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Book Review: Scratch by Steve Himmer

October 17, 2016
6 mins to read

“Steve Himmer has crafted a little book with a great big wallop of a gut-punch that will leave you breathless and longing for more, much, much more.” Neo-noir is a subgenre that’s been growing in both production and popularity in recent years, but it’s really still in its fledgling state and if you ask seven …

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News Round-up Week Ending 14 October 2016

October 14, 2016
4 mins to read

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Punk Legends The Misfits’ songs immortalised in new story compilation Minneapolis’ Wierdpunk Books has announced the release of a short story collection based on the lyrics of the Danzig-era songs of punk legends, The Misfits. Featuring …

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A Halloween Blast from the Past: The Nightmare Man

October 13, 2016
8 mins to read

With Halloween on the way, it’s a good time to find some suitably chilling reading or viewing for when the night wind howls outside. Maybe that’s why my thoughts turned to The Nightmare Man, the BBC TV adaptation of David Wiltshire’s novel. It scared the hell out of British viewers in 1981, and inspired a …

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The Cutting Room: Black Mirror

October 13, 2016
2 mins to read

Black Mirror is an anthology series that taps into our collective unease with the modern world, with each stand-alone episode a sharp, suspenseful tale exploring themes of contemporary techno-paranoia. Without questioning it, technology has transformed all aspects of our lives; in every home; on every desk; in every palm—a plasma screen; a monitor; a Smartphone—a …