Stephen King discusses the new "Lisey's Story" miniseries

Posted on 06/05/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another Stephen King adaptation hit the screen yesterday, as Lisey’s Story premiered on Apple TV+. While it’s not the only...

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Congrats to the 2020 Bram Stoker Award winners!

Posted on 06/04/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations are in order for the 2020 winners of the Bram Stoker Awards, which celebrate excellence in horror writing. Any...

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The 10 most popular horror books of 2020

Posted on 10/27/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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In these divisive times, there’s one thing we can agree on: 2020 has been truly scary. For some of us,...

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What it was like to finish film legend George A. Romero's novel

Posted on 08/12/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When novelist Daniel Kraus met legendary filmmaker George A. Romero years ago, he managed to play it cool. Little did...

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Tagged As: Horror, Pop culture, The Guardian

Josh Malerman discusses "Malorie," his sequel to "Birdbox"

Posted on 07/20/2020 at 11:23 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Remember when everyone was watching the movie Birdbox? Well, it’s time for it to return to the news — the...

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Weekend read: The battle between Dracula and Nosferatu

Posted on 05/30/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this week, we shared that Bram Stoker’s Dracula turned 123. Crime Reads, in honor of that milestone, shared a...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Horror

Horror fans, check out these 8 free short stories

Posted on 05/28/2020 at 08:07 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not enough chills and thrills in the morning news (or our daily book recommendations) for you? The Chicago Review of...

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Stephen King reads a chapter from "If It Bleeds"

Posted on 04/22/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Stephen King’s collection of four novellas, If It Bleeds, was released yesterday. So far, critical reviews have come in strongly...

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Check out the book that outsold "Dracula"

Posted on 04/20/2020 at 12:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bram Stoker was a lucky author, in that his now-classic novel, Dracula, was a bestseller in its time. (That isn’t...

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Stephen King: Sorry that reality is starting to mirror my books

Posted on 04/09/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We recently saw a cartoon that said, “2020: Written by Stephen King, directed by Quentin Tarantino.” It made us laugh,...

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