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Film Review: Heir (2015)

November 6, 2015
3 mins to read

“Heir’s ending is one that sticks firmly in the mind with a brave image of purely human horror, dismay and revulsion.” Director Richard Powell’s 14-minute short film Heir opens on a palpably ominous note. A lone man, Gordon, sits in a darkened room, lit only by the artificial light of his computer monitor. An email …

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This Is Horror Awards: Fiction Magazine of the Year

November 5, 2015
2 mins to read

We announced public nominations for the fifth annual This Is Horror Awards earlier this week. The response from publishers and readers has been incredible, although one of the absent categories has been missed and mentioned by several readers. The category in question is the Magazine of the Year. Here’s why we dropped it and what …

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The Cutting Room – Friday the 13th: The Game

November 5, 2015
3 mins to read

Friday the 13th: The Game is a third-person, asymmetrical multiplayer title where one player controls Jason Voorhees while the remaining seven control camp counsellors try to survive the night, all in the semi-open world of Camp Crystal Lake! It’s a classic horror fan’s dream, no shaky cam, no found footage — and you are at …

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Book Review: The Night Clock by Paul Meloy

November 4, 2015
5 mins to read

“Meloy is a master at developing characters who feel real.” Although The Night Clock is Paul Meloy’s debut novel there is a real sense that his body of short fiction work has been building towards this accomplished novel which is by turn captivating, humorous, devastating, but ultimately uplifting. No prior knowledge of the author’s work …