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Leave The Light On: 8 Creepy Books for Halloween Time
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Ahem, I mean Halloween. And while there are plenty of excellent, well-known horror novels out there for you to cuddle up with this season, here are eight creepy books that might not … Continue reading
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Tagged A Madness So Discreet, Audrey Niffenegger, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, dracula, Elizabeth Kostova, ghosts, Halloween, haunted house, Her Fearful Symmetry, horror, Jennifer McMahon, John Connolly, M.R. Carey, Mindy McGinnis, Pet Cemetery, Robert Browning, Sarah Waters, scary books, Stephen Lloyd Jones, supernatural, The Book of Lost Things, the girl with all the gifts, The Historian, The Little Stranger, The String Diaries, The Winter People, thingstodoinLAforHalloweenwhenyourenotdead, thrillers, vampires, zombies
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‘The Girl With All The Gifts’ Thrills on Both The Page and The Screen
“The Girl With All The Gifts” is an excellent book by M.R. Carey, who also wrote the screenplay for the equally good film version directed by Colm McCarthy. It’s the story of Melanie, a super-bright student in a strange army … Continue reading
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Tagged colm mccarthy, gemma arterton, glenn close, horror, M.R. Carey, sci-fi, sennia nanua, the girl with all the gifts, zombies
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Is Venerable Orange County Tiki Venue Don the Beachcomber Closing?
The full story remains to be told, but all signs point to this weekend having been the last for venerable tiki bar and restaurant, Don the Beachcomber, in Huntington Beach. Owner Delia Wu Snyder gave a non-denial denial, but promoter Christopher Burkhardt of … Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Cured’ Presents a New Zombie Twist
“The Cured,” in theaters and on demand Feb. 23, 2018, is a smart, new Irish zombie film from director David Freyne. It makes me think that the UK really knows how to do zombism-as-infectious-disease. (See the excellent “28 Days Later” and … Continue reading
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Tagged David Freyne, Ellen Page, horror, Ireland, The Cured, zombie apocalypse, zombies
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Scare LA – Well, Not Too Scary, But a Heap of Grisly Fun
Ever since I found out about Transworld’s Haunted Attractions Association (HAA), I’ve been envious of the massive tours of off-season haunts they attend. They are known for demos of the scariest and most complex designs of puppetry, animations and new forms of … Continue reading
