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Tweets Of The Week

A Field In England Proves A Twitter Hit, The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond reunite and Russell Crowe on a Krypton prequel in the latest Tweets Of The Week (opens in new tab) The release of A Field In England , the latest from Kill List/Sightseers director Ben Wheatley, last …

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The Incredible Richard Matheson 1926 – 2013

Legendary SF writer Richard Matheson has died at the age of 87. Known for such masterpieces of the genre as 1954’s I Am Legend , Matheson also contributed to the golden age of TV fantasy, penning no less than 14 episodes of The Twilight Zone and the Star Trek episode …

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The Dalek Movies FROM THE SFX ARCHIVES

The Dalek movies . Steve O’Brien takes the TARDIS for a spin back to the 1960s – when rampant Dalekmania took the nation’s favourite tinpot tyrants from tea-time TV to the big screen… (opens in new tab) 1965/1966 Director: Gordon Flemyng Screenplays: David Whitaker, Terry Nation Producers: Milton Subotsky, Max …

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Happy Birthday Mothers Basement

(opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Happy first birthday to our merchandising partners Mother’s Basement ! They have been a great resource for SFX this year, so please join us in raising your glass as they blow out their candles. There may even be a slice of cake …

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INTERVIEW! Author Richard Ford

Richard Ford talks to Stephen Jewell about launching the Steelhaven series with his new novel Herald Of The Storm The author of Kultus has scored a three-book deal to write the Steelhaven fantasy series for Headline. Not to be confused with the other Richard Ford (ours is @Rich4ord on Twitter, …

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INTERVIEW The Arthur C Clarke Award 2013

Award director Tom Hunter talks to SFX in depth about this year’s shortlist and the future of the much-discussed award With such literary heavyweights as Margaret Atwood, Jeff Noon and of course China Miéville on the list of previous recipients, the Arthur C Clarke Award is the most prestigious award …

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A To Z Of Evil Dead

X is for X-Rated While in the UK, the X-rating could only be awarded by the BBFC, and prevented anyone under the age of 18 from seeing the film*, in the US the X-rating was non-copyrighted. The MPAA could force a film to carry an 18-rating, but filmmakers could claim …

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A To Z Of Evil Dead

(opens in new tab) Q i s for Quest For Prizes The Cursed Word is a cryptic clue-driven challenge on the official Evil Dead Facebook UK page which will take place over the next week for every die-hard (pardon the pun!) Evil Dead fan. Pages of “The Book Of The …

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A To Z Of Evil Dead

(opens in new tab) N i s for Naturon Demonto “It is entitled ‘Naturon Demonto’, roughly translated, ‘Book of the Dead’. The book is bound in human flesh and inked in human blood. It deals with demons and demon resurrection and those forces which roam the forest and dark bowers …

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