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Comic Book Review: City of Dust #1 by Steve Niles & Zid
The newest Radical Comics mini-series is a dark and grisly dystopian sci-fi horror tale.
Read More »Book Review: Food Styling For Photographers by Linda Bellingham And Jean Ann Bybee
It'll look great - but don't eat it!
Read More »Book Review: The Adventures Of Amir Hamza by Ghalib Lakhnavi And Abdullah Bilgrami – Translated By Musharraf Ali Farooqi
The adventure and excitement of some of the best of sword and sorcery stories and an introduction to the mythical heroes of the Muslim world.
Read More »Interview with Karen L. Syed, Owner of Echelon Press
"The only thing compelling is the unknown."
Read More »Interview with Brian L. Porter, Author of A Study in Red: The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper
"I've been a student of the Ripper murders since I was about 18 years old," says Porter.
Read More »Book Review: John Milton – A Biography by Neil Forsyth
If you are left not particularly looking to extend your acquaintance with the poet, that isn't the biographer's fault.
Read More »Book Review: He Is… I Say – How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Neil Diamond by David Wild
This love letter to Neil Diamond is also in many ways a book about music criticism itself. Damn you, David Wild!
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Pumpkin Pie Show
Clay McLeod Chapman's story-monologues dig for the gory innards of the human soul.
Read More »Interview with Del Howison, Owner of Dark Delicacies Bookstore
“Whenever there is a war or a 'real' horror the populace can't control, horror becomes popular because you can always close a book…”
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