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Horror, at long last.

Horror, at long last.

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by MHJohnsen
Every year since 2016, I’ve written a small piece for the Journal of Imaginary Research: a mock-science abstract plus a fake author biography and an illustration. In the latest edition, I wrote ... Read More
Book review: The Hunger

Book review: The Hunger

Posted on July 4, 2018April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
I recently devoured (pun intended) Alma Katsu’s The Hunger, which is a fictional account of the Donner wagon party trying to reach California from Illinois in 1846. For those unfamiliar with the... Read More
My top 5 horror novels

My top 5 horror novels

Posted on February 17, 2018April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
Horror novels are a mixed bunch, and while I tend to enjoy the majority of the ones I read, sometimes you come across that one book that makes you sleep with the lights on. That book that forces you t... Read More
On the worst of villains

On the worst of villains

Posted on November 3, 2017April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
There is an interesting post up at ejfrostuk‘s blog, on the implacable villain. If you are interested in the workings of villains and how to write them, I recommend you go read it, as there are ... Read More
This is Halloween

This is Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2017April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
Happy Halloween, everybody! All Hallows’ Eve, the night of all saints, martyrs and deceased believers, a mishmash of religious and pagan tradition, placed at the end of the harvest season when g... Read More
World War Z (the film)

World War Z (the film)

Posted on July 14, 2017April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
I reviewed the Max Brooks bestselling zombie horror in September last year, and made the following remark about the film: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Max Brooks) was the zombie boo... Read More
Alexii Muftoll’s In The Tall Grass

Alexii Muftoll’s In The Tall Grass

Posted on July 5, 2017April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
I came across Alexii Muftoll’s short horror animation film In The Tall Grass when I was writing the review for Stephen King and Joe Hill’s novella of the same name. The animation is an atm... Read More
Review: In the Tall Grass

Review: In the Tall Grass

Posted on July 3, 2017April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
In the Tall Grass is a short novella published as a two-parter in Esquire, later released as an ebook. It is a collaboration between Stephen King and Joe Hill, both of which know how to spin a scary t... Read More
Book review: At the Mountains of Madness

Book review: At the Mountains of Madness

Posted on May 15, 2017April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen
I have read some of Lovecraft’s work – ‘The Shunned House’ and ‘The Rats in the Walls’ are examples of stories I liked – but I have overall been less convince... Read More
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