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5 Must Read Horror Articles 3 February 2014

February 3, 2014
4 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: Author Tim Lebbon’s Top Ten Alien Moments 6 Iconic Horror Characters With Almost No Screen Time Invasion of the Body Snatchers: An American Commentary The Survival of Horror …

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News Round-up Week Ending 31 January

January 31, 2014
2 mins to read

Grimmfest premiere Banshee Chapter The good folks at Grimm Up North have announced that they are premiering new film Banshee Chapter at The Dancehouse in Manchester on 5 February. The film was originally screened at FrightFest where it won Total Film’s “Scariest Movie” award. Tickets are available from the Grimm Up North website. Get ready …

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Wolf Creek: The Franchise

January 30, 2014
5 mins to read

When the Aussie film Wolf Creek was first released, people didn’t know just what to make of it. Is it just another slasher flick, or is it something more? It seemed generic and cliché, but underneath that ‘just another horror film’ exterior beat the heart of a new dawn of Australian horror franchise. Some backpackers …

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Told Round the Peat Fire

January 29, 2014
7 mins to read

The intention of this column has always been to recall the forgotten or overlooked voices of horror, and what could be more at risk of being lost than our folkloric past. Part of an oral tradition, many of our oldest stories were passed from speaker to speaker, learnt by heart to entertain those gathered around …