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Eraserhead and Me

October 23, 2013
17 mins to read

I recently had the opportunity to watch David Lynch’s Eraserhead on Blu-ray. This was an especially momentous occasion, as I hadn’t seen this quite astounding surrealist nightmare of a film for many years. It’s a remarkable piece – definitely one of the strangest and most beguiling movies ever made, and I feel as if …

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Book Review: Weirder Shadows over Innsmouth, edited by Stephen Jones

October 22, 2013
6 mins to read

“One of the best Lovecraft-inspired anthologies ever!” For the uninitiated, Fedogan & Bremer is a small press outfit that during the 1990s and 2000s rivalled Arkham House, both in the quality of the books it produced and the kind of writers it published. Beautiful hardcover volumes containing the reprinted work of the likes of Hugh …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 21 October 2013

October 21, 2013
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: What Stephen King Isn’t Seven Prom Dates From Hell Who Are Almost as Scary as Carrie 5 Scary Comics to Suit Every Predilection Assessing James Wan Horror Science: …

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Book Review: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

October 18, 2013
7 mins to read

“As an answer to ‘Whatever happened to Danny from The Shining?’ it more than satisfies.” Sequels come with certain pre-conceptions, particularly in cases where the original has had a sustained period of success and is one of the defining classics of a whole genre. Add to the mix that the author is a worldwide bestseller …