News Round-up Week Ending 12 August 2016

Wolf Creek Official Poster art

Here’s a selection of some of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Wolf Creek series scheduled for TV, VOD and DVD release Eureka entertainment’s new Wolf Creek TV series is scheduled for a UK TV release, with the first episode airing on Fox UK on Tuesday 30th August …

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The Cutting Room – The ReZort

The Rezort poster

In the aftermath of an apocalyptic zombie outbreak, rich holidaymakers can visit a luxury theme park where every paying guest has a license to kill the captive undead in organised Zombie Safaris. Such Zafaris are the ultimate blood sport experience and for many much-needed therapeutic revenge for suffering horrendous family losses. When the security system …

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Injured Eyeballs: Who the Fuck are the Horror Mood Team? Part 1

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It’s been a while since I did a ‘Who the Fuck Is…? feature in this column, focussing on writers and comic artists who aren’t anywhere near as celebrated as they should be. This time around I want to focus, not just on an artist, but a whole line of black and white horror comics from …

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Look Out For … A Brutal Chill In August by Alan M. Clark and Uncertainties Volumes 1 & 2

A Brutal Chill In August cover

Look Out For … A Brutal Chill In August by Alan M. Clark “A Brutal Chill In August shows the human tragedy behind Jack the Ripper’s crimes.” We all know about Jack the Ripper, the serial murderer who terrorised Whitechapel and confounded police in 1888, but how much do we really know about his victims? …

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TIH 105: Tim Lebbon on The Family Man, Adaptations and Endurance Sports

TIH 105 Tim Lebbon on The Family Man, Adaptations and Endurance Sports

In this podcast Tim Lebbon talks about his new novel The Family Man, adaptations, endurance sports and much more. About Tim Lebbon Tim Lebbon is the New York Times bestselling author of the movie novelizations of 30 Days of Night and The Cabin in the Woods. He has also written many critically acclaimed horror and dark fantasy …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 08 August 2016

Aliens movie

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Why Aliens Is A Perfect Sequel How Well Do You Know Aliens? Five Unofficial Foreign Horror Sequels Dissecting Kiefer Sutherland Why Friday 13th Part VI Still Lives 30 Years …

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Book Review: Scratch by David Moody

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“What follows is a convincing and often tense portrayal of domestic disharmony and broken, antagonistic relationships, with the added complication of a potential end-of-the-world threat looming too close to home.” Zombies. Shambling, decaying, occasionally running, moaning, reanimated corpses (or hypnotised humans for old-school purists, and infected people to antagonise the same). It would seem that …

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News Round-up Week Ending 05 August 2016

American Horror Story season 6

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week… Luc Besson Found Guilty Of Plagiarising Escape From New York In a landmark legal ruling, Luc Besson’s story for 2012 film Lockout starring Guy Pearce was found to have plagiarised a number of significant elements from John …

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Book Review: I Am Providence by Nick Mamatas

I Am Providence Nick Mamatas cover

“Nick Mamatas has shown himself again and again to be one of the best, most conceptually diverse authors in genre fiction today.” When we think of weird Lovecraftian fiction, many things come to mind, things we’ve heard and read of so many times they’ve practically become embedded in our subconscious minds. Places and monsters like …

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TOD A03 S.P. Miskowski: Tall Tales & Little Lies

In this archival podcast Scott Nicolay interviews S.P. Miskowski, author of The Skillute Cycle (Omnium Gatherum). It was recorded on July 5, 2015 and originally aired on July 7, 2015. This broadcast also includes bonus new content featuring a review of The Skillute Cycle by Gemma Files, author of the Shirley Jackson Award-winning novel Experimental Film. Show Notes …

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