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The Cutting Room: The Bye Bye Man

November 3, 2016
2 mins to read

Three friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, a mysterious figure they discover is the root cause of the evil behind man’s most unspeakable acts. Why we’re looking forward to this: The devil made me do it is an oft used excuse for perpetrators of evil deeds, but what if something …

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Book Review: Savages by Greg F. Gifune

November 2, 2016
5 mins to read

“Gifune rockets you through the book at runaway freight train speeds and you’ll find yourself at the end of this shockingly brutal tale long before you expect to be there.” With more than twelve novels, several screenplays, and two short story collections under his belt, Greg F. Gifune is arguably one of the most prolific …

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Book Review: An Ideal Retreat by Michael Griffin

November 2, 2016
6 mins to read

“Griffin’s command of language is clear: his prose is exquisite, his descriptions divine.” An accomplished and renowned author of Weird Horror, it is clear to see that Michael Griffin is going places. With short stories in Black Static, Apex and Strange Aeons to his name, as well as stories in the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated …

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AHS: Roanoke Chapter 7: Happy Late Halloween!

November 1, 2016
6 mins to read

As I’m typing this, Halloween has not yet plastered me in Karo syrup mixed with food coloring, or glitter, but by the time you read this I should be crying and still trying to wash the sticky, sparkly Halloween goodness out of my hair while praying to the Tooth Fairy that my teeth survived the …