The Cutting Room: Backcountry and Burying The Ex

  • November 13, 2014

  • 4 mins to read

Backcountry Alex (Jeff Roop), a seasoned outdoorsman, persuades his corporate lawyer other half Jenn (Missy Peregrym) to let him take her on a camping trip deep into the Canadian wilderness to one of his favourite spots, the secluded Blackfoot Trail. On the first night of their trip the couple have an unsettling encounter with with …

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This Is Horror Awards 2014: Public nominations are now open

  • November 13, 2014

  • 2 mins to read

American Mary

We’re back for the fourth annual This Is Horror awards. As always the first stage involves public nominations. We’ve changed a few of the categories this year and now have eleven categories. Readers can e-mail in their nominations for each category. Taking into consideration the nominations for each category This Is Horror will then draw …

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Film Review: Afflicted (2014)

  • November 12, 2014

  • 5 mins to read

“Afflicted is a good little horror film. It’s smart and a lot of fun.“ When Jason Lee (played by Afflicted’s writer-director Jason Lee) discovers he has a life-threatening brain aneurysm, he decides it’s time to live his dream of making a year-long trip around the world. Accompanying him to chronicle the journey is his bosom …

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Book Review: The Spectral Book of Horror Stories (Edited by Mark Morris)

  • November 12, 2014

  • 14 mins to read

“Near exemplary selection of stories.” Opening story ‘On the Tour’, by Godfather of the UK horror scene Ramsey Campbell, is the perfect way to start the collection and lays down a significant marker in terms of quality. A down on his luck man, who had been a Beatles-era musician, becomes obsessed with the hope that …

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