Returning from a Christmas hiatus

You may have noticed that Twisted Tales online activity more or less ceased completely for the majority of December, this was the result of me returning home for the holiday season and having limited computer and internet access whilst there. Rest assured however that the Twisted Tales machine was not idle during this time. I've got a whole host of things that need uploading keep checking back for more film reviews, an exclusive interview with Joel Lane (who will of course be at Twisted Tales #3 on January 28th), and so much more!

We've got a great year planned for 2011 and with your support and the continued enthusiasm of the horror community, who  have been so helpful, we can continue our mission to showcase the best horror of the 21st Century.

So, a belated Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and on with the show...

- Glyn

Twisted Tales #3

On Friday the 28th of January we will be presenting you with your third helping of Twisted Tales.

Twisted Tales #3 will take once again take place at the same venue, Waterstone's Liverpool One, at the same time, 6pm, and it will bring you the same high quality short fiction from published authors. TTA Press's Black Static will also be reappearing to co-present the event and all three of our authors Conrad Williams, Joel Lane and Alison Littlewood, have graced its pages at some point in their careers.

For now I'm going to leave you with the sumptuous poster designed for us by TTA Press but check back here for more news, further information about our three authors, and possibly some interviews.

It might seem like the 28th of January is a long time away (being next year and all) but it'll be here before you know it and demand for tickets is expected to exceed previous events so don't miss out on this brilliant opportunity to see top quality authors reading their own work.

Friday 28th January, 6-8pm

Waterstone's Liverpool One

Tickets £2*

For more information, or to book, call 0151 709 9820

*Redeemable against the price of any horror fiction bought on the night AND they enter you into a draw to win fabulous prizes (see TT#2's prizes for examples).

Nightmare Visions

We at Twisted Tales are passionate about promoting great horror across a variety of media. To complement the horror story readings we will be promoting the best in 21st century cinematic horror through the Nightmare Visions page. We have compiled a list of what we consider to be the best horror films since the year 2000:

Tomas Alfredson Let the Right One In (2008), Antti-Jussi Annila Sauna (2008), Darren Aronofsky Requiem for a Dream (2000), Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza [Rec] (2007), [Rec]2 (2009), Juan Antonio Bayona The Orphanage (2007), Bryan Bertino The Strangers (2008), Joon-ho Bong The Host (2006), Danny Boyle 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), Nacho Cerda The Abandoned (2006), Oxide Pang Chung and Danny Pang The Eye (2002), Frank Darabont The Mist (2007), Anthony DiBlasi Dread (2009), Kinji Fukasaku Battle Royale (2000), John Harrison Book of Blood (2009), Mary Harron American Psycho (2000), Mikael Hafstrom 1408 (2007), Ji-woon Kim A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), Ryuhei Kitamura Midnight Meat Train (2008), Pascal Laugier House of Voices (2004) and Martyrs (2008), Andrew Leman The Call of Cthulhu (2005), Takashi Miike Ichi the Killer (2001), Hideo Nakata Dark Water (2002), Philip Ridley Heartless (2010), David Slade Hard Candy (2005) and 30 Days of Night (2007), Christopher Smith Triangle (2009), Guillermo del Torro The Devil's Backbone (2001) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Lars von Trier's Antichrist (2009), James Wan Saw (2004)

This list will be expanded over time, as brilliant new horror films are released and older ones are discovered. Please make suggestions for inclusion below and we will endeavour to watch the films and add them if we agree. Soon we hope to add original reviews of some of the exceptional horror films from this century. We make no claims as to complete coverage- Twisted Tales is a vehicle for promoting great horror and so we have no interest in pointing out bad films. If a film isn't on the list and/or reviewed here it is because either a) we haven't seen it yet or b) because we think it fell short of what we wanted from a great horror film. By all means feel free to disagree with us in your comments,  as we hope to foster debate about and engagement with some of the incredible nightmare visions that are being produced by today's best directors and writers.

Twisted Tales #2 Coming Soon

On the 26th November we are proud to be able to bring you the follow up to the recent smash hit Twisted Tales event.

Twisted Tales #2 will take place at the same venue, Waterstone's Liverpool One, at the same time, 6pm, and it will bring you the same high quality short fiction from published authors. We're co-hosting this event with TTA Press's Black Static, which celebrated editor Ellen Datlow describes as 'the most consistently excellent horror magazine published'. All of the authors have appeared in either Black Static or its precursor The Third Alternative. This time we'll be hearing stories from Paul Finch, Simon Kurt Unsworth, and Graham Joyce.

Paul's latest novel Stronghold has recently attracted a movie option, and his festive horror novella, Sparrowhawk, will be published by Pendragon Press in time for Christmas. Paul has a short story in Zombie Apocalypse, recently praised in The Financial Times. To date, he's had ten books and nearly 300 stories and novellas published on both sides of the Atlantic, and has won International Horror Guild and British Fantasy Awards.

  

Simon is a World Fantasy Award-Nominated author who has a collection of stories, "Lost Places", in print with Ash Tree Press, a second collection is on its way from PS Publishing. He has also been widely anthologised in publications such as The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror, Lovecraft Unbound, and Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes.

 

Graham is the Multi-Award-Winning author of The Tooth Fairy, Memoirs of a Master Forger (under the pseudonym William Heaney), The Devil's Ladder, Smoking Poppy, and upcoming The Silent Land, He's also working as part of the writing team for the eagerly awaited horror video game sequel Doom 4.

Friday 26th November 2010

6pm - 8pm

Waterstone's Liverpool One

12 College Lane, L1 3DL

Tickets £2 - On Sale Now

(£2 redeemable against any horror book bought on the night, 
plus it enters you into a draw to win one of four amazing prizes)

To book tickets call 0151 709 9820