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Look Out For … Slayer: Repentless by Jon Schnepp

August 17, 2017
2 mins to read

Look Out For … Slayer: Repentless by Jon Schnepp “ This fusion of dark and violent themes promises to be something a bit special.” The ultimate thrash juggernaut, Slayer has dominated stages and destroyed audiences for over thirty years, with their latest album, Repentless, showing no signs of slowing down or showing mercy. Based on the …

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Something Weird is Heading Back to Providence: An Exclusive Preview of NecronomiCon 2017, Part II

August 17, 2017
10 mins to read

NecronomiCon 2017 will be descending August 17-20 on Providence, RI in the United States. The biannual convention began as a celebration of H.P. Lovecraft but now has expanded its programming to cover the broad tapestry of Weird Fiction from classic authors to the contemporary Weird Renaissance. As such, it’s evolved into closest thing to a …

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TIH 162: Benjamin Percy on The Dark Net, Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction, and Comic Book Writing

August 16, 2017
5 mins to read

In this podcast Benjamin Percy talks about his new novel The Dark Net, his non-fiction book Thrill Me, writing comic books, and much more. About Benjamin Percy Benjamin Percy is the author of four novels, the most recent among them The Dark Net (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017). He is also the author of The Dead Lands …

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Searchlight: The Art of Vampirella

August 15, 2017
4 mins to read

Ever since her debut in 1969, Vampirella has captured the imaginations of millions world-wide. My earliest comic books are reading those Warren Publishing comics, along with their other publications, Creepy and Eerie. When you’re a nine-year-old horror fan, it’s easy to convince your parents to buy comic books. Little did they know Vampirella was much …