What does and old pro like Stephen King think about the newfangled (excuse the pun) vampire craze? He refers to the new breed of bloodsucker as a “sweetie-vamp”, and you have to admit he’s got a point. Flirting is fine and dandy, but some readers may be missing that moment of true, delicious horror when a vampire actually bites…
Stephen King bites back with ‘American Vampire’ comic book
By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY
Stephen King has seen enough of what he calls the “sweetie-vamp” craze. The master of horror is a proponent of bloodsuckers with a little more bite.
King is doing his part for that movement in the Vertigo/DC Comics comic book series American Vampire, which showcases U.S. history through the eyes of a newly immortal bloodsucker. The first hardcover collection arrives in comic shops today and bookstores next week, and it’s the first time King has ever contributed original material to a comic book…
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Brad Steiger’s Beasts From The Darkside
It’s always a bit of a let down when Halloween is over, so let’s prolong the spookiness a bit and take a look at Brad Steiger’s new monster book Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters and Beasts from the Darkside. Steiger is one of today’s top writers on unexplained phenomena…
A review from HorrorNews.Net:
Award-winning author Brad Steiger has been covering the world of unknown and unexplained phenomena for over five decades, authoring more than 170 books and articles on various occult subjects. His latest effort, “Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters and Beasts from the Darkside”, serves as an epic compendium of his collected research and covers topics as far-ranging as shape-shifting cat demons, birdmen, mohawk apes, abominable snowmen and, literally, everything in between. Acting as both curator and tour guide of the cryptozoological realm, Steiger generously shares the spotlight with a number of the world’s foremost researchers and authors who all make numerous contributions in their area of expertise throughout the book…
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