Monthly Archives: October 2009

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” –EAP I  love Edgar Allan Poe. His writing drips with florid prose, but no matter. Poe nails horror. His distinctive voice, tenebrous and terrifying, still captivates. One of my favorite Poe … Continue reading

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Have a short attention span? Well, you have clicked to the right place. Just in time for Halloween, I have a giveaway of Half-Minute Horrors, a compilation of spooktacularly short stories written by a constellation of bestselling authors (Neil Gaiman, … Continue reading

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Dracula, part deux, is melodramatic at times. The plot twists in the third act skirt the borders of ridiculous, and… Who am I kidding? I devoured it. Was it Masterpiece Theater? No. (The original wasn’t either. It was considered a … Continue reading

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Happy Release Day for the authorized sequel to Bram Stoker’s Dracula! Dracula: The Un-Dead is co-written by Ian Holt and Bram’s great-grandnephew Dacre Stoker. Can’t get to the bookstore or library right away? Then sink your fangs into my favorite … Continue reading

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Spam I am. I am Spam. Spam I am. That Spam-I-am! That Spam-I-am! I do not like that Spam-I-am! Do you like my twitter spam? I do not like your twitter spam. I do not like them, Spam-I-am! Would you … Continue reading

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If you’re a stalker, stop reading this now. I don’t like stalkers. Don’t start stalking me. Really. Secret Confession Time: I do like stalker-ific love stories. I’m all over dark, brooding, obsessive romance novels. I could read them Eight Days … Continue reading

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