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Book Review: A Cure For All Diseases by Reginald Hill
A delight to read, but also thought-provoking and strangely moving.
Read More »Interview with J.R. Turner, Author of DDF: Dead Friends Forever
"The most famous series are those that have more heart than shock," says Turner.
Read More »Book Review (Novella): The Vault Of Deeds by James Barclay
With Barclay so farcically and satirically standing the hero genre on its head, you'll never look upon heroic fantasy in quite the same way again.
Read More »DVD Review: Constantine’s Sword
Where did anyone get the idea that it was all right to kill in the name of God?
Read More »Comics Review: Scrambled Ink edited by Diana Schutz
DreamWorks animators break from out of the studio and into book publication.
Read More »Interview with Iloz Zoc of Zombos Closet of Horror, League of Tana Tea Drinkers, and Blogcritics
"Gore for the sake of gore is detrimental to the genre, as are the undying DVD quickies looking to capture our attention and dollars."
Read More »Book Review: Someone Comes To Town, Someone Leaves Town By Cory Doctorow
Doctorow has written a moving, sometimes funny, and sometimes frightening story.
Read More »Book Review: Capote in Kansas – A Ghost Story by Kim Powers
What might have been a lovely and haunting story collapses under the double-team pressure of mawkishness and bad writing.
Read More »Interview with Nathan Rosen, Editor of MicroHorror
"I believe that a great horror story is made of the same three elements that make a great joke: the setup, the escalation and the payoff."
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