Tag: horror
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Bentley Little’s The Store: An Underrated Masterpiece
I don’t know why I’ve avoided Bentley Little for so long. I read his novel The Walking when it came out, and half of The Town years ago, but neither novel caught my attention so much that I stuck with him. That says more about me though than it does about Little, because after finally coming around to reading The…
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Oh the Horror! 10 Cloverfield Lane, It Follows and The Resurgence of Horror Film
Is horror finally making a comeback? Horror film has always had a bit of a spotty record. Known more for cheap slasher flicks that appeal to a narrow but aggressively devoted audience, the genre has struggled to produce outright masterpieces. Earlier eras saw ebbs and flows, giving us the consistently brilliant John Carpenter and the…
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The October Country: Oct. 30: “A Hand to Hold” by Stefani Miller
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country…
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The October Country: Oct. 28th: “The Man Upstairs” by Ray Bradbury
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country…
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The October Country: Oct. 27th: “The Bird” By Tyler Miller
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country…
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Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark, and Horror Nostalgia
I grew up during a particularly good time for horror. The early-to-mid-90s saw a strong run from Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the Canadian television show that drew a spirited following of kids in the US. Years before YA was a legitimate category, RL Stine and Christopher Pike (who remains criminally underrated) divided the world of…
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The October Country: Oct. 20th: “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country…
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The October Country: Oct. 17th: “Children of the Kingdom” by T.E.D. Klein
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country…
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The October Country: Oct. 15th: “The Raft” by Stephen King
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country…
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The October Country: Oct. 14th: “A Home Away From Home” by Robert Bloch
In celebration of the month of October, I’ll be sharing 31 of my favorite spooky, eerie and creepy stories, one per day. The stories will range over an array of genres: horror, suspense, science fiction, mysteries and dark fantasy. The October Country …that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country…
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