Fine Writing, Poor Packaging: The Novels of Ken Greenhall
Of the many authors to emerge from the horror boom of the 1970s, the late Ken Greenhall remains one of the most unfairly neglected–and also one of the most mysterious
The CREMASTER Cycle
From Adam I'm finally getting around to it. Whether you're a long-time reader or new to the site, you'll probably like my monthly newsletter. You'll get stuff before it's posted and occasional subscriber-only extras. Nothing stupid. No spam. Subscribers get my...On THE DUCHESS OF AVILA
The 1973 French miniseries LA DUCHESSE D’AVILA/THE DUCHESS OF AVILA is one of the great unknown works of the fantastique
The Tangled Lineage of Belphegor
BELPHEGOR is a multi-film crime saga whose origins can be traced back to 1909
2009: A Look Back in Bedlam
Here it is, my second annual look back at many noteworthy events in the world of horror film and literature
Graphic Novels: 20 Off-The-Beaten-Track Selections
What twenty selections have in common is that, simply, all are well worth your time to read and/or track down
Scary Kid Lit 1: Fairy Tales
For truly potent kid lit one has to go back to the (so-called) fairy tales that underlie today’s fiction
1990s Serial Killer Cinema
In the 1990s the serial killer was the ideal horror movie subject
The NC-17 Rating: A Good Idea Squandered
In theory it was a good idea: an NC-17 movie rating, instituted in 1990 to replace the X rating
Iain Banks: 1954-2013
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