What’s On Shudder – Skinamarink, directed by Kyle Edward Ball, 2022 Want to be scared but can’t make it to the movies? Welcome to “What’s On Shudder?” a column by novelist Kit Whitfield. We’ll be posting reviews of films on the Shudder streaming app. Everything discussed will be on Shudder…
All You Need Is Death (2023) – Horror Movie Review by Mark Walker Written and Directed by Paul Duane A young couple who collect rare folk ballads discover the dark side of love when they surreptitiously record and translate an ancient, taboo folk song from the deep, forgotten past.(IMDB) **Some mild…
Invader: A Horror Movie Review by Hope Madden A young woman in the suburbs of Chicago suspects that something terrible has happened to her missing cousin. She soon realizes that her greatest fears don’t even begin to scratch the surface. Release date: 15 March 2024 (USA) Director: Mickey Keating Producers: Joe Swanberg, Edwin Linker, Amanda…
Sandy Deutscher Green’s Childhood Fears: The Boy with Green Hair and More I remember coming home from school in the 1960’s and watching the four o’clock daily movie on television. It was my introduction to such horror classics as The Boy with Green Hair, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and, of…
The Sin Eater (2023), Directed by Kelly Holmes and Written by Matthew White A Horror Movie Review by Mark Walker 1852, Wales: a desperate young mother carries out a forbidden ritual to save the soul of her unbaptised dead baby, but is tricked into taking on a terrifying supernatural burden.…
We are honoured to bring you the cover reveal for The Ravening by Daniel Church, the latest novel from the author of The Hollows. The Ravening will be published on 24th September 2024 by Angry Robot, with a stunning Cover Designed by Sarah O’Flaherty. (Check out Sarah’s Instagram Page here)…
Pay the Piper by Daniel Kraus and George A. Romero a brand new novel. A terrifying tale of supernatural horror set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, from the minds of legendary director George Romero and bestselling author Daniel Kraus. In 2020, while sifting through University of Pittsburgh Library’s System’s George…
A Writer’s Path to Horror, When Reality Kicks You in the Ass By Debra K. Every Here’s the thing. It never occurred to me to write horror. Not even once. Hell, it never occurred to me to be a writer. I was too busy doing…stuff. I had an opera career…
Kit Whitfield writes dark folk fantasy, most recently the Gyrford series: In The Heart of Hidden Things and All The Hollow Of The Sky, both of which were longlisted for BSFA Awards. Featuring fairy-smiths who forge the cold iron that repel malign spirits, belligerent bramble bushes, versifying pigs and a fiery…
Ashley Lister is a prolific author of genre fiction, having written more than sixty full length titles, over a hundred short stories, as well as articles, academic papers and poetry. He has a PhD in creative writing and lectures in the north west of England. He is the author of How…
Horror Films That Meaningfully Address Grief and Loss by Claire Fitzpatrick The phenomenology of grief In January, I lost my husband to suicide. Though he had his demons, the act was sudden, unexpended, and inextricably traumatising. While I am predominately a horror writer, finding and seeing his body was the…
When The Wind Blows, a My Life in Horror by George Daniel Lea I’m unsure of what factors inform our politics. Like all matters of the mind and identity, it seems so complex and in flux as to be indiscernible. I fundamentally mistrust the assertion that one “knows one’s own…
We Need You! Yes You! Right folks, Ginger Nuts of Horror is back. After the last two years of utter hell for me, it looks like that light at the end of the tunnel is a real light, not an onrushing train filled with explosives and manure. First off I…
Thurston Moore – Sonic Life: A Memoir (2024) Review by Jonathan Thornton “Any great musical collective recognizes the intangible magic that occurs when they play together, creating original colors and dynamics, forging a group personality. Kim and I innately sensed the way we could exchange musical ideas. There was no…
Book Mail to Get Excited About! Hey, folks, it has been a while; for those of you who care, the operation was a success, and the slow but eventual return to normality in my life begins. I am not going to lie. The past two years have been hell; the…
