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LIFE IN THE RIPPER'S LONDON BY ALAN M. CLARK
by Alan M. Clark I wrote this blog post close to Halloween, a good time for something scary. Although I like the cute horror of Halloween and a good, over-the-top zombie film, lately I’ve been chasing...
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THE TERMINATOR AS A HORROR FILM BY PAUL M. FEENEY
THE TERMINATOR Curious title, no? Contentious even. But, bear with me, as I give my thoughts on this... Defining certain films as horror can be a tricky business (indeed, defining horror as a genre...
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EIGHT WAYS TO KILL AN ANTHOLOGY BY GEOFF BROWN
Looking at the title, it could be taken a lot of ways, I guess, but for this article I plan to split two ways: four things publishers can do wrong when creating an anthology, and four ways writers can...
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WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH SIX AUTHORS YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO
It's the 6th annual 'Women In Horror' month and thinking about new books and stories I've read that have been by women has made me realise (again) that my reading as a whole is woefully behind and...
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WHY CLOWNS SUCK
Clown Wars: Blood and Aspic is a fantastic read. Jeremy Drysdale and Joseph D'Lacey have created a unique book; that is scary, thrilling, thoughtful, intelligent and rather funny. It is the perfect...
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Scott Sigler: One of the modern greats of crossover science fiction and...
Adult writers turning to YA is a tricky business and many have come a cropper Book two “Alight” which is the middle section in Scott Sigler’s “Generation Trilogy” has recently been published, so this...
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The Day I Saw Hell By Nicole Cushing
A few years ago, while resting on the rooftop of a hotel in New Orleans, I had a vision of a hideous, unholy realm. I’ve never told too many people about this, but sometimes I have strange visions....
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WHO SHOULD REALLY PLAY PENNYWISE?
'Oh yes, indeed they do. They float! And there’s cotton candy...' With an upcoming remake of the Stephen King classic IT, people are rightfully concerned about who’ll play the iconic big bad...
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Trump, SciFi and Super Yachts
‘Behold my epic, futile waste!’ Jon Wallace’s new novel, Rig, takes place at sea. Part of the story is set aboard The Ark, a luxury ship populated by the super-rich survivors of nuclear war. The Ark...
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THE BLACK ROOM MANUSCRIPTS 2: MEET THE AUTHORS
The Black Room Manuscripts Sinister Horror Company (9 July 2016) Following on from the huge success of last years The Black Room Manuscripts, The Sinister Horror Company, has pulled out all of the...
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Top Horror Scenes Ever (SPOILERS THROUGHOUT)
After my debut Ginger Nuts of Horror post in which I moaned about overused tropes and clichés in horror cinema, I’m worried that I might seem like a bit of a grouch. So, in an attempt to show that I...
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GRAHAM MASTERTON: MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES
When asked "which writer was your first encounter with horror?" My answer is always James Herbert, but while he was my first, he was not the one that switched on that part of my brain hardwired into...
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YA HORROR, OR INSIPID FRIGHTS?
Over the last few years the phenomenon of YA literature has dominated the book shops, charts and many novels been turned into highly successful films, franchises and have even become popular reads...
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THE URBANE GUIDE TO URBAN FANTASY
To celebrate the launch day for Angela Slatter's Vigil, Ginger Nuts of Horror have put together a personal list of their favourite urban fantasy novels and TV shows. You might be surprised as to what...
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THE TOP FIVE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
We are just over the halfway mark for 2016, and while it has been a shitty year in many aspects both personally and in the wider world, it has been a fantastic year for genre fiction. The amount of...
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WHY THE SUMMER OF 1983 ROCKED - A JEDI SUMMER FEATURE
Click to Purchase Jedi Summer On Friday 22nd July, John Boden will release a new novella through Post Mortem Press titled Jedi Summer. It is a coming of age tale set way back in 1983; a time when I...
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A JEDI SUMMER: WHY 1983 WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT YEAR
To celebrate the launch of John Boden's Jedi Summer: with The Magnetic Kid today we take a look at 1983, and why it was such a great year. Many of you will be a similar age to me, and 1983 may seem...
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It’s a Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful Country By Monique Snyman
In true spirit to Johnny Clegg’s song: Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World, I opened my eyes to my surroundings and decided to convey what I saw and experienced to the world. It wasn’t an easy feat,...
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TRAILER TRASH - WHY THE NEW BLAIR WITCH TRAILER SUCKS
The Woods or Blair Witch by any other nameThe Blair Witch Project...a “love or hate” experiment, to be sure; for some (myself included), it stands as an icon of horror at its most pure; mystery,...
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STRANGE PLAYGROUNDS: THE BINDING OF ISAAC
Strange Playgrounds In part one of my Blog tour of Gingernuts of Horror, I will be taking over George Daniel Lea’s excellent video game series to talk about a recent experience that messed me up....
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