Books and Comics

Books, comics, and the like related to Halloween, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or the bizarre.

[Interviews]

Get Ready to Rumble: My Q&A with Nancy A. Collins Writer of Jason vs Leatherface

Over the years several Comic book companies have cautiously entered the realm of the Horror Icons. Freddy, Jason, Ash, Michael Myers, Leatherface, Pinhead, all have seen print with varying degrees of success. Chaos comics released a handful of Halloween books that connected to the universe created in the movies and were actually pretty damn good.

[Bite-sized Horror]

Flowers in the Attic (TV Movie)

Just watched the Lifetime adaptation of the book Flowers in the Attic. While I did enjoy it and it’s apparently much closer to the book than the 1987 movie, I enjoyed the theatrical movie endlessly more and much more deeply.

[Bite-sized Horror]

Graveyard Shift

A very underrated Stephen King adaptation with low ratings and bad reviews across the board, but I absolutely love it.

[Guest Posts]

Coming Out of the Coffin: A Brief Exploration of Modern Urban Vampire Subculture

Today, it is hard to go a few days without hearing about vampires. They dominate our television, our fiction, our movies, our politics, and even our past. From popular culture to history, vampires are ever-present. But while these vampires are creatures of legend and popular fiction, there are also individuals in contemporary society who call

[Books and Comics]

R.L. Stine Bringing Fear Street Back from the Dead

Before he gave us Goosebumps, he frightened us on Fear Street. Launched in 1989, three years before Goosebumps came onto the scene and made him a household name, R.L. Stine created a lesser known series of books called Fear Street. It was just a few years earlier that Stine made the transition from comedy to

[Books and Comics]

Thirteen Days Until Christmas

As of December 12th, 2013, there are thirteen days until Christmas comes around — a time of giving, a time of celebration, and a time of horror. To celebrate the holiday season, here are five short stories set in the winter time that will make your blood absolutely curdle. The Boy Who Killed Santa Claus

[Books and Comics]

Something to Enjoy with the Kids

Halloween is a great time of celebration that runs deep in our culture for all ages. My blog is often more driven toward adults with an unhealthy obsession with Halloween ;), but there’s room for all ages to enjoy some fun and a good scare around Halloween season. That’s the beauty of it. I hold