“Ultimately a crowded and unoriginal disappointment.” This movie was originally announced in 2011 as Backmask, was retitled as the intriguingly monikered Exeter and has now appeared (from StudioCanal releasing) under the far less interesting title of The Asylum. In online adverts it’s described as “taboo-breaking” and “terrifying”, and it comes with a certain lustre as …
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On this particular entry of Terror Tots, we’re taking hold of the title of a film we’ve already delved into (1980’s The Children), and giving it a jump through time to 2008. No – it isn’t a remake, but it is another ‘parents vs. kids’ jamboree… in Tom Shankland’s 2008 British shocker, The Children. It’s …
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Look Out For… The Familiar Volume 1 by Mark Z. Danielewski “You’re unlikely to have ever read anything quite like this.” From the author of the international best-seller House of Leaves and National Book Award–nominated Only Revolutions comes a monumental new novel as dazzling as it is riveting. The Familiar (Volume 1) ranges from Mexico to …
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In this podcast John Joseph Adams talks about The Geek’s Guide To The Galaxy, Podcasts, Free Fiction, Kickstarter and much more. About John Joseph Adams John Joseph Adams is the series editor of Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, as well as many other anthologies, such as Wastelands, The Living Dead, and The Apocalypse Triptych. He …
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Look Out For … The Truth of Carcosa by Jacob Rollinson "With his debut novel, Rollinson taps into our cultural fears…
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TIH 641: Philip Fracassi on Journey from Indy… In this podcast, Philip Fracassi talks about his journey from…
Look Out For … Poisoned Soup for the Macabre,… "This anthology of stories, poems and essays has a little…
