Stephen King goes Facebook-free

Posted on 02/03/2020 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Stephen King has pulled the plug on his Facebook page in protest of its ad policies. Specifically, the bestselling horror...

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Tagged As: Horror, Politics, The Guardian

Stephen King, Don Winslow: We'll donate $225K if there's a White House press briefing

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 09:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may remember how novelist Don Winslow challenged Donald Trump to a debate last February. Winslow has just made another...

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Tagged As: Charity, Horror, Politics, Thriller

Stephen King’s "The Dark Half" will become a movie ... again

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 01:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have news of a new literary adaptation and an update on an already planned one. Alex Ross Perry will...

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Tagged As: Horror, Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum becomes a literary landmark

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Baltimore has celebrated its Edgar Allan Poe connection for years, and now it’s receiving some official recognition. United for Libraries,...

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Tagged As: Horror, Literary tourism, Poetry, Short story

How to stay mentally strong while writing dark fiction

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter what you’re writing, it can be hard to quiet the critical voices in your head as you work....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

Stephen King's house will become a writing retreat

Posted on 10/26/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Would this be a dream come true or a nightmare come true? Stephen King and his wife have received rezoning...

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Tagged As: Horror, Writer's block / writing prompts

Happy 76th birthday to R.L. Stine!

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy birthday to author R.L. Stine, who turns seventy-six today! Stine shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, and we’re...

Tagged As: Graphic novel, Horror, Young adult literature

What the critics think of Stephen Chbosky's "Imaginary Friend"

Posted on 10/07/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After twenty years, Stephen Chbosky has published a follow-up to his beloved-by-many debut novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower....

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Horror

Stephen King will publish a collection of novellas in May 2020

Posted on 10/04/2019 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With his latest novel still on the bestseller list, Stephen King revealed yesterday that he’ll release a new book next...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Horror

Writing advice from Stephen King

Posted on 09/20/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have several literary birthdays this week and tomorrow especially, but few of the other authors were as generous with...

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Tagged As: Horror, Writing advice