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Film Review: Spider Baby (1968)

August 1, 2013
6 mins to read

“The blackest of horror comedies!” A weird, quirky, curious and just plain odd little item from 1968 – if there is one film, UK cult DVD and blu-ray company, Arrow was created to release, it is Jack Hill’s Spider Baby. Never before afforded a release in the UK, it’s only fitting that the wait has been …

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The ghosts of Grant Allen

July 31, 2013
8 mins to read

The Gothic is often typified by a propensity to look back and consider the influence of the past on the present, whether this takes the form of secrets long dead buried, hereditary curses, or revenants come back to haunt the living. But a question rarely considered is how far back to look? This is what …

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Book Review: The Sleep Room by F.R. Tallis

July 31, 2013
5 mins to read

“The Sleep Room is a psychological ghost story that is heavy on the psychiatry but light on scares.” The Sleep Room is the story of James Richardson, a promising young psychiatrist who is singled out by the enigmatic yet controversial Dr. Hugh Maitland to aid his research at the Wyldehope Hall mental institution in Suffolk. …

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Book review: Anatomy of Death: In Five Sleazy Pieces (Edited by Mark West)

July 30, 2013
5 mins to read

“Five incredible stories!” Back in the 1970s, thanks to Hammer, Amicus, NEL, Futura et al, the horror genre evolved into something altogether more exploitative and sleazy. Book covers were filled with lurid and often gory images, and movie posters contained visuals that would give the BBFC dreadful nightmares. The films themselves contained more breasts than …