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Film Review: Hungerford (2014)

August 6, 2014
7 mins to read

“The overall effect of Hungerford is one of intense irritation.” What the world doesn’t need right now is another low-budget zombie movie. What the world also doesn’t need right now is another run-of-the-mill found footage film. Writer, director and actor Drew Casson has given us a poor combination of the two. It’s been a troubling …

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Look Out For… Blackout by Tim Curran and Year’s Best Weird Fiction Volume 1

August 5, 2014
4 mins to read

Look Out For… Blackout by Tim Curran “This time it really is the beginning of something hellish…” In the midst of a beautiful summer, in a perfectly American suburban middle-class neighbourhood, a faraway evil is lurking, waiting to strike the unsuspecting residents. First come the flashing lights, then the heavy rains, high winds, and finally a …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 4 August 2014

August 4, 2014
3 mins to read

Welcome to Must Read Horror. We search the internet for notable horror articles, so you don’t have to. This week: A Brief History of Fake Blood The Definitive Foreign Language Horror Films: 20-11 Dick Smith – 1922- 2014 The 20 Best Horror Films Based On Folk Tales Around The World Toys of Terror #16.5: San …

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News Round-up Week Ending 1 August

August 1, 2014
3 mins to read

Meet The Girl In The Basement Flu scribe Wayne Simmons recently celebrated his 40th birthday by releasing a new novella The Girl In The Basement through Infected Books. Kayley Sands goes missing after a night out in Manchester and finds herself locked in a basement with nothing but the demons from her past and a …