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My partner and I have a longstanding theory about the relationship between certain towns and the Powers Controlling Weather. The towns make bargains–trade safety against blizzards, fires, tornadoes, and the…
I spent much of this weekend (Sept. 29 – 30, 2012) at ScareFest in Lexington, KY. It’s a convention for horror fans and ghost hunters. I’ve written about the latter,…
I’ve stared long enough at Dave Mattingly’s satisfyingly creepy cover design for my forthcoming novel Burning the Middle Ground—long enough, anyway, to start sharing. Look for the novel itself from…
According to the most recent data I’ve found online, the movie Dredd didn’t do well in first-weekend box-office returns, but I’m willing to risk the usual condescension of fellow academic…
My course “The American Horror Film Since 1960” was cancelled today for a university function, so the two-class discussion of Last House on the Left (1972) has to be whittled…
Andrew