Can we really trust book reviews? (The dark side of online reviews)

The stakes are always high, whichever game you find yourself playing where the competition is exceptionally fierce. From the perspective of bookselling and publishing, this appears to be especially so. There are countless authors out there, in both the traditional and self-publishing arenas, releasing the fruits of their labours by the hundreds every week, and …

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Review: Silent Hill: Downpour

No one would deny that the past few years have been difficult for the Silent Hill series. Following the departure of Team Silent, the development team behind the first four instalments – the second of which is rightfully regarded as a classic of the survival horror genre – publisher Konami has farmed creation of the …

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Review: [Rec]3: Genesis

[REC]3: Genesis deliberately jettisons everything that made the first two films in the franchise frightening and interesting within the first fifteen minutes. Read more…

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4 Must Read Horror Articles

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This week on Must Read Horror Articles: Resident Evil: Survival Horror vs. Action Clip joint: Clowns [Remember This?] When You Were Scared To See ‘Hostel’ Monstro Bizarro: Georgia’s Legendary River Monster If you want more useful links like the must read horror articles we highlight every week, then please follow @ThisIsHorror on Twitter. Resident Evil: Survival …

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