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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 …

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Interview: Graham Masterton on Writing, Research and Violence

May 3, 2016
16 mins to read

Graham Masterton is mainly recognized for his horror novels but he has also been a prolific writer of thrillers, disaster novels and historical epics, as well as one of the world’s most influential series of sex instruction books. He became a newspaper reporter at the age of seventeen and was appointed editor of Penthouse magazine …