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October 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: PAURA – A Collection of Italian Horror Sounds From The CAM Sugar Archive

Various Artists: PAURA: A Collection of Italian Horror Sounds From The CAM Sugar Archive CAM Sugar / Distributed by Decca Records, a division of Universal The Italian horror movie boom set the tone for many of the best moments in Hollywood’s slashers – and the music continues to inspire two generations of filmmakers; Quentin Tarantino […]
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June 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Nightmares On Mainstream

The finger knives were the thing that hooked us, if you’ll pardon that obvious pun. We were so into Freddy – a horror ghoul with no heart and soul of his own, but he’d rip open that garish red and green jersey to show you the swirling souls he stole. Quite how they made Elm […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Nightmare On Elm Street, Freddy Krueger, Horror, Horror Film, Horror Movies, Nightmares On Mainstream, Poem, Poem: Nightmares On Mainstream ·

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June 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Bloody Loops

In horror movies there’s always a  way to bring the villain back – not least because the villain is actually the hero. This is the secret. To horror movies,  not life. In life you can never go back,  you shouldn’t go back – you leave a place or finish a job or a relationship ends […]
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February 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: I Used To Be Scared of Horror Films So I Watched Every Single One From The Local Video Store And Now I’m Cured

When I was a kid a rather stupid movie had a deep impact on me. It’s called Alligator. It’s from about 1980 – and I reckon we saw it just a few years after that. And in it, a pet alligator gets flushed down the loo. It ends up in the sewer where the bodies […]
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