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It’s October, which means the countdown to Hallowe’en, (and Hallowscream), has begun. Expect a whole heap of horror based postings to this blog over the coming month, starting with this catchy tune from 1982…
A short animated history of the vampire. It’s educational or something…
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We at Back From The Depths are once again looking for contributors for our freaky free, annual pdf horror comic, HALLOWSCREAM. Well, Mister Freakyblobthing, it’s like this… Submissions should be horror orientated and must be weird or spooky to make the final cut. We are mainly looking for completed comic strips between 1-7 […]
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So there’s apparently a Phantasm V now… Where the flip did that come from? Reggie Bannister, Michael Baldwin and Angus Scrimm are back, but although Don Coscarelli produced and co-wrote the film, it’s being directed by the other writer on the project, David Hartman, who, come to think of it, I believe I’m watching on […]
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Lights Out – Who’s There Film Challenge (2013) from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.
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Is the single issue comic book format dead? (This isn’t necessarily a rhetorical question; feel free to fill the comments section) Arguably not, the Big Two seem to do well every month, particularly when it comes to the variant covers, and Vaughn and Staples’ SAGA (one of the only books I buy monthly) had multiple […]
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Here’s a question for you… What has a remote cabin from which all means of escape have been cut off, point of view shots of something rampaging through the woods making freaky noises, a book of spells and incantations, something nasty hiding in the cellar and a disembodied hand attempting to throttle someone? The World […]
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In case you’re wondering, ‘Sweded’ films are amateur recreations of popular films using limited resources. The term comes from 2008 comedy film, “Be Kind, Rewind”, in which a video rental store has its entire stock accidentally wiped. The tapes need to quickly be replaced, which Jack Black and Mos Def’s characters do by re-filming the […]
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January 10th, 2014 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blah |
Not named after your truly, The Ghastly Awards celebrate the finest horror comics. This year’s nominations are: The 2013 Nominees are: Best Ongoing Title: Afterlife with Archie (Archie Comics) B.P.R.D. (Dark Horse) Coffin Hill (Vertigo) John Carpenter’s Asylum (Storm King Comics) Rachel Rising (Abstract Studios) Best Mini-Series: Colder (Dark Horse) Five Ghosts: The Haunting of […]
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December 25th, 2013 | → 1 Comments | ∇ News |
José Ortiz Moya died yesterday, aged 81. The Spanish artist worked on comics including Warren’s Apocalypse, Night of the Jackass and Coffin in Eerie, and Pantha in Vampirella and of course The Thirteenth Floor. He also co-created Hombre with Antonio Segura in the magazine Cimoc, as well as founding the publishing house Metropol in the […]
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Something slightly different here at Terror HQ – acclaimed creative force Colin Lorimer, artist on Harvest and creator of UXB, kindly took time out of his busy schedule to talk to Sidesy about UXB, his process and the benefits of working in the comics medium. Sidesy: UXB is a beautiful looking book with an interesting […]
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So far, in my time on this planet, I’ve managed to stay pretty clear of the whole ‘print vs. digital’ thing. I imagine waves of geeks, hurtling across a field, some carrying tablets, others carrying print, each lambasting each other for ‘selling out on the medium’ or ‘not embracing the evolution of’ yadda yadda yadda. […]
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