The Stephen King-based Hulu TV series, Castle Rock (starring Jane Levy, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn), is filming several miles from where I live. I’ve applied to Pittsburgh-based Nancy Mosser Casting (The Road, and many others), who are looking for background types: Prisoners, Prison Guards, Staff, Family Visitors, and Pedestrians. I’ve never “acted” before, but believe […]

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Jane Yolen has been referred to as “the Hans Christian Anderson of children’s literature,” a claim I’m not qualified to dispute. But her unerring ability to transform even the most mundane events, objects, and people into mythic gold is too well-known for doubt, earning—among others—awards such as the Nebula, World Fantasy, Rhysling, and Caldecott Medal. Read […]

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I’ve been fortunate these past weeks to receive books by authors mostly new to me—including Caroline M. Yoachim‘s debut collection. As much as Weird Fiction has evolved since roughly the late 90s, Science Fiction, in the hands of writers like Yoachim, has responded even more radically to the times. Read my review

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John Keel died this month in 2009. Though my “take” on so-called paranormal matters has wholly changed, John’s fierce curiosity and journalistic bravado remain a constant inspiration. This piece first appeared on The Magonia Blog, and caught the attention of George Knapp (Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, KLAS/CBS-TV), who later invited me to be a guest […]

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In the Valley of the Sun Andy Davidson Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. June 2017 Reviewed by William Grabowski [Horror Review-dot-com for 26 June 2017] Spring 2017 has delivered a veritable bounty of books, all (with one exception) written by authors unknown to me. Better still: these are works of some originality, wherein common tropes and stale […]

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Creepshow Graphic novel adaptation of the George A. Romero film, written by Stephen King Cover art by Jack Kamen; interior art by Bernie Wrightson, with Michele Wrightson Gallery 13 May 2017 Reviewed by William Grabowski, for Horror World-dot-com [19 June 2017] Heh-heh-heh . . . here it is, kids! Out of print since 1982, Creepshow […]

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The key word in this anthology’s title is new, and if that doesn’t quicken your heart, a sampling of the impressively diverse voices will. Read my review at Metaphysical Circus Press’s See the Elephant.

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