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Book Review: Dry January by Nick Harper
The second story in the Skitters collection by @nick.harper_writes , Dry July concerns a group of hard drinking friends on New Years Eve...


Book Review: The October Society Season One by Christopher Robertson
Christopher Robertson’s new book delves back into the 90s era of kid-friendly horror, taking a leaf or two from RL Stine and Are You...


The Dead Zone (1983)
David Cronenberg does Stephen King proud with another of the great adaptations of his work (Christine was another one from the same...


V/H/S/94 (2021)
The VHS series has always been hit and miss, with brilliant segments (like Safe Haven from VHS 2) butting up against lesser entries. But...


Talking Halloween on the radio
I had another nice chinwag with Bryan Crump on Radio New Zealand about Halloween including some Halloween picks from some fellow Kiwi...


The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece The Shining is a top 5 horror film for me. Full of madness, familial dischord and elemental terror, it gets...


Carrie (1976)
• #31dayzofking kicks off with the first adaptation of Stephen King’s work, Brian DePalma’s Carrie. An absolute classic, I love how the...


Carve by Denver Grenell
This story originally appeared in the October 2020 issue of Spine magazine from Bloodrites Horror . It has been republished here with...


Book Review: Revival by Stephen King
Revival tells the life stories of two men, a miracle man called Charles Jacobs who has an interest in the supposed healing powers of...


The Stand (2020)
The second TV adaptation of Stephen King's magnum opus came out last year on CBS All Access as a 9 episode run, 26 years after Mick...


P O S S E S S O R (2020)
I first caught Possessor last year & while I liked a lot of it I was left slightly underwhelmed. My initial opinion was that, while...


D U N E (1984)
I love this goddamned weird-ass, much-maligned sci-fi epic from that mad genius David Lynch. I first discovered it on TV as a kid & it...


Shallow Waters Monthly Flash Fiction Competition
My flash fiction story “Reflection” is up to read on Crystal Lake Publishing's Patreon today. Once all of the stories are published, you...


The Matrix Re-Watchrix
So the Matrix Resurrections trailer dropped this week, and despite telling myself I wasn't going to watch it and go in blind, I caved...


Book Review: Latinx Screams. Edited by V. Castro & Tina Pelayo.
This wonderfully diverse collection brings together an array of Latino writers. A broad mix of styles and flavours means there is...


Horror Author Reading via Horror Oasis
@horror_oasis X @beware.the.moon • The champion of indie-horror @the.book.dad invited me to read one of my stories for the Horror Oasis...


The Empty Man (2020)
The first night, you hear him. The second night, you see him. The third night, he finds you. . How to describe this strange genre bending...


Book review: Ominous - A Collection of Dark Tales by Ian J Middleton
Last year I hosted a read along of my friend and fellow writer Ian J Middleton's collection Ominous. I find collections a great way to...


Brand New Cherry Flavour (2021)
Once a year, usually around the time I’m thinking about cancelling my Netflix subscription, the streamer will put out something that...


Vamp (1986)
The first kiss could be your last. • Landing between other mid 80’s bloodsucking classics Fright Night, Near Dark & The Lost Boys, Vamp...
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