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2013 FILM4 FrightFest Preview

August 22, 2013
3 mins to read

It’s that time of year again, folks. FILM4 FrightFest, now in its 14th year, returns to the heart of London’s West End for five days of gore-packed movies, signings, and personal appearances. This is the first time I’ve attended, and to say I’m excited would be like saying Usain Bolt’s a little bit nippy down …

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Meet The Artist Interview: Alex Forknell

August 21, 2013
4 mins to read

Alex Forknell is an emerging illustrator who has created artwork for punk/blues band Burning Condors and has had his horror piece ‘The Attic’ exhibited. He is currently working on more artwork with Burning Condors, an animated video and his own illustrated horror work. What first drew you to horror illustration? I was first drawn into …

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Making Room by V.H. Leslie

August 20, 2013
6 mins to read

The rain kept Julie awake. It always did. It drummed against the window in a persistent patter as rhythmically as Rob’s breathing next to her. Neither lulled her. They only served to disturb the thing under the bed. Julie curled herself into a foetal position and backed herself into Rob’s warm body. The blanket was …

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Film Review: Deranged (1974)

August 19, 2013
11 mins to read

“Chock-full of wonderfully diseased invention” Ed Gein’s name will be instantly familiar to most horror fans; the necrophile’s activities in late 50s rural Wisconsin inspired a few of the most famous films in the genre. Although Gein cannot be classified as a serial killer, having ‘only’ murdered two women, his obsession with death and his …