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#Halloween

6 Scary Stories Read Aloud

Ever been to one of those Halloween parties where people sit around in the dark with a flashlight and attempt ...

Drop It Like It’s Haute: Happy Lit’Oween

As per usual this time of year, the interweb is positively a-crawl with photos and how-to guides should you wish ...

SPOOKY READS: ROCK IT LIKE HITCHCOCK DID

Spooky October is drawing to its Spooky End. Which means we have to wrap up our Spooky Reads with a ...

Are You Afraid of ‘Monsters in America’?

Whether you’re over the whole zombie thing or getting ready to read the next big literary zombie novel,  it’s difficult ...

PUB DAY: Zone One, by Colson Whitehead

Though Colson Whitehead is an accomplished novelist and an insightful essayist (19,000 words on the World Series of Poker!), I’d ...

Spooky Reads: Zombie Fatigue

I used to like zombies, I really did. When I saw 28 Days Later (almost ten years ago now) I ...

(Non)Spooky Reads: Books For the Wimp in Us All

Around this time of the year, it seems everyone gets all excited about getting scared out of their pants. Halloween ...

SPOOKY READS: Campfire Tales for Cool Kids

We’re highlighting books for Halloween all month. Check out Kit’s previous Spooky Reads and Kim’s rundown of frightening non-fiction. __________________________ ...

Glasgow Snuff Films: Where Great Books Go To Die

The sight of Halle Berry and Brad Pitt chills my blood. Trust me, I’ve seen them. The pair stalk the ...

Spooky Reads: Poor Dracula…..

I feel so sorry for Dracula. Not the character. He’s a magical psychopath. He’s fine. I feel sorry for the ...