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Book Review: Holes for Faces by Ramsey Campbell

Holes For Faces by Ramsey Campbell

“Deserves to be in any discerning horror fan’s library!” “Future generations will regard (Ramsey Campbell) as the leading horror writer of our generation,” S T Joshi is quoted as saying on the cover of this latest short story collection from “Britain’s most respected living horror writer”. It would probably be possible to write an entire …

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Shut the f*** up – I’m writing

blood sausage

Authenticity is everything when it comes to writing. Especially when you’re writing about things that are very unlikely to happen. Like decapitating a member of the walking dead with a malfunctioning sex toy. Or staking a vampire with the sharpened end of a frozen blood sausage. If this is outside of the author’s experience then …

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Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey now available as an eBook

Roadkill by Joseph D'Lacey

As the headline suggests Roadkill by Joseph D’Lacey is now available to buy as an eBook for just £2.99. This may be of particular interest to our international customers who have international postage and packaging on top of the usual price. Finally there is an easier and cheaper way to own the book which Dread …

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Film Review: Outpost 11

Outpost 11 DVD

“Unsettling visuals and potent atmospherics.” Outpost 11 is a very strange film. No two ways about it. Imagine a sort of snowbound, steampunk version of Sidney Lumet’s The Hill where David Lynch took over the director’s chair, and you’re getting there. At the very least you’ll have some idea as to whether or not you …

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