahon

December 14, 2012
1 min to read

Max fucking hated Christmas. He stood at the window, looking out at the night as it began to snow. His neighbours had gone to town with their decorations this year: several cheap plastic Santas, a scattering of gaudy neon angels, festive greetings spelled out in lights across the roofs. It was horrible. He hated it. …

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The Best (and Worst) Motel Horror

December 12, 2012
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Like two great tastes that taste great together, that genre we call horror and that lodging we call a motel seem to be made for each other. Now, to be fair, mere mention of the two in the same sentence introduces an 800lb gorilla into the room, and it would be ignorant to ignore it. …