5 Famous Authors Who Became Infamous
Column by John Jarzemsky December 17, 2012 (4) comments
Sometimes authors--both talented and otherwise--become famous due to circumstances wholly unrelated to their work or craft.
What Scares You? 30 Terrifying Horror Stories Straight Out Of Your Worst Nightmares
Column by Kimberly Turner October 31, 2012 (8) comments
Nothing to fear but fear itself? What about dead things, evil dolls, darkness, madmen, water, spiders, and snakes? No matter what freaks you out, there's a book that'll scare the hell out of you.
The Prometheus Effect: Examining The Film's Literary Ancestry
Column by Jon Korn June 14, 2012 (11) comments
While arguments about Prometheus rage across the internet, Jon Korn looks at some of the science fiction classics that inspired it.
LURID: It's Alive! The Top 10 Mad Scientists of Literature!
Column by Karina Wilson May 18, 2012 (3) comments
From Prometheus (Aeschylus) to Prometheus (Scott): Top ten pick of the most enduringly mad scientists in horror fiction, both before and after the reality of Dr. Josef Mengele.
Interdimensional Hit Parade: Sci-Fi Influenced Pop Music
Column by Jon Korn April 12, 2012 (8) comments
There are good songs, there are great songs, and then there are songs that reference Kurt Vonnegut. Jon Korn explores science fiction influenced music.
LURID: Love Love Lovecraft
Column by Karina Wilson March 15, 2012 (14) comments
On the 75th anniversary of H.P. Lovecraft's death, Lurid takes a look at his ever-shifting legacy. Xenophobic hack? Post-structuralist plaything? Master of the macabre? You decide.
