Ashley Lister’s A-Z of Horror: Q is for Quarantine

Q is for Quarantine By Ashley R Lister   (Please note, a version of this article appeared in issue 17 of The Digital Dead).   “That would never happen.” I think it’s fair to say that these are words that most of us have said at some point during our careers as aficionados of the … Read more

Ashley Lister’s A – Z of Horror: O is for Omen

Start listing classic horror movies from the 70s and, after mentioning The Exorcist and The Amityville Horror, it won’t take long before someone suggests The Omen. The Omen (1976) was directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. According to Wikipedia: The story introduces Robert Thorn, the American Ambassador in Italy who adopts the … Read more

Ashley Lister’s A – Z of Horror: N is for Necronomicon

Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire, first appearing in the stories by horror writer HP Lovecraft, and later being mentioned by his followers. It was first referenced in Lovecraft’s 1924 short story ‘The Hound’ written in 1922, although its most nefarious author, the ‘Mad Arab’ Abdul Alhazred, had been quoted a year earlier in Lovecraft’s ‘The … Read more

Monsters

Monsters

Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. From the gigantic battling behemoths Godzilla and King Kong to the all-consuming cellula beasts in The Thing. Huge accent gods found at the Mountains of Madness or insignificant humans whose atrocities in death camps and killing fields far outdo those of fictional creatures. The primal fear of what … Read more

It’s Only A Movie

Oh the horror, oh how she screams.The glint of the knife’s steel,Reflected off the studio lights.Don’t worry it’s not real. The masked killer reveals his face,He puts away the knife.‘Don’t be frightened my dear’, he saysAnd hugs his on-screen wife. The fear has gone, she’s all safe now.She’s relaxed, she feels groovy.There is no need … Read more

Dr Zomlove

Dr Zomlove by Colin J Davies   All the people stop and stare As my baby walks down the road She’s more than just a woman to me She’s my reanimated Venus de Milo   My undead sweetheart Love from beyond the grave With tight grey leathered skin Mud matted hair,  with a perfect wave … Read more