I have fond memories of begging my parents to drive me to the library as soon as the first autumn leaves began to hit the ground. And while I’ve since grown out of R.L. Stine and Lemony Snicket, I still think there’s nothing better to welcome the Halloween season than a warm drink accompanied by […]
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Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary.” At this point in his career, there’s no telling how many nightmares Stephen King has caused. From the unnerving terror of The Shining, the grueling brutality of Misery, and the “Good for Her” horror of Carrie, the bestselling author specializes in every conceivable method […]
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A Night in Terror Tower was originally published in January 1995 (Spine #27) and the series adaptation aired on February 26, 1996 (runtime: 44 minutes – 22 minutes each). Centuries have a way of sanding down the sharp edges of the past, curbing terror, tragedy and the evils of man into palatable ghost stories that […]
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If you’re a fan of books about video games, you should be familiar with Bitmap Books. The UK-based company has been cranking out quality books ranging from the history of first-person shooters to video game box art for a while now, and now they’re set to focus on horror in video games with From Ants […]
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From Dustin McNeill, co-author of the comprehensive books Taking Shape and Reign of Chucky, comes House of Rejects, an in-depth look at Rob Zombie’s Firefly Trilogy. This exhaustive new exploration takes you behind the scenes of House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 from Hell, and the book is AVAILABLE NOW! McNeill previews, […]
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David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy came to an end last October with Halloween Ends, and now an official companion book is set to slice deep into the entire trilogy. Releasing on October 17 from Titan Books and author Abbie Bernstein, Halloween 2018–2022: The Official Making of the Films reveals the method behind the terror. The […]
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Based on the films from 20th Century Studios, Titan Books is publishing the original novel Aliens: Bishop this coming December, being billed as a direct sequel to Aliens and Alien 3. Titan Books previews, “Weyland-Yutani, the Colonial Marines, and Bishop’s creator all pursue the android for the deadly Xenomorph data contained in his brain.” Here’s […]
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Originally published in 1979, Curtis Richards penned the official novelization of John Carpenter’s Halloween, and the novel is being reprinted this coming Halloween season. Printed In Blood presents the ORIGINAL movie tie-in novelization, reprinted in full for the first time in over 40 years! It’s up for pre-order now, shipping in January 2024. For this […]
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Few events in life are as nerve-wracking as a high school reunion. While initially fun to catch up with former classmates and share perfunctory memories, old secrets and scandals always find a way of rising to the surface. Set this high-stakes rite of passage at a haunted amusement park and you’ve got the makings of […]
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Chuck Palahniuk’s latest meditation on the haves and have-nots struggles to take a promising premise beyond surface-level shock value. “It doesn’t matter so much who does what. The predators must prey. The prey must be predated. They only wish to be preyed upon by someone who will do the job properly.” Chuck Palahniuk has been […]
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The Girl Who Cried Monster was originally published in May 1993 (Spine #8) and the series adaptation aired on Saturday, November 11, 1995 (runtime: 22 minutes). The ultimate escape from authority, responsibility and school, summer break is as precious to kids as any holiday, birthday or celebratory excursion combined. It’s a time of imagination and […]
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The prolific horror legend R.L. Stine is back this Halloween season with brand new novel Slime Doesn’t Pay!, a Goosebumps-style tale that’s geared to Middle Grade readers. Slime Doesn’t Pay will release on September 26, 2023! “In this family-friendly scare fest, Amy and her friend, Lissa, don’t know what to do about Arnie’s bullying behavior, […]
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Whether or not you believe in life after death, there’s no denying that there’s entertainment to be found in the exploration of the unknown. That’s why I appreciate the extreme popularity of ghost hunting shows despite being a life-long skeptic and understanding that most of these programs greatly exaggerate their findings in the pursuit of […]
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The following contains major spoilers for The Last Voyage of the Demeter. If the horror genre has a grandfather, it’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula. First published in 1897, the epistolary novel follows a group of English socialites who cross paths with a centuries-old vampire traversing the continent in search of fresh victims. From Francis Ford Coppola […]
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In honor of Texas Chain Saw Massacre Day, Dark Ink, the publisher that released Kane Hodder and Tom Savini’s biographies along with the upcoming In Search of Darkness book, has announced that they are rereleasing the late Gunnar Hansen’s book, Chain Saw Confidential: How We Made the World’s Most Notorious Horror Movie. Released in 2013, […]
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