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- ↑ SA Horrorfest 2021 Festival Kicks Off Today; in: Screen Anarchy, 2021-10-28
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- ↑ Interview with Paul Blum and Sonja Ruppersberg in: Issuu (October 2015)
- ↑ "The World's 50 Best Genre Festivals 2021, Presented by FilmFreeway"; in MovieMaker, October 27, 2020
- ↑ "Paul Blom: Natural Instinct"; in: Spling Movies, October 30, 2021
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- ↑ "South African Horrorfest Cape Town", in: Cape Town Magazine, October 2016
- ↑ News24: Conversation with Paul Blom about South African Horrorfest; October 27, 2021