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Having recently written about what a great horror year 2015 was made me nostalgic for that time. Undeniably, there's already a wave of promising new horror pics on the way, and I am hoping for a revival of a good horror year in 2025, ten years after. Time will tell if it will really happen, but until then let's have a look at and discuss the movies released from 2015 to 2020; those five excellent horror years, until the pandemic replaced the screen horror with a real one. Here the first two years 2015 and 2016.

My reading rhythm was unusually speedy this past week, so I already have new short reviews to share with you. Might be because I have been hanging out a lot in and around my local Mauerpark and Falkplatz, enjoying the absolutely fantastic weather we have had lately, laying on the grass, reading my book. The prices have risen so much that I seriously and sadly can't afford sitting in cafés as much anymore, but I bought myself a picnic blanket and a thermos flask for coffee and have been enjoying the weather nevertheless! I have news too; since I will be part time jobbing at the Hammett Bookstore starting June, I thought it would be good to rekindle my "Thriller Time"s and "Bloody Thrilling" Columns. Hammett owner Christian said it's not necessary for me to know the books well, but I can't work like that, I have to know my books! So, there will probably be a lot more murder stories here on PB, though Horror is and will always stay my main staple. And I hav

Hey all! It's been quite a while since I actually reviewed books here, but I have finally read enough to make some short reviews out of them. In fact, I have been reading a lot but I have been reading all over, especially in different genres, genres that don't really fit in here, but now I have enough freaky books. Make use of the nice weather to read outside and I hope you enjoy my reviews!

    It's brain binge time again! That means the Final Girls Berlin will be offering a weekend (or two afternoons) of talks which you can follow for free on Zoom - and there's even a panel on cannibalism and one workshop.