Books
BOOK REVIEW: The Black Room Manuscripts Volume 2
- By Dave Dubrow
The problem with reviewing a charity anthology is that if you give it anything less than a positive rating, you run the risk of shorting the charity in some way. So how to tackle The Black… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Seven Sins
- By Erik Hofstatter
“My father could smell when a woman was menstruating. No matter how clean she was or how much perfume she wore, he always knew. He said it was like their every movement was wrapped in… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Year’s Best Hardcore Horror Volume 1
- By Dave Dubrow
Taking the title of Comet Press’s anthology Year’s Best Hardcore Horror Volume 1 at face value rather than a product of the editors’ preferences is a disquieting proposition, but we’ll go with it. There’s a great… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Run To Ground
- By Dave Dubrow
Jasper Bark’s Run to Ground is a story of unusual power, showcasing Bark’s skill at taking the indescribable and making it completely, dreadfully real. Despite its fast pace it’s still a bit self-indulgent in its length,… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Amaranthine
- By Dave Dubrow
Erik Hofstatter’s Amaranthine and Other Stories is an anthology of horror shorts that tackles a number of themes: child care, racism, infidelity, sex, and death. Hofstatter paints in broad strokes with his writing, leaving the reader… Continue reading
REVIEW: His Own Mad Demons
Review by- Dave Dubrow.
‘His Own Mad Demons’ is an anthology of short stories written by David A Riley, who’s been an active horror writer since he published a story in the eleventh volume of the legendary Pan Book of… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Detroit 2020
- By Dave Dubrow
It’s rare that a book will live up to its own hype, but Detroit 2020 by Jeffrey Conolly and BL Daniels does that, and more. Calling itself “The best action movie you’ll ever read,” it’s an… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Katerina
- By Dave Dubrow
What would you call Erik Hofstatter’s Katerina: a novelette? A short novella? A long short story? However you label it, at 48 pages it’s a short read, with vivid, descriptive language that doesn’t shy away… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Welcome To Dead Town
- By Zombie Rob
Cillian Murphy, all bewildered and baffled, stumbles across the striking image of a deserted and almost silent Westminster Bridge. A desperate band of survivors battle their way over a tropical island as the horror of their… Continue reading
BOOK REVIEW: Voices Of The Damned
- By David Dubrow
There’s a temptation to treat Barbie Wilde’s anthology Voices of the Damned in one of two ways: the first as a horror fan looking to curry favor, or the second as someone looking to prove… Continue reading



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
Manchester’s Triple Six Horror Film Festival announce their first special guest Richard Stanley! Plus a 35mm screening of Hardware, with a Q&A; and more.
The Triple Six Horror Film Festival is proud to announce that their first special guest will be the groundbreaking director Richard Stanley, who will be with them for the entire weekend. PLUS they will be showing his debut feature Hardware (1990) on 35mm, followed by a full Q&A; with Richard.






