News Round-up Week Ending 24 May

  • May 26, 2013

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Elfie Hopkins

M.R. James forecast for Summer Robert Lloyd Parry will be performing ‘The Ash Tree’ as M.R. James on 21 June at The Rosemary Branch Theatre. He will also be performing The Time Machine  by H.G. Wells throughout the summer. For tickets and further details head over to the Nunkie Theatre website. Grimm Up North plan for …

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Whitstable by Stephen Volk

  • May 24, 2013

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Fans of classic horror cinema, particularly from the likes of Hammer and Amicus, may well know that 26 May marks the centenary of the legendary Peter Cushing. To coincide with the occasion, veteran horror writer Stephen Volk – perhaps best known for creating the infamous Ghostwatch back in 1992 – has penned the novella Whitstable. …

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Re-animator and Bride of Re-animator

  • May 23, 2013

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Not content with already delivering one of the angriest columns to ever grace This Is Horror (see our previous post) yesterday, Simon Bestwick was on hand at one of Grimm Up North’s brilliant events earlier this month to review the legendary Re-animator and its sequel Bride of Re-animator. Re-animator review Bride of Re-animator review

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The Shrinking Space

  • May 22, 2013

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Last weekend, my girlfriend and I went to Moses Gate Country Park near Bolton. Beautiful place, especially given the warm weather, but one thing marred the visit; a notice saying that after thirty-six years, the park’s six rangers were facing redundancy. Without them, the park would deteriorate, both as a recreation area and a wildlife …

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