5 Must Read Horror Articles 11 February 2013

The Descent 2

Welcome to this week’s edition of Must Read Horror, your one-stop shop for the best horror articles the internet has to offer. This week: Essential 1970s Horror Dissecting Actor Jeffrey Combs Own The House From A Nightmare On Elm Street 5 Top Horror Final Girls Ten Horror Movie Crossovers That Would Be Awesome For more …

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The Secret History of St. Valentine’s Day (And Sex and Beauty in Horror)

St. Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us once again, when thoughts turn to love and our nearest and dearest. A day that is bound up with and representative of all that is deemed the epitome of romantic; hearts and flowers, candlelit dinners, kisses and nights between silken sheets. However, look into the history of the …

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Live in Scotland: Joseph D’Lacey, Gary McMahon, David Moody and Jasper Bark

This Is Horror Scotland Edinburgh

For the first time ever we bring our unique live fiction horror show to Scotland at Blackwell’s Edinburgh. Award-winning author, Jasper Bark presents two hours of horror readings, interviews and interactive questions and answers with the audience. Joining Jasper are three of the best writers in the business today: Joseph D’Lacey, who won the British …

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News Round-up Week Ending 8 February

Grimm Up North schedule extends The Manchester screenings of great horror films continue this month with a double bill of The Tall Man and Martyrs  on 7 February, Citadel  and Sleep Tight on 21 February and Maniac and 247 Degrees F on 7 March. Tickets for all events are now on sale at the Grimm Up North website. Stephen King still shines Cemetery …

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Review: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

With the original Halloween John Carpenter created the slasher genre. Whether we should thank him or hang him rests entirely on whether we’re willing to assess the genre on its highs or lows. Keep on reading…

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Review: Lady Snowblood & Lady Snowblood 2

It’s good to know that in the early 1970s, exploitation cinema was pretty much the same all round the world, offering audiences the requisite ingredients of beautiful girls, nudity, action, fights, and often quite a bit of blood as a result. Keep on reading…

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Conrad Williams, Graham Joyce and VH Leslie Live at The University of Warwick

Conrad Williams, Graham Joyce and VH Leslie This Is Horror Live

Our next event is once again at one of favourite haunts The Writer’s Room at The University of Warwick. Hosted by Jasper Bark this evening featuring readings and a panel discussion with Conrad Williams, Graham Joyce and VH Leslie promises to showcase the very best in contemporary horror fiction. This special event will mark the …

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A Natural History of Ghosts: 500 Years of Hunting for Proof by Roger Clarke

If there is one constant in Roger Clarke’s informative A Natural History of Ghosts (it might be better called a social history), it is the ghosts themselves. While the living interpretation of what a ghost is or should be is forever changing, the ghost at the centre of it all remains the same. It seems …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles – 6 February 2013

Resident Evil 2

Welcome to Must Read Horror. Once again we’ve trawled the internet for the best horror articles of the week, and here they are: Slasher Cinema Showcase: ‘The Burning’ Resident Evil 2 – A Retrospective Into The Woods: Fairytales And Childhood Anxiety 10 Upcoming British horror films to watch When The Zombies come For more articles …

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Review: Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey

If the punchy, sexually-charged pulp of 2012’s Blood Fugue marked a welcome return to novel-writing for Joseph D’Lacey, Black Feathers marks an even more welcome return to the visionary eco-horror of his first two novels. It is also D’Lacey’s most ambitious work yet. Keep on reading…

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