Horror Book Review: ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES

Forty-five years after the release of the B movie spoof Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, we have a novelization by an author who is perfectly suited to bring the absurdity of the film’s premise to the written page.  Thanks to an amusing tweet by horror writer Jeff Strand and a serious response by Encyclopocalypse Publications, the book …

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The Black Phone, Terrifier 2 top Fangoria 2023 Chainsaw Awards 

The Black Phone and Terrifier 2 led the winners at the Fangoria 2023 Chainsaw Awards aired by Shudder on May 21. The Black Phone, an adaptation of the 2004 short story by Joe Hill, won Best Wide Release Movie and Best Screenplay by C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson. The film also earned two actor awards. Madeleine …

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The joy of Taylor Swift, a tiny poodle, Jeff Lynne’s ELO, and Mom and Elvis

I had the privilege of attending the Taylor Swift concert in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday thanks to my sweetheart’s tenacity when tickets went on sale in February. Her name is Taylor, too, and she waited on the Internet five hours to buy tickets. I like some of Taylor Swift’s music, but as a teenager of …

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