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

  • July 30, 2013

  • 5 mins to read
Anatomy of Death

“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 …

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Video Game Review: The Last of Us

  • July 29, 2013

  • 8 mins to read
The Last of Us cover

“Taken on its own merits it’s difficult to fault!” Who would have thought that one of the most eagerly anticipated console releases of 2013 would be in the survival horror genre? With its big franchises, Resident Evil and Silent Hill, either morphing into steroid-infused blast-fests or being passed from developer to developer in an effort …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles, 29 July 2013

  • July 29, 2013

  • 4 mins to read
The Conjuring

Welcome to Must Read Horror, the place to find the best horror articles of the week. Once again we’ve searched the internet for interesting and notable articles for your reading pleasure. This week: The Real Story Behind The Conjuring and Four Other Horror Movies ‘Based on True Events’ Ten Best Haunted House Horror Movies Mutants …

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Book Review: Every Shallow Cut by Tom Piccirilli

  • July 29, 2013

  • 3 mins to read
Every Shallow Cut by Tom Piccirilli

“The prose is sparse, the narrative voice is dark, and the journey is without remorse.” Noir fiction is, according to Wiki, a literary genre closely tied to hardboiled fiction, with the main difference being the protagonist is not a detective, but a victim, a suspect, or, more commonly, a perpetrator or criminal. Tom Piccirilli’s Every …

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