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Book Review: Ratman’s Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert

March 11, 2014
5 mins to read

“Valancourt should be congratulated for bringing this back into print!” In his introduction to this welcome new edition of Stephen Gilbert’s Ratman’s Notebooks, Kim Newman makes the bold claim that it is this book that effectively launched a new era in horror fiction, effectively kick-starting the careers of both Stephen King and James Herbert. Had …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 10 March 2014

March 10, 2014
3 mins to read

Welcome, once again, to Must Read Horror. You want great horror articles? This is the place to find the best the web has to offer. This week: NIGHTMARE ROYALE #11: Introducing “WOMEN IN HORROR CENTURY” 10 Celebrities You Forgot Were in Horror Films The Hate Outdoors On the Horror and Allure of Hannibal Lecter Kids …

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News Round-up Week Ending 7 March 2014

March 7, 2014
2 mins to read

Horror to be Invoked on DVD Childhood trauma and evil come home to roost in the chilling film, The Invoking. After being raised by foster parents, Sam takes her friends on a trip to her original childhood home, only to find everything is not quite how she remembers… The film is available on DVD on …

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‘The Meat’ by Janice Galloway

March 7, 2014
6 mins to read

Coming in at less than 400 words, Janice Galloway’s short story ‘The Meat’ is a very short story indeed, and like McHugh’s ‘Water’ explored last month this is a story that makes every one of its few words count. Have a read first and then I’ll tell you why I love it so much. (For those unfamiliar …