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5 Must Read Horror Articles 29 July 2019

July 29, 2019
4 mins to read

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: Bloody Disgusting pick out possession horror films that do something new with the trope Betty Rocksteady writes a guest post for the Ladies of Horror Fiction on her Creature …

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News Round-up Week Ending 26 July 2019

July 26, 2019
6 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … New from Bram Stoker Award-winner Sara Tantlinger and Unnerving, To Be Devoured, available for Pre-order now Andi wants to know what carrion tastes like. She watches the vultures outside her home and becomes fascinated to know what …

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TOD 049 Mike Allen: Horror and The Weird

July 25, 2019
8 mins to read

In this podcast The Outer Dark presents Horror and The Weird, a What If… Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum lecture by author/editor/publisher Mike Allen, organized by Library of Congress Professional Association and recorded live at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday June 5, 2019. Intro: Mike Allen Mike Allen joins The Outer …

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The Death of Fear: My Bloody Valentine

July 25, 2019
13 mins to read

My Bloody Valentine (1981) is everything you’d expect and want in a slasher. There’s blood, nudity, a younger generation who don’t take a threat seriously, a transgression, a love triangle, a mask, a weapon, and of course, a (sort of) final girl. So why remake it if it’s everything all little slashers grow up wanting …