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Brinke Stevens started her Scream Queen legacy in 1982 as Linda in the cult slasher The Slumber Party Massacre. Scream Queen Brinke Stevens in 1982's The Slumber Party Massacre. Forty-two years later, Stevens says her scream in that film is still her best. She certainly delivers one of the all-time great shrieks of terror as …
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(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies, collections, and zines.) "Laugh with Jolly Jack" by Stephanie Ellis is a tale of machines and madness inside a dilapidated penny arcade inherited by a henpecked husband. The machines may be cursed, so play at your own risk. Released April …
FrankenCon 2024 is hosting the debut screening of the indie horror film Solitude on Friday at 5 p.m. on May 10 at the Hilton Knoxville Airport in Alcoa, Tennessee. The showing is free for anyone with a ticket to the third annual convention. Mick Strawn is excited for the public to see Solitude, a movie he co-directed …
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(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies, collections, and zines.) "Women of the Mere" by Jessi Ann York illuminates the quiet (and often hidden) strength of tough women as it seamlessly transforms a familial slice-of-life tale into a beautifully creepy work of magical realism. It's Bradbury-esque. I …
Season 19 of the HorrorAddicts.net podcast begins April 19, and that means The Bigfoot Files is back. Kicking off the new season of The Bigfoot Files is a review of the novella Bog Beast, which includes an exclusive interview with author Brian Gatto. It's live on the HorrorAddicts.net site right now. The Bigfoot Files debuted …
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(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies, collections, and zines.) SPOILER ALERT! "Close Encounters of the ER Kind" by N.J. Gallegos begins as a typical night in the emergency room for Dr. Seline; however, it quickly transforms into an intense life-altering confrontation with one of the most …
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I received a sneak preview of a two-page spread in the upcoming issue of Rants From The Black Lodge Magazine. I interviewed Bram Stoker Award-winning author John Everson about his passion for Italian giallo for the magazine, and the publisher sent me a peek. I'm always honored to interview Everson because he's one of my …
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The Bram Stoker Awards Committee reported a correction to the 2023 Final Ballot after concluding Chuck Tingle's novel Camp Damascus was in the wrong category. Camp Damascus, which was initially announced as a nominee for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel, was moved to the Novel category, joining The Reformatory by Tananarive Due, How to …
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Dark fiction author and poet Stephanie Ellis is releasing a series of quick e-read novelettes starting in March with plans for more in the future. The series called Darklings will feature previously published stories, mostly from collections and anthologies, as well as brand new tales. The first four novelettes drop March 1 with new ones …
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Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror led the Final Ballot of the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards with four nominations, according to a February 21 release by the Horror Writers Association. Edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith, Unquiet Spirits scored a nomination in the category for Superior Achievement in Long Nonfiction. Three of its …
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The Official Website of Horror and Fantasy Writer Lionel Ray Green 