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‘The Angel of Indian Lake’ Book Review – Stephen Graham Jones Wraps Horror Lit’s Greatest Slasher Trilogy

March 25, 2024 Meagan Navarro Books, My Heart Is a Chainsaw, Reviews, Stephen Graham Jones, The Angel of Indian Lake

With The Angel of Indian Lake, author Stephen Graham Jones tackles one of the most daunting tasks in horror: bringing a trilogy to a satisfying close. Making it even more challenging is that the final entry in Jones’ slasher trilogy endcaps two perfect entries in horror lit, with 2021’s My Heart is a Chainsaw recontextualizing the slasher formula and last […]

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‘In Search of Darkness’ Book Review: A Must-Have for ’80s Horror Fans

March 18, 2024 Brian Keiper Books, In Search of Darkness, Reviews

In 2019, the documentary of 80s horror In Search of Darkness became an instant hit with horror fans. Now, a beautiful coffee table style companion book is available and is a must-own for all fans of one of horror’s greatest eras. The book is a walk down the horror aisle of the best mom and […]

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‘Welcome to Primetime’ – New Book Explores the “Freddy’s Nightmares” Television Series

March 8, 2024 John Squires A Nightmare on Elm Street, Books, freddy krueger, Freddy's Nightmares, Welcome to Primetime

A spinoff of the film franchise, “Freddy’s Nightmares” was an anthology series starring the original Freddy Krueger, Robert Englund. Airing from 1988 to 1990, each episode told a different story of a dark rooted and grim nature that takes place in this fictitious town on Elm Street, and now a brand new book will take […]

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‘Pay the Piper’ – Daniel Kraus’ New Horror Novel Completes an Unfinished George A. Romero Manuscript

March 4, 2024 Meagan Navarro Books, Daniel Kraus, George A. Romero, Pay the Piper

New supernatural horror novel Pay the Piper, set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, is heading our way later this year, and it hails from the minds of legendary director George A. Romero and bestselling author Daniel Kraus. With 2020’s The Living Dead, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus took on the Herculean task of […]

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Official ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Novelization Releasing in April

February 26, 2024 John Squires Books, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Legendary’s epic-sized Monsterverse returns to the big screen on March 29 with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and the official movie novelization won’t be too far behind. Written by Greg Keyes, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – The Official Movie Novelization will be released in paperback, e-book, and audio book versions on April 16 via Titan Books. The […]

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‘Beetlejuice: The Official Coloring Book’ from Artist Alan Robert Coming This Halloween!

February 12, 2024 John Squires Alan Robert, Beetlejuice, Books

Beetlejuice returns to the big screen this September in Tim Burton’s long awaited sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and an official coloring book for the first movie is also on the way. The creator of the best-selling coloring book series The Beauty of Horror, Alan Robert intricately illustrates the most recognizable and beloved scenes of the ghost with […]

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‘Final Destination 3’ Turns 18 – How the Novelization Compares to the 2006 Sequel

February 9, 2024 Paul Lê Books, Christa Faust, Editorials, Final Destination, Final Destination 3, Glen Morgan, James Wong, Tie-In Terrors

The producers at New Line Cinema had the opening fatality of Final Destination 3 in their back pocket well before the movie’s 2006 premiere. In fact, talks of a deadly theme park ride made the rounds before creative partners James Wong and Glen Morgan returned to write the script. After the disappointing return on 2003’s […]

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‘A Cut Below’ Book Review – A Joyful Celebration of the Weirdest B-Movies from the 1950s-1980s

January 29, 2024 Brian Keiper A Cut Below, Books, Reviews

I was a kid just as the drive-in craze was coming to a close. I can recall packing into our giant boat of a Chrysler station wagon and trekking out to see some first-run movies with my family back in the early 80s. I vividly remember seeing The Muppets Take Manhattan, Superman III (which terrified […]

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Vincenzo Natali’s ‘Splice’ Getting a “Perverse” Official Novelization This Summer

January 25, 2024 John Squires Books, Movies, Splice, Vincenzo Natali

Fans of the 2009 sci-fi/horror movie Splice from director Vincenzo Natali will be happy to hear than an official novelization is on the way, with Fangoria first reporting the news this week. Based on the screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice: The Novelization is written by Claire Donner and published by […]

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‘Darkness Falls’ – Revisiting the Tooth Fairy Horror Movie and Its Novelization

January 24, 2024 Paul Lê Books, Chaney Kley, Darkness Falls, Editorials, Emma Caulfield, James Vanderbilt, Joe Harris, John Fasano, Jonathan Liebesman, Keith DeCandido, Movies, Tie-In Terrors

“Darkness Falls wasn’t much different from any old-fashioned town on the Atlantic Ocean from Nantucket to Key West. Except for one thing.” That one thing, of course, is Matilda Dixon, better known as the Tooth Fairy. Most horror fans likely recognize this in-your-mouth ghost from her 2003 big-screen vehicle, but what they might not realize […]

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‘PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm’ – Don Coscarelli Celebrates 45 Years of ‘Phantasm’ with New Book [Exclusive]

January 16, 2024 John Squires Books, Don Coscarelli, Exclusives, Phantasm, PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Don Coscarelli’s horror classic Phantasm, and Coscarelli has joined forces with Dark Delicacies for new book PHICTION: Tales from the World of Phantasm. The book is described as “a new limited collector print edition of original stories written by Don Coscarelli, the creator of the Phantasm films.” PHICTION […]

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‘The Book of Elsewhere’ – Keanu Reeves Co-Writing Novel Set in the World of ‘BRZRKR’ Comic Series

January 10, 2024 John Squires Books, BRZRKR, Comics, Keanu Reeves, The Book of Elsewhere

The world of Keanu Reeves’ comic series BRZRKR is getting an expansion with an official novel set in the series’ universe, and Deadline reports that Reeves will be co-authoring the book. This isn’t the first time Reeves has plotted an expansion of the BRZRKR Universe, as we’ve previously learned that a live action movie and […]

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‘Phantom Limbs’ – Encyclopocalypse Publications Brings Former Bloody Disgusting Column to Print!

January 9, 2024 John Squires Books, Encyclopocalypse Publications, Jason Jenkins, Phantom Limbs

One of Bloody Disgusting’s longest-running and most successful columns, the Jason Jenkins-penned Phantom Limbs provided a treasure trove of insights into the best horror franchise movies NEVER made, and the Phantom Limbs project is being resurrected thanks to a hardcover, paperback, audiobook and eBook from Encyclopocalypse Publications. Writer Jason Jenkins’ horror-themed non-fiction web column is […]

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10 Upcoming Horror Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2024

January 8, 2024 Meagan Navarro Adam Cesare, Books, Editorials, Josh Malerman, Junji Ito, Nick Cutter, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones

It’s shaping up to be one massive year for horror already. Beyond a plethora of horror movies already on the horizon, the literary world is teeming with spine-tingling short story collections, novels, and more to keep you busy through 2024. So, here’s a starter guide for upcoming horror literature ready to deliver chills and thrills, […]

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Best of 2023: The 10 Best Horror Books of the Year

December 23, 2023 Meagan Navarro Best of 2023, Books, Daniel Kraus, Editorials, Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, Tananarive Due, Whalefall

Much like movies, television, and streaming platforms, it’s been a densely packed year for horror books as well. If the selection of horror movies available this year feels overwhelming, it pales in comparison to the horror renaissance that the book world offered this year. The horror book industry has truly become more robust and expansive […]

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