Matthew Batham
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I’m a horror movie lover and a writer. My stories have been published in numerous magazines and on websites in both the UK and the US.
I’ve written several books including the story collection Terrifying Tales to Read on a Dark Night
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My Writing Journey Part 1
It seems a little self-indulgent to write about my own experience as a writer when I haven’t achieved anything like the success of the writers I will be discussing in future blogs, but as my reactions to everything I write about will be very personal, it also feels fitting.
By Matthew Batham2 months ago in Writers
The Legacy of The Blair Witch Project
It’s hard to believe in this social media and internet-savvy age, that 26 years ago two young filmmakers were able to convince moviegoers that The Blair Witch Project was a genuine documentary. But that was the premise of the online marketing campaign that had punters clamouring to see this independent horror film, made for around $60,000 and going on to generate some $250m worldwide.
By Matthew Batham2 months ago in Horror
Zombie Flesh Eaters
I can’t believe it took me until the age of 45 (12 years ago) to watch Zombie Flesh Eaters. This gory Italian flick from director Lucio Fulci was the stuff of legend when I was in secondary school in the early 80s. “Have you seen it…?” awe-struck 12 year-olds would ask and I, having seen nothing more horrific than Doctor Who at the time, would reply, miserably, that I had not.
By Matthew Batham2 months ago in Horror
Freddy Krueger and the Elm Street Legacy
I want to talk about the man of my dreams. Sigh. Freddy Krueger. But seriously, the First Nightmare on Elm Street movie really did haunt my dreams for some time after I saw it. It was literally the stuff of nightmare, and in his first outing Freddy was a genuinely frightening foe. Towards the end of the core series of films he had become an almost pure comedy character, but in Nightmare 1 Freddy was dark and menacing — although he did have a wicked sense of humour.
By Matthew Batham2 months ago in Horror
How My Love of Horror Began
My love of horror films was like a sexual awakening. It’s hard to pin down the exact moment I became a horror lover. It was a passion that developed gradually. Before I was ever allowed to watch horror films, I pined for them. They were a forbidden fruit that I was desperate to taste.
By Matthew Batham2 months ago in Horror
