it shaped my mind into understanding a story could go wherever it wanted and no matter how dark it descended, it could still create visceral emotional reactions. The creature Gmork was one of the first things I can remember truly giving me horrible nightmares. Steve Stred Steve Stred – The … Steve Stred – The Nine Influences on My WritingRead more
Exploring Unknown Universes by Kathryn Foxfield
But it’s the things people do to other people that truly scare me. Microbes at least make sense to me, which is maybe why I grew tired of studying them. People, though? That’s where the real story is. Kathryn Foxfield Exploring Unknown Universes by Kathryn Foxfield I can still remember … Exploring Unknown Universes by Kathryn FoxfieldRead more
They Lurk by Ronald Malfi
Rolald Malfi follows ‘Ghostwritten’ with another collection of novellas They Lurk by Ronald Malfi a Horror Book Review by Tony Jones For the last decade or so Ronald Malfi has been on a serious hot streak, which includes the exceptional novels; Bone White (2017), Come With Me (2021) and Black … They Lurk by Ronald MalfiRead more
Cerebrum Directed by Sebastien Blanc
It doesn’t go into much depth when exploring its themes and there is nothing here that is likely to surprise most people, but it is still a well-made, low-budget sci-fi/horror that will entertain with its solid direction and acting. Cerebrum (2022) Directed by Sebastien Blanc After waking up from a … Cerebrum Directed by Sebastien BlancRead more
The Centre: How to Lose a Guy, Learn a Language, and Uncover a Conspiracy in Ten Days
The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi A Horror Book Review by Christina Ladd With this one, she has a great concept with highly readable prose and an engaging narrator, but unfortunately a bit of hesitancy in pushing concepts and boundaries. Literary horror is having a moment. Not that horror has ever … The Centre: How to Lose a Guy, Learn a Language, and Uncover a Conspiracy in Ten DaysRead more
Stephen King On Screen (2022)
In a world where Gatekeepers seem to be regularly trying to fence Horror off as if it is an elitist club, it is great to see something so unashamedly celebrating one of the genre’s greats, and anything that encourages more people to love horror is worth celebrating Stephen King On … Stephen King On Screen (2022)Read more
Dicing with Death – 2000AD’s Diceman
The hardback is big and heavy enough to use as a reasonable melee weapon, and it’s a wonderful keepsake of a bold – but ultimately flawed – experiment David Court Dicing with Death – 2000AD’s Diceman By David Court Not to be confused with the 1971 novel from Luke Rhinehart, … Dicing with Death – 2000AD’s DicemanRead more
Anthony Ferguson is Resting in Pieces
Anthony Ferguson is an author and editor living in Perth, Australia. He has published over seventy short stories and non-fiction articles in Australia, Britain and the United States. He wrote the novel Protégé, the non-fiction books, The Sex Doll: A History, and Murder Down Under, edited the short-story collection Devil Dolls and … Anthony Ferguson is Resting in PiecesRead more
Grief Rituals by Sam Richard
Grief Rituals by Sam Richard A Horror Book Review by Mark Walker From Wonderland Award-Winning author Sam Richard comes twelve more uncomfortable tales of sorrow, ruination, and transformation. A young widow joins a spousal loss support group with bizarre methods of healing. An aging punk is stalked by something ancient and … Grief Rituals by Sam RichardRead more
Writing Horror and the Paranormal by Eugen Bacon
Writing Horror and the Paranormal You think horror, you think Bram Stoker, Alfred Hitchcock, Ridley Scott, M. Night Shyamalan, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Eleanor Lewis, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Mark Danielewski, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Anne Rice, Poppy Brite … Guy de Maupassant who wrote across many … Writing Horror and the Paranormal by Eugen BaconRead more
KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ – PART FOUR
KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ – PART FOUR Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite ‘Behind the Scenes’ – Part Four KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE, conceived and edited by award-winning author and anthology editor Deborah Sheldon, will be released … KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE ‘BEHIND THE SCENES’ – PART FOURRead more
The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror)
The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror) I have been a school librarian for nearly thirty years, working in three very different schools and over that period have run many successful (with a few misfires along the way) book clubs. By far the most rewarding … The Psychotronic Book Club: Adventures in getting older teens to read (horror)Read more
Exploitation Movies of the 2000s
Exploitation Movies of the 2000s: 5 Lurid Flicks That Prove the Grindhouse is Alive & Well What is an exploitation Movie? This is a question cinema virgins often ask and it’s a difficult one to answer without prompting a debate over whether exploitation is a pejorative term or a badge … Exploitation Movies of the 2000sRead more
DURHAM RED AND THE RETURN OF THE PROBLEMATIC VAMPIRE
The mutant vampire bounty hunter known as Durham Red is one of the most popular characters in British comics. An unsung figure in vampire fiction and one whose appeal remains truly troublesome “Of all the strange and terrible beings who wore the badge of the Search / Destroy Agency, there … DURHAM RED AND THE RETURN OF THE PROBLEMATIC VAMPIRERead more
Hannibal: A Critical Awakening
his mythological aspect, relies upon mystery and a vacuum of motivation in order to sustain weight and relevance: Not only should Hannibal not be motivated in terms of his cannibalism and more general tendencies towards violence, George Daniel lea Hannibal: A Critical Awakening, A My Life In Horror by George Daniel Lea … Hannibal: A Critical AwakeningRead more