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More (Beefcake) Pics from New Moon

Posted by About Horror & Suspense on June 19, 2009

New Moon

Taylor Lautner in New Moon.

© Summit

Summit is slowly but surely revealing bits and pieces of the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon, each seemingly containing at least one shirtless image. Here’s this week’s, pluse a couple more.

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More (Beefcake) Pics from New Moon

Posted by About Horror & Suspense on June 19, 2009

New Moon

Taylor Lautner in New Moon.

© Summit

Summit is slowly but surely revealing bits and pieces of the upcoming Twilight sequel New Moon, each seemingly containing at least one shirtless image. Here’s this week’s, pluse a couple more.

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The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics

Posted by Amazon.com: horror comics in Amazon.com on June 19, 2009

The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics
Featuring over 60 classics of the 1950’s that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror, this volume also includes modern contributors.

Paperback: 
448 pages

Company: Running Press 

(2008-03-24)

ISBN: 0786720727

List Price: $17.95
Amazon Price: $10.34

Used Price: $9.00

Best Zombie Movie Ever? Dead Snow Review

Posted by About Horror & Suspense on June 18, 2009

Dead Snow

Vegar Hoel in Dead Snow.

© IFC

OK, maybe it’s not the best zombie movie ever, but the Norwegian film Dead Snow has the extreme gore, the rapid pace and the wicked humor to at least put it in the conversation as one of the greats. Read all about it in my review of Dead Snow.

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Best Zombie Movie Ever? Dead Snow Review

Posted by About Horror & Suspense on June 18, 2009

Dead Snow

Vegar Hoel in Dead Snow.

© IFC

OK, maybe it’s not the best zombie movie ever, but the Norwegian film Dead Snow has the extreme gore, the rapid pace and the wicked humor to at least put it in the conversation as one of the greats. Read all about it in my review of Dead Snow.

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STEAMPUNK TALES #1 Available for iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted by Paul Puglisi on June 18, 2009 STEAMPULP PUBLISHING has released the first issue of STEAMPUNK TALES.

Steampulp Publishing LLC has released the world's first electronic pulp fiction magazine created exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch! Emulating the style of the pulp adventure magazines of the 1920s and '30s, Steampunk Tales contains first-run, original fiction written by an A+ list of award-winning authors. Issue #1 contains 10 stories, each running between 4,300 to 11,000 words, for the unbelievable price of only $1.99. Authors contributing to issue #1 include Jay Lake, Catherynne M. Valente, SatyrPhil Brucato and G.D. Falksen. The cover art was painted by popular artist Melita "missmonster" Curphy.
  • 10 pieces of exciting steampunk pulp fiction for the unbelievable price of $1.99
  • Featuring a true A+ lineup of award winning authors.
  • Stories run 4,500 - 11,000 words each! (totaling over 600 screen pages using the default font and font size)
  • The Steampunk Tales Reader features unique retro-futuristic Victorian styling never before seen in an eBook reader!

"We stand at the beginning of a revolution in the distribution of print," says John Sondericker III, Steampulp Publishing's  founder.  "The combination of low distribution costs and the potential for high-volume sales allows us to provide this product at an astounding value for the consumer. The timing is perfect to re-introduce the world to the 'Penny

Bride of Frankenstein Remake is ALIVE!

Posted by About Horror & Suspense on June 17, 2009

Bride of Frankenstein

© Universal

Given upcoming remakes of The Wolf Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon, it should come as no surprise that another Universal monster movie classic, Bride of Frankenstein, has been tapped for a remake. Neil Burger (The Illusionist) is in talks to both write and direct the remake of the sequel, which many believe to be superior to the first Frankenstein film.

I’m a bit skeptical of the remake’s appeal, though, for a number of reasons:

  • The story is less known and beloved than some of the other Universal monster movies.

15 Awful Sequels to Great Horror Movies

Posted by About Horror & Suspense on June 16, 2009

The Heretic

Linda Blair and Richard Burton

in Exorcist II: The Heretic.

© Warner Bros.

No film genre produces as many sequels as horror — for better or, in most cases, worse. Even classic horror movies aren’t immune to terrible sequels, as shown with these 15 instances of sequels that besmirched the memories of great films.

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TIM LEBBON Appearance at Waterstone’s in Cardiff

Posted by Paul Puglisi on June 16, 2009 Cardiff Waterstone's, Friday, 6:30 - my book launch (THE ISLAND in hardback, FALLEN in paperback). Then pub. via Tim's Twitter. @timlebbon

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