Stephen King, one of the most prolific writers of our time with over 65 novels and novellas under his belt (and a few more as pen name Richard Bachman) and my favourite author of all time… was apparently a huge fan of Mambo No.5. That’s right, the author behind The Shining, The Green Mile, Bag […]
The Best and Worst of Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’ Series (SPOILERS)
There were plenty of little things that irked me along the way, whilst reading The Dark Tower, but there were also plenty of things that made the journey wholly worthwhile.
100% to the ACLU: Stephen King exclusive on Humble
In this unsettling short story, a cop interrogates a deranged plumber who just murdered his wife, only to discover something far more insidious.
Locke & Key and more comic book bundle on Humble
Joe Hill and IDW have put a collection of Locke & Key, Dying is Easy, Tales from the Darkside, Shadow Show: Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury on Humble Bundle.
These are the best geeky reads of 2019
Explore some of the geeky genres from Goodreads 2019’s winners with this interactive widget.
Writing cliché free material for gaming worlds: An interview with Maurice Broaddus
Maurice Broaddus is an author based out of Indianapolis and known for his urban fantasy trilogy, The Knights of Breton Court, and has written for the Firefly RPG, the Marvel RPG and Leverage RPG. Broaddus has an impressive stash of over 20,000 comic books in his attic and grew up playing D&D, Palladium RPGs and […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Coulrophobia Clown
Is this clown mask too scary? Coulrophobia the the fear of clowns even if the phrase was coined online and may not impress experts. If you buy this scary-as-fook mask from Halloween Costumes.com then I think you might spread a little coulrophobia of your own. Would you really want it in the house, though? The […]
A review of Stephen King’s Joyland
Joyland is a fantastic story. This is a compelling and yet oddly gentle tale of a young man experiencing the ache of heartbreak and the curve-balls life can throw at you. As it happens, Joyland is written by that master suspense Stephen King. So when there’s the mention that the Horror House in the Joyland […]
Stephen King’s Joyland online carnival tour
Master author Stephen King has a new book. Joyland is a breathtaking tale of love – and loss – set in an amusement park in 70s North Carolina. To mark the launch, Titan Books and Hard Case Crime have organised a touring, prize winning, show across a number of blogs. It’s an online carnival and […]
Locke & Key TV series in the works
Okay, this is an old rumour but it’s still worth a special mention as it involves some very interesting people. Locke & Key is a graphic novel from Gabriel Rodriguez and Joe Hill. If you’ve just said “wait a minute… I know the name Joe Hill” and are trying to remember where you know it […]
