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I’m a massive horror fan. Most of the fiction I read or the films and shows I watch are horror. Anything I write usually ends up with bad stuff happening to bad people and typically falls into that genre. So, you migh…

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Lopped, Chopped and Roasted by Fiona Faith Ross

Classic Horror fans may recall a moment in Bram Stoker’s DRACULA , when Van Helsing lops off vampire Lucy ‘s head, CUTS TO him slicing a bloody joint of roast beef on a tavern table. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola,…

Fiona Faith Ross · 15 December 2020 · 3 min