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Book Review: Blood Lust Revenge – Author Creep Creepersin

BLOOD LUST REVENGE (PAPERBACK) Written by Creep Creepersin Published by Creepsville Press Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black & White- 134 pages Price: $9.96 Blood Lust Revenge is the sequel to Blood Lust Romance. The novel follows Shooter, Bobby Jo, and Gilby through the aftermath of their horrific murdering spree. Also, the lingering question at the end of the first installment …

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Filmmaker Creepersin Shows Horror Roots with Re-release of Punk Album

For the last few years, many horror fans have come to know the name Creep Creepersin through his films. What may surprise these fans is that in the underground horror punk community, Creepersin has been sharing scares since 2004. The band Creepersin played their first show on Halloween in 2004. Their debut album, The Rise of Creepersin, was released shortly …

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Book Review: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters – Author Jane Austen, Ben H. Winters

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS Author Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 344 pages Price: $12.95 Remember the Jane Austen monster mash-up phenomenon known as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Well, the monsters have returned to wreak havoc in yet another Jane Austen mash-up. No, it’s not a …

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Book Review: The New Annotated Dracula – Author Bram Stoker

THE NEW ANNOTATED DRACULA Author Bram Stoker Edited with a Foreword and Notes by Leslie S. Klinger Introduction by Neil Gaiman Published by W. W. Norton & Company Publication Date: 2008 Format: Color – 672 pages Price: $12.95 Readers of Dracula have been entranced by the story of Jonathan Harker’s visit to Count Dracula’s castle, and the events that followed, …

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Book Review: Twilight – Author Stephenie Meyer

TWILIGHT Author Stephenie Meyer Published by Little, Brown Young Readers Publication Date: 2005 Format: Paperback and hardcover (544 pgs) Price: Ranges from $10.99 to $19.99, depending on format The Twilight Saga, by Stephanie Meyer, is a vampire-romance series of novels about the unconventional love between the mortal Bella Swan and the vampire Edward Cullen and the problems they get into …

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Book Review: The Trouble with Being God – Author William F. Aicher

THE TROUBLE WITH BEING GOD: A PHILOSOPHICAL THRILLER (PAPERBACK) Written by William F. Aicher Published by www.beinggod.com Publication Date: 2008 Format: B/W – 258 pages Price: $15.25 Before I started reading The Trouble with Being God, I did a little research on the book and its author. The information really got me pumped to read the book, as the author …

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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Author Steve Hockensmith

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS Written by Steve Hockensmith Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2010 Format: B&W – 288 Pages Price: $12.95 The zombies have returned to wreak havoc on the Bennet Family! Or, let me rephrase: the zombies have returned for Mr. Bennet, leaving the father more than eager to ready his daughters for …

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2010 NYC Comic Con

New York City’s residents aren’t exactly known for being conservative in their fashion sense. However, even in the city that never sleeps, it was easy to tell as I walked the streets of Manhattan that I was getting closer to the site of the 2010 New York Comic Convention.  As I approached, I spotted fans dressed as comic book icons …

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Book Review: Witch Craft – Compiled by Margaret McGuire & Alicia Kachmar

WITCH CRAFT: WICKED ACCESSORIES, CREEPY-CUTE TOYS, MAGICAL TREATS, & MORE! (HARD COVER) Compiled by Margaret McGuire & Alicia Kachmar Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 96 pages Price: $14.95 “Double, double, toil and trouble! The instructions in Witch Craft will help you conjure up 25 totally wicked treasures – everything from vampire bite necklaces to graveyard …

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Zombie Epic Crosses into Blockbuster Hollywood Franchises

San Diego, CA – A first in comic book history, IDW Publishing is proud to announce INFESTATION! Starting in January 2011, INFESTATION will infect STAR TREK, GHOSTBUSTERS, TRANFORMERS and G.I. JOE comics with zombies, zombies, and more zombies. To help create this multi-dimensional saga, IDW is teaming up with fan-favorite writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (The Thanos Imperative, Legion of Super-Heroes) and artist David Messina (TRUE BLOOD). “This is …

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Book Review: Cluck- Murder Most Foul – Author Eric D. Knapp

CLUCK: MURDER MOST FOUL Written by Eric D. Knapp Published by BookSurge Publishing Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black & White with Illustrations- 340 pages Price: $15.99 Cluck is a novel about a topic that one generally does not come across every day: ghost chickens. While there is a small somewhat cult following of the topic (re: Lloyd Kaufman’s Poultrygeist: Night …

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Book Review: Pride and Predjudice and Zombies – Author Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Written by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White- 320 pages Price: $12.95 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a very amusing parody novel, which gives Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice a new horrific zombie apocalypse (and ninja filled) twist. I have not read the original Pride and Prejudice. As …

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