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The Legend behind Japan’s Suicide Forest

May 6, 2016
9 mins to read

With Natalie Dormer chiller The Forest set to hit DVD in June, we take a look at the disturbing real life Suicide Forest in Japan that provided inspiration for the film. The Legend behind Japan’s Suicide Forest Every year, assembled groups made up of Japanese police and volunteers comb through the thirty-five kilometer expanse known …

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Paul Pinn: A Tribute

May 5, 2016
10 mins to read

I didn’t know Paul Pinn that well on a personal level; we met in person once or twice, spoke on the phone a handful of times and corresponded by email. He wasn’t much taller than me, as I recall, with long dark greying hair pulled back in a ponytail and a strong London accent. There …

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The Cutting Room – Sadako vs. Kayako

May 5, 2016
2 mins to read

A girl, Yūri Kurahashi, after watching a cursed videotape together with her friend in a haunted house, becomes trapped in a conflict between the two murderous ghosts: Sadako Yamamura and Kayako Saeki. Why we’re looking forward to this: What’s better than a new film featuring your favourite monster or psychopath, or indeed a new film …

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Book Review: Peel Back the Skin (Edited by Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson)

May 4, 2016
5 mins to read

“The table of contents in Peel Back the Skin reads like a red carpet marquee of some of the greatest authors writing horror today.” The short lifespan that Grey Matter Press has enjoyed to date has been something of a phenomenon. It’s been just over two years since the publication of their freshman entry, Dark …