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“Are You Afraid of the Dark?” – Middle Grade Novels and Graphic Novels Coming Soon! [Exclusive]

November 16, 2022 John Squires Are You Afraid Of The Dark, Books, Comics, The Tale of the Gravemother

With the revival series going strong, Andrew Smith, Senior Vice President, and Publisher of Abrams Children’s Books, has announced today a forthcoming, 5-book middle grade novel and graphic novel series in partnership with Paramount Consumer Products and inspired by Nickelodeon’s hit anthology TV horror classic, Are You Afraid of the Dark? Published under the Amulet […]

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Christopher Pike’s ‘Magic Fire’ – 1998 Sci-Fi Novel is Absolute Escapism [Buried in a Book]

November 10, 2022 Paul Lê Books, Buried In A Book, Christopher Pike, Editorials, Magic Fire

Considering his pen name, it comes as no surprise that Christopher Pike is a fan of science fiction. Pike, born Kevin Christopher McFadden, is well regarded as a horror author, yet a closer look at his written output reveals an affinity for sci-fi. Of course his publishers were more inclined to hide that aspect back […]

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‘Baby-Sitter’s Nightmares’ – The Short-Lived Young Adult Series from the 1990s [Buried in a Book]

November 4, 2022 Paul Lê alone in the dark, Baby-Sitter's Nightmares, Books, Buried In A Book, Daniel Parker, Editorials, M.C. Sumner, The Evil Child

One of the most common (and overused) setups in horror has to be a young babysitter fending off a killer. The trope existed on and off screen before Halloween, but there’s no denying the 1978 movie influenced countless people to make their own comparable stories about imperiled caregivers. Now, readers will take one look at […]

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‘The Midnight Club’ – How the Netflix Series Expands Upon the Christopher Pike Novel

November 2, 2022 Jenn Adams Books, Christopher Pike, Mike Flanagan, Netflix, The Midnight Club, TV

Mike Flanagan’s long-awaited adaptation of The Midnight Club has finally made its way to Netflix. Geared at a slightly younger audience, the series is an adaptation of Christopher Pike‘s novel about five teenagers living out their final days at Brightcliffe Manor, a hospice for terminal youth. Each night they gather in the ornate library to […]

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R. L. Stine’s ‘Halloween Night’ Duology Offers Twisted Teens and Nasty Tricks [Buried in a Book]

October 27, 2022 Paul Lê Books, Buried In A Book, Editorials, Halloween Night, Halloween Night II, R.L. Stine

“Let’s murder her!” What started out as a morbid joke among friends is now dangerously real in the 1993 book Halloween Night. A simple class assignment — plan the perfect murder — inspires Brenda Morgan and her two best friends to kill. Things have been tense since Brenda’s cousin Halley moved in with her family; […]

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‘The Haunted Mask II’ – Revisiting the Halloween Sequel On the Page and the Screen [Viewer Beware]

October 26, 2022 Paul Farrell Books, Editorials, Goosebumps, R.L. Stine, The Haunted Mask, The Haunted Mask II, TV, Viewer Beware

The Haunted Mask II was originally published in October 1995 (Spine #36). The series adaptation aired on Tuesday, October 29, 1996 (runtime: 22 minutes and 22 minutes). Sequels are part and parcel with the horror genre, inescapably ever-present and all but inevitable when any particularly scary, spooky or otherwise strange property manages to profoundly connect with […]

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11 Ways the ‘Halloween Ends’ Novelization Improves Upon the Movie

October 26, 2022 Ike Oden Books, Editorials, featured, Halloween Ends, Movies, topnews

This month marks the publication of Titan’s final Michael Myers movie tie-in, Halloween Ends. Authored by the series’ co-screenwriter, Paul Brad Logan, Halloween Ends sets itself apart from the film version by giving fans entirely new side-stories involving The Shape, Laurie Strode and their doomed Haddonfield neighbors. Expanding the Blumhouse trilogy’s lore, throwing in some […]

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Hear The Count’s Voice in Fiction Podcast ‘Re: Dracula’ [Crowdfunding]

October 24, 2022 Pacific Obadiah Books, Bram Stoker, Dracula Daily, Ella Watts, Heartstopper, Jonny Sims, Karim Kronfli, Over The Garden Wall, Podcasts, Re Dracula, Tal Minear, the amelia project, The Blasting Company, The Magnus Archives, The White Vault, Wooden Overcoats

Everyone thinks they know the story of Dracula. They usually forget to include the cowboy, though. Re: Dracula is a new fiction podcast telling an old story, an adaptation of the original vampire novel by Bram Stoker. This close adaptation will use immersive sound design and some of the best-loved names in fiction podcasting to […]

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‘Halloween Ends’ Novelization Review – How It’s a Far More Satisfying Final Chapter of the Saga

October 21, 2022 Ike Oden Books, Halloween Ends, Reviews

Halloween Ends has come and gone, taking with it the hopes and dreams of multiple generations of The Shape’s fans. You can like it, hate it, but you better learn to love the fact we are living in a legitimate Michael Myers moment. What better way to soak it all in than with a new […]

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Richie Tankersley Cusick’s ‘Trick or Treat’ – Point Horror’s First Halloween Novel [Buried in a Book]

October 20, 2022 Paul Lê Books, Buried In A Book, Editorials, Richie Tankersley Cusick, Trick Or Treat

The Point Horror line made every day feel like Halloween, but the Scholastic series had only a few books specifically set around the October holiday. The first of these seasonal offerings, Richie Tankersley Cusick’s 1989 book Trick or Treat, centers around a teenager who’s deathly afraid of her own home. As everyone else around her […]

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How Hulu’s ‘Hellraiser’ Returns the Story to Clive Barker’s ‘Hellbound Heart’

October 17, 2022 Jenn Adams Books, Clive Barker, Editorials, Hellraiser, Movies, the hellbound heart

Hellraiser (1987) casts a long shadow over the horror world. The original film, directed by Clive Barker, is a remarkably faithful adaptation of his own novella “The Hellbound Heart,” a twisted love story of forbidden passion and pain. The hotly anticipated reboot from director David Bruckner (The Ritual, The Night House) stars Jaime Clayton as […]

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Wendy Corsi Staub’s 1994 YA Book Throws a Killer ‘Halloween Party’ [Buried in a Book]

October 13, 2022 Paul Lê Books, Buried In A Book, Editorials, halloween party, Wendy Corsi Staub

To most people, October 31 means Halloween. To Samantha Genetti, it’s her birthday. The protagonist of Halloween Party is turning seventeen soon, and her friends are throwing a masquerade to celebrate the occasion. In the meantime, Samantha quietly lives in fear after receiving a series of threatening notes from an unknown sender. Something dangerous awaits […]

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‘The Halloween Compendium’ Collects Together Spooky Stories and Poems for the Whole Family

October 12, 2022 John Squires Books, The Halloween Compendium

If you’re looking for a little spooky fun this Halloween season that the whole family can enjoy, Jace Bandalin‘s The Halloween Compendium is now available just in time for the big day. The Halloween Compendium: A Collection of Halloween Short Stories and Poems has been independently published by Bandalin on Amazon, and it’s packed with […]

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‘Reign of Chucky’ – Brand New Book Slices Deep into the Entire ‘Chucky’ Franchise! [Exclusive]

October 7, 2022 John Squires Books, Child's Play, Chucky, Exclusives, Harker Press, Reign of Chucky

From the authors behind the Halloween franchise book Taking Shape comes Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy, NOW AVAILABLE from Harker Press! The book is presently available in Hardcover, Paperback, and Kindle eBook formats. An audio adaptation by Encyclopocalypse Publications for Audible is forthcoming. Written by Dustin McNeill and […]

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‘Monsters, Makeup and Effects: Volume 2’ – Sequel Book Coming Soon from Heather Wixson

October 6, 2022 John Squires Books, Monsters Makeup and Effects: Volume 2

Horror journalist Heather Wixson is back with Monsters, Makeup and Effects: Volume 2, the sequel to Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists! The second in the four-volume series from Heather Wixson celebrates both the makeup effects industry as well as the artists who have thrilled millions of movie lovers around the world. […]

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