To Those Willing to Drown by Mark Matthews On the face of it, To Those Willing to Drown, the new novel from Mark Matthews, should have been right up my street; a tale of ancient creatures and mythology with a fractured, time-hopping narrative but, whilst there is much to admire … To Those Willing to Drown: A Disappointing Mythical JourneyRead more
Vivid Visions by Seyed Mosayeb Alam: Short Stories of Grief and Memory Vivid Visions by Seyed Mosayeb Alam is a collection of thirty short stories about love, loss, identity, grief and memory. Horror, as a theme, connects the tales – the horror of losing someone you love, forgetting or being forgotten – but I would be reluctant to call it … Vivid Visions: Short Stories of Grief and MemoryRead more
My Life In Horror: Baby’s First Lovecraft (At The Mountains of Madness) We can’t escape it. Any more than those seekers after the arcane and esoteric whose doom his tales tell of: The influence of Lovecraft is everywhere, bred in the blood and bones of horror. If you happen to have been … Baby’s First Lovecraft (At The Mountains of Madness): My Life in HorrorRead more
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones ‘Mapping the Interior: A haunting journey into the echoes of memory and the ghosts we carryMapping the Interior is a masterclass in literary horror, offering a searing meditation on grief, identity, and the ghosts we inherit. While its ambiguity and emotional weight may not satisfy … Mapping the Interior: A Unique Take on Horror and HeritageRead more
Book Review – Beyond and Within: and The Book of Catherine Wells Latest on the crusade of Flame Tree’s ‘Beyond & Within’ to shine a light on under-appreciated voices comes a reprint of ‘The Book of Catherine Wells’ supplemented with her unfinished novella, ‘The Open Heart’. Overshadowed by the success … The Open Heart: Stories & Poetry of Catherine WellsRead more
How the Thrill of Horror Boosts Our Adrenaline and Mood Horror is a genre that has an uncommon power to thrill and inspire us. Despite it may seem illogical to choose to place oneself in a frightening scenario, fear offers a thrilling experience that may really improve our mood . … How the Thrill of Horror Boosts Our Adrenaline and MoodRead more
The Shrouds Karsh, a creative entrepreneur who lost his spouse, develops a machine designed to communicate with deceased individuals. Release date: 30 April 2025 Director: David Cronenberg A Horror Movie Review by Hope Madden The Shrouds Review: Grief, Technology, and Body Horror Cronenberg’s gonna Cronenberg. Isn’t that why we love him? Whether … The Shrouds Review: Grief, Technology, and Body HorrorRead more
Shadow of God While performing an unauthorized exorcism on his father, an elite exorcist suspects the entity he is battling with might be a holy being, perhaps even God. Director: Michael Peterson Running time: 1h 27m Quite a mishmash of horror mainstays. Peterson and his cast make a valiant attempt at keeping … Shadow of God, an Exorcism Movie but not What You Would Expect.Read more
Five horror highlights at Paracinema By Alex Davis Paracinema returns to Derby for the early May Bank Holiday weekend, running at the city’s popular QUAD venue and serving up four days of film from a wide range of genres. The term paracinema itself means ‘movies away from the mainstream’, and … Five horror highlights at ParacinemaRead more
The Unconventional Genius of Alexander Zelenyj’s Beware us Flowers of the Annihilator With hundreds of genre-bending short stories already published, Alexander Zelenyj repeatedly raises the bar to even greater heights How many short stories has Canada’s Alexander Zelenyj written? That is a very good question and I’m not sure anybody knows the … The Unconventional Genius of Alexander Zelenyj’s Beware us Flowers of the AnnihilatorRead more
Dead Silence (2007), The Horror Film That Made Me Picture this. The year is 2007. Ariana Grande is about to embark on her quest for world domination, Justin Bieber is posting videos on a relatively new website called YouTube, and Donald Trump is playing with his apprentices (also he’s on … Dead Silence (2007), The Horror Film That Made MeRead more
Why We’ll Never Stop Rooting for the Final Girl in Horror Movies We all know her. Hell, we live for her. The Final Girl—one of horror’s most iconic tropes, and yet so much more than that. From the blood-soaked scream queens of the ‘70s to the die-hards of today, she’s … Why We’ll Never Stop Rooting for the Final Girl in Horror MoviesRead more
Dirt Upon My Skin by Steve Toase A Review by Kit Power Dirt Upon My Skin is the – blimey – 37th book in the Black Shuck Shadows series – single author micro collections where the stories are themed in some way. So far, we’ve had everything from creepy kids to the … Dirt Upon My Skin: A Gripping Horror CollectionRead more
On Not Adapting Junji Ito. Filming the unfilmable: Uzumaki, Ringu and the power of ‘and yet’ How often have you watched a low-quality adaptation of a great book and got really irritated? It seems like it shouldn’t have been this hard. The book was right there for them to study! … Embracing Fear: Uzumaki Ringu And The Art Of Junji ItoRead more
Dead Mail “Filmmaker and cast investment pays off. Dead Mail is clever, intriguing and wholly satisfying little thriller.” Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s acclaimed synth-laden retro-thriller Dead Mail details the sordid sequence of events that lands a blood-stained scrap of mail on the desk of a county post-office’s “dead letter” investigator, and … Dead Mail: A Blood-Stained MysteryRead more
