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American Gods Mix Tape: Chapters 12 and 13
As a side project to our American Gods Reread, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at all the various songs quoted and referenced throughout the novel. Every epic adventure deserves an...
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Steampunk Events for November 2012
As the holiday season begins, steampunks throw the best galas. Join up with ahistorical re-enactors in the Netherlands for their first steampunk convention. The yellow brick road goes brass at the...
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Who is Dead? The Tense Mystery of Horror Ghost Anime Another
Another is a horror anime based on Yukito Ayatsuji’s 2009 novel of the same name. It’s currently streaming at Crunchyroll, and at only twelve episodes it’s the perfect series to get you in the...
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Farscape Rewatch: “Look At The Princess I: A Kiss Is But A Kiss”
Look At The Princess I: A Kiss Is But A KissWritten by David Kemper, directed by Andrew Prowse and Tony TilseSeason 2, Episode 111st US Transmission Date: 21 July 20001st UK Transmission Date: 11...
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Ghost Stories While You’re Waiting for Downton Abbey: Why Edith Wharton Gives...
I was perusing the excellent used bookstore in my neighborhood and encountered The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton. It was a 1973 paperback version from Scribner, and, flipping the pages, it was filled...
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First Actual Trailer for Evil Dead Remake
The remake of the classic film is coming! And after the reveal of some creepy footage at New York Comic Con, the actual trailer has arrived! It’s pretty hardcore![Redband trailer below the cut]Read the...
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The Shadowy Third
If you need solid, convincing spooky tales, Southern writers are often a good bet. Noted writer Ellen Glasgow grew up in the south and went on to be the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1941...
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“She’d been hoping for a storm.” Kameron Hurley’s Rapture
Nyx sold her womb somewhere between Punjai and Faleen, on the edge of the desert. (Hurley, God's War, 1.)God’s War, the first volume of Hurley’s Bel Dame Apocrypha trilogy, opened with blood and...
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A Successful Spin Around “Crazy” Town with American Horror Story: Asylum
American Horror Story’s second season premiered last week in perfect synchronization with the Halloween season. The FX series did not fail to perplex and scare in its original run, but with a new cast...
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Morning Roundup: The Dalek Probe Droid Makes Funny Noises
Seriously, what would this thing sound like? How do we reconcile the nifty probe-droid noise with the Dalek voice? Could it be the most irritating best thing ever? We saw this image over on...
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The Great Stephen King Reread: ’Salem’s Lot
Out of all of Stephen King’s books, the one I read over and over again in high school was ‘Salem’s Lot, and why not: VAMPIRES TAKE OVER AN ENTIRE TOWN! Could there be a more awesome book in the entire...
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Get a Sneak Peek at Exclusive New Maps from A Song of Ice and Fire!
New Song of Ice and Fire map book The Lands of Ice and Fire hits the shelves next Tuesday, October 30th, and Bantam Books has just sent over some exclusive sneak peeks of the new maps that will be...
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Reopening The X-Files: “Drive”
Season 6, Episode 2: “Drive”Original Airdate: November 15, 1998Let’s say you’re the kind of person who goes around saving the world. Sometimes in a big way. Sometimes in a small way. But always: with...
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No One Ever Made Them Like This! 7 Little Known Facts About Ghostbusters
Though it is Ghost Week on Tor.com all week, our not-so-subtle ulterior motive is to actually make it Ghostbuster week. In our view, it's still one of the most perfect films of all time, and easily the...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Twenty-Four (Part One)
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
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A Ghost Story
Ghost Week continues with this Mark Twain story, simply titled “A Ghost Story,” though sometimes published as “A Ghost's Tale.” As with our other Ghost Week reprints, this comes from the Random...
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When Abandoning Your Formula Goes Wrong: Edward Eager’s The Well-Wishers
In the sixth book in his “Magic” series, The Well-Wishers, a direct sequel to his fifth book, Magic or Not, Edward Eager decided to try something new: writing in the first person. But, with multiple...
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Don’t Touch That Dial: Monsters and Magic
Welcome to “Don’t Touch That Dial,” a new mini-series in which I, your friendly neighborhood television addict, will break down some of the shows screaming for your attention. In this very special...
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Anya’s Ghost Graphic Novel (Excerpt)
Please enjoy this excerpt from the graphic novel adaptation of Anya's Ghost, written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol, out now from First Second.Anya is embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about...
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Signed Girl of Nightmares Sweepstakes!
We've got five copies of the Anna Dressed in Blood sequel, Girl of Nightmares, by Kendare Blake to give away to five of you! But these copies are special... they've been signed by the author! Enter by...
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