Books
BOOK REVIEW: I Have the Sight
- By Zombie Rob
We go straight into it, with our hero Edward King knocking at a door, which is opened by a terrified mother. Now why is this poor woman terrified? Her wee daughter is being ragged all over… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Haunted Grave and Other Stories: Eight Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction from the African Continent
- By Dave Dubrow
Some books just tell you what they’re all about from the title, like Haunted Grave and Other Stories: Eight Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction from the African Continent by Ezeiyoke Chukwunonso. With a name… Continue reading
MAGAZINE REVIEW: Popcorn Horror - February 2017
- By Mike Hunt!
The horror genre has a rich history of spawning some of the longest running publications around. I’m sure that most of us grew up eyeing the likes of Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Hollywood on the… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Devils, Death & Dark Wonders
- By Dave Dubrow
Despite the regrettable lack of an Oxford comma in the title, two things struck me when I finished the last of the story notes on Randy Chandler’s short fiction anthology Devils, Death & Dark Wonders:… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Odd Man Out
- By M Jones
Horror is not limited to the fantastic. I think in many ways, horror sets up a mirror to things in our own society that terrify us and offers a kind of cathartic balm that helps us… Continue reading
Dave Dubrow / Adam Howe: INTERVIEW 2.0
- By Dave Dubrow
So I’ve been asked to interview Adam Howe again; the occasion is the release of his novella Tijuana Donkey Showdown. Our previous interview didn’t go as well as I would have liked, owing in… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: The Chicken (or 3 Weird Tales)
- By Dave Dubrow
The Chicken (or 3 Weird Tales) by Hildred Rex is a short anthology of skillfully-written tales that yank the literary specters of Poe and Machen, kicking and shrieking, into the 21st century to show us what… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Beneath the Ziggurat
- By Zombie Rob
Within a small non-Aztec principality of 16th century Mexico, our narrator Mateo Alvarez watches as a band of vile and godless Spaniards enter his village. They immediately make their way to the church, seeking out Father… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Tijuana Donkey Showdown
- By Zombie Rob
We left our very own Reggie Levine as something of a star at the end of the last book “Damn Dirty Apes”. He’d hunted the legendary, nay mythical, skunk ape. He’d uncovered and blown up… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Rare Breeds
- By Dave Dubrow
Erik Hofstatter’s Rare Breeds is a short read at 74 pages, filled with the sorts of things a reader can come to expect from a Hofstatter story: graphic sex, violence, and vivid descriptions. It relies on… Continue reading
We don’t like to blow our own trumpets here at The Slaughtered Bird but, y’know, FUCK IT – we’re damn proud of our debut film production, BURN, created in collaboration with Dragon Egg Media!
Since post-production finished last year, our 15-minute short has received numerous excellent reviews, been busy finding its feet on the festival circuit and gratefully receiving many Official Selection laurels from around the world, and now it’s picked up its first award… or three!
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It’s not every day you get to speak to the lead actor in possibly your favourite horror film of all time. Especially on a Tuesday. Tuesdays are usually rubbish!
David Naughton should need no introduction to horror fans. Back in 1981, An American Werewolf In London had unprepared cinema goers laughing heartily one second and jumping out of their seats in terror the next. Its tale of two young American tourists coming face-to-teeth with a legendary lycanthropic beast perfectly married a genuinely funny script with razor sharp editing, groundbreaking special effects and a flawless cast to create a monster movie that is still many people’s benchmark today
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Read on...REVIEW: Super Dark Times
- By Stephen Harper You'd be forgiven if you were attracted to Super Dark Times due to its atmospheric, retro-layered poster and throwing up similarities to the whole Stranger Things fanfare with its youth led narrative and its nostalgic ingredients, but although the film is excellent in capturing details from its period, that's where the similarities end. Set in 1996 against the stunning backdrop of upstate New York, we follow lifelong friends Zack (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Tahan) as they linger between youthful exuberance and adulthood.REVIEW: The Incantation
- By MovieCritic NextDoor It's a common staple of fairy tales, rags to riches stories, and daydreamers everywhere: the sudden discovery of a wealthy, long-lost relative who leaves you a fortune, or at least a grand, isolated mansion.REVIEW: Poor Agnes
- By Allan Lear
There’s a list that does the rounds every so often that purports to be magicked up from the depths of the psychiatric profession. Let’s see if you can guess whom it describes.
INTERVIEW: Ben Dukes, star of Karate Kill
Following on from Stephen Harper's complimentary review of wacky action romp KARATE KILL (out this month on DVD and Blu-ray), we chatted to star Ben Dukes for The Slaughtered Bird.How did you get involved in Karate Kill?
INTERVIEW: Ryan Bellgardt, director of Gremlin
Following on from MovieCritic NextDoor's recent Gremlin review, we interviewed director Ryan Bellgardt.
How did you come up with Gremlin's concept?
INTERVIEW: José Pedro Lopes & Daniela Love
- By Chris Barnes
Ten years after producing their first short film, The Bride, a giallo horror short that played in Women in Horror festivals around the world, production company Anexo 82 took the plunge and decided to make their first feature film, The Forest of Lost Souls.
Anexo 82 is the joint effort of Ana Almeida and José Pedro Lopes.
Gil Valle, NYPD’s “Cannibal Cop”, Channels Fantasy into Fiction in His Debut Novel, A Gathering of Evil
NEW RELEASE FROM COMET PRESS
Gil Valle, the former NYPD patrol cop who rose to infamy in 2012 after he was wrongfully arrested by the feds for allegedly plotting to kidnap, cook, and eat women, fleshes out his fantasies in his debut novel, A Gathering of Evil, serving up a feast of gut-churning horror.
A Gathering of Evil is a graphic and disturbing story that will make even the most hardened fan of extreme horror squirm, including the Comet Press editors, who specialize in publishing extreme horror and hardcore dark crime:
WIN I-DEF-I's album In The Light Of A New Day & Bloodlust Casualty mini album
We're having a break from the norm today at The Slaughtered Bird and focusing on a local(ish) band that have caught our attention this week. Manchester based I-DEF-I have recently re-released much of their catalog directly from the band via New York based service DISTROKID.
H.P. Lovecraft’s DAGON, a short film adaptation project
Calling all Deep Ones and Elder Things!
Shooting in January and February for a Summer 2018 release – H.