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Fangs for the memories: death of Christopher Lee draws a veil over golden...
Love at first bite.Hammer Horror, CC BY-SAThey say your first Dracula marks you for life and that you will forever associate the Count with the actor who played him. My first experience of the most...
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How George A. Romero made humans of violent brain-devouring zombies
Viktor Petrovitch/ShutterstockGodfather of the zombie film genre, George A. Romero’s death at 77-years-old has undoubtedly been a sudden and tragic moment for horror fans the world over. Not least...
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Trick or treat? A guide to Halloween’s hidden (and not so hidden) gems
RomoloTavani/ShutterstockDespite concerns that Halloween celebrations might be one more concession to the rampant commercialisation of seasonal change, it would seem that more and more people are...
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Anthill 26: Twins
Double trouble? shutterstock.comDouble trouble, two peas in a pod, always together and possibly even reading each other’s minds – twins come with tonnes of stereotypes. This episode of The Anthill digs...
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Seeing double: the origins of the ‘evil twin’ in Gothic horror and Hollywood
The Shining (1980)IMDB/Warner BrosTwins and doubles have been making unsettling appearances in Gothic novels and horror films for decades. They have an even longer history that goes back to, at least,...
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Why the Spanish Civil War continues to haunt Gothic literature
The ruins of a church in Belchite, Zaragoza, which was devastated during the Spanish Civil War. Shutterstock/gonzalovidaniaThe spectre of the Civil War continues to haunt Spain in many different ways....
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Por qué la Guerra Civil Española sigue obsesionando a la literatura gótica
Las ruinas de una iglesia en Belchite, Zaragoza, destruida durante la Guerra Civil Española. Shutterstock / Gonzalo VidaniaEl espectro de la Guerra Civil sigue manifestándose en España de maneras...
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