This Is Horror

News Round-up Week Ending 19 June

June 19, 2015
2 mins to read

Get ready to meet Meg Reports are circulating that Eli Roth has signed on to direct Meg, the big screen adaptation of Steve Altern’s New York Times bestselling novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror. After many false starts it looks like this crazy, massive shark project may finally be sticking its considerable fin above …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-up-week-ending-19-june/

The Cutting Room: Turbo Kid

June 18, 2015
2 mins to read

In a post-apocalyptic parallel future of 1997, an orphaned teenager called The Kid scavenges the Wasteland searching for relics from a better time (the 80s). During one of his expeditions he meets Apple, a mysterious girl with a rather large secret. As their relationship deepens, they accidentally run afoul of Zeus, the self-proclaimed leader of …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/the-cutting-room-turbo-kid/

Obituary – Sir Christopher Lee

June 17, 2015
9 mins to read

Sir Christopher Lee: May 27 1922–June 7 2015. How do you even start to do justice to Christopher Lee? His life, his career, and the scale of his personal and professional achievements are truly humbling. At six feet five inches, he was virtually a giant in physical terms; as an artist he was a literal …

Leave comment

Permanent link to this article: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/obituary-sir-christopher-lee/

Injured Eyeballs: I Was Satan’s Slave to the Music

June 17, 2015
11 mins to read

Horror fiction and heavy metal go together like a fist fuck and five star lube. Many horror fans have a weakness for doom laden power chords and a dark driving beat, and who can blame them given the things they read and watch. Everyone knows that the Dark Lord’s had all the heaviest tunes since …