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The Cutting Room – Cargo

May 19, 2016
2 mins to read

Cargo tells the story of a father who, stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic and infected himself, desperately seeks a new home for his infant child and a means to protect her from his own changing nature. Why we’re looking forward to this: Though the zombie genre has arguably been …

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Troubled Waters: Causeways of Shingle, Sand and Ice in Horror Fiction

May 19, 2016
9 mins to read

Over the last few years I have been increasingly drawn to stories about the water. I imagine this is partly due to the fact I live on the coast, with the sea a constant source of wonder and inspiration. Also in the process of writing my novel, Bodies of Water–out now from Salt Publishing–I spent …

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Can I Play With Madness? A Look at Horror Collectibles.

May 18, 2016
8 mins to read

Can I Play With Madness? A Look at Horror Collectibles. A fan’s love of the horror genre is usually shown via their extensive DVD or VHS collections, their breadth of knowledge—however obscure—or the classic posters that proudly adorn their walls. But there is another way of feeling more connected to the universes depicted on screen, …

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Book Review: Tribulations by Richard Thomas

May 18, 2016
5 mins to read

“ Tribulations is a must-read collection of brilliantly sculpted emotion and passion that will leave you exhausted yet unable to close your eyes.” Instinctually, we associate the word horror with crimson blood, high-pitched screams, guts and gore, monsters, but that’s only because that’s what we’ve been fed over the years. It’s a challenge to escape …