The Horror Punchline

Column by Max Booth III April 6, 2021 5 comments
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The Horror Punchline

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This won’t be the first article written about the intersection of horror and comedy. But it will probably be the last, if only because articles that don't contain clickbait headlines and recycled news gossip from twenty other tabloid websites are quickly becoming extinct, replaced by ten-second video clips of people getting kicked in the balls.

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10 Books that Influenced "The Paradox Twins"

Column by Joshua Chaplinsky April 5, 2021
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10 Books that Influenced "The Paradox Twins"

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My debut novel, The Paradox Twins, comes out from CLASH Books on April 6th. It is based on a famous thought experiment and tells the story of estranged identical twin brothers who reunite at their father's funeral, only to discover they no longer look alike. The book is presented as "a copyright infringing biographical collage that exists on the Internet, pieced together by an unknown auteur." Essentially, it is an epistolary work comprised of excerpts from various memoirs, novels, screenplay adaptations, and documents of public record.

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The 10 Best Zombie Books You May Not Have Heard Of

Column by Jay Wilburn April 2, 2021 1 comment
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The 10 Best Zombie Books You May Not Have Heard Of

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I’ve watched a lot of zombie movies. I’ve watched a lot of really terrible zombie movies as a result. I’ve read a lot of zombie books and have written many myself. I had a zombie story included in Best Horror of the Year volume 5 edited by the legendary Ellen Datlow. I had a zombie story included in Zombies: More Recent Dead with Prime Books. For a few years, I ran a zombie book blog tour twice yearly, featuring the work of several fine authors in this subgenre of horror and apocalyptic fiction.

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Horror Author V. Castro: "Why Write About Werewolves When My Ancestors Revered Jaguars?"

Interview by Gabriel Hart April 2, 2021
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Horror Author V. Castro: "Why Write About Werewolves When My Ancestors Revered Jaguars?"

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Horror-author V. Castro lives in London, yet she maintains strong roots embedded in Latinx culture through stylish, terrifying prose soaked in the blood of ancestral myths. Often her stories are a kind of Pandora's box, reintroducing these spirits into modern settings to unbeknownst victims, who have just as much to learn as they do fear if they live long enough to tell the tale.

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Why The WandaVision Reception Is Insulting to Comics

Column by Peter Derk March 31, 2021
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Why The WandaVision Reception Is Insulting to Comics

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Let’s look at some reviews of Wandavision:

Shirley Li, The Atlantic:

She's not the first superhero to be affected acutely by emotional pain; everyone knows that quote about great power and great responsibility. Yet for an MCU project, the choice to focus on Wanda's inner life is revolutionary.

David Poland, Movie City News:

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Michael Clark on Marketing Your Book

Interview by Andrew Fowlow March 30, 2021
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Michael Clark on Marketing Your Book

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Michael Clark is the author of the The Patience of a Dead Man series, which are terror-inducing and relentlessly suspenseful reads that chill me to my core. Clark knows how to pen a cast of lovable characters — even the antagonist is someone you anticipate with horrifying delight.

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Craig Davidson: A Look Back on 2020

Interview by Sadie Hartmann March 29, 2021
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Craig Davidson: A Look Back on 2020

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My first Nick Cutter book was, The Deep. In my Goodreads review I wrote, "I don't even know what all to say right now.*Shell shocked*. This book is a mind bending, psychological, claustrophobic descent into the deep, dark (evil) abyss that lies at the bottom of the ocean.

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The Purr-fect Tail: 7 Books to Celebrate Respect Your Cat Day

Column by Emmanuel Nataf March 26, 2021
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The Purr-fect Tail: 7 Books to Celebrate Respect Your Cat Day

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They say dogs are man’s best friend, but ask any cat lover and they’ll tell you of the deep bond that exists between cats and their human servants companions. Sure, it may not look as friendly as what dogs have to offer — a cat won’t exactly leap up and cover your face with slobbery licks — but don’t let a cat’s calm exterior fool you. Deep down, these beautiful creatures are every bit as capable of love, affection, and yes, outright silliness, as their canine counterparts. You just need to know how to read them.

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Storyville: What Do You Have the Authority to Write?

Column by Richard Thomas March 25, 2021
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Storyville: What Do You Have the Authority to Write?

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NOTE: These are my opinions as a straight white male, who is solidly middle class. My basic advice is that YES, with research and hard work you SHOULD be able to write about any person you like, but never speak FOR somebody or something you are not. If you are unsure, ask a friend, or hire a sensitivity reader.

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Five Things I Learned About Writing From Learning How To Make Games

Column by Luke Kondor March 24, 2021
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Five Things I Learned About Writing From Learning How To Make Games

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Games have always been something of a dark art to me, a mysterious form of modern magic, and for the longest time, I’ve played them, loved them, had profound experiences with them, but never really understood them. 

How could endless lines of code make all that cool stuff happen?

All the pew-pews and the jumping and that?

It’s pure magic. How could it not be?

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