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    • 9 Ratings
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    When Genres Collide: J.K. Rowling to Write Adult Fiction

    FEBRUARY 28, 2012 10:18AM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: writing, fiction, literary criticism, literature, horror, dark fantasy, young adult fiction, ya fiction, genre fiction, stephen roxburgh, r.l. stine, j.k. rowling

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    • 29 Ratings
    • 1579 Views
    • 49 Comments
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    The Mistresses of Mayhem

    SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 9:57AM

    By Susie Lindau


    Topics: horror, gothic horror, ann radcliffe, edgar allen poe, mary shelley, life, lifestyle, writers, writing, movies, television, history, pop culture

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1440 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Why I Wrote a Horror Novel

    AUGUST 31, 2011 2:40PM

    By MissMisk


    Topics: books, fiction, horror, literary

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1672 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    True Blood Season 4 Premiere – She’s Not There

    JUNE 28, 2011 6:47PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: chillerpop, open salon, salon, true blood, alan ball, vampires, horror, southern gothic, bad seed, fairies, faeries, witches, witchcraft, public relations, hbo, television, sookie stackhouse, bill compton, eric northman, pam de beaufort, tara thornton, sam merlotte, jason stackhouse, fangtasia, american vampire league, nan flanagan, jessica hamby, hoyt fortenberry, bon temps, arlene fowler, shreveport, louisiana, terry bellefleur, maryann, charlaine harris, gary cole, stephen moyer, anna paquin, alexander skarsgard, rutina wesley, michelle forbes, ryan kwanten, sam trammell, deborah ann woll, kevin alejandro, kristin bauer, carrie preston, jim parrack, nelsan ellis, jessica tuck

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    • 0 Ratings
    • 835 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Joy and Frustration of B-Movies

    MAY 31, 2011 11:05PM

    By Nick Leshi


    Topics: priest, science fiction, horror, film, b-movies

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1531 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Hester Scream!

    APRIL 15, 2011 11:26AM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: scream, scream 2, scream 3, scream 4, feminism, movies, video, television, horror, horror movies, horror films, halloween, friday the 13th, the scarlet letter, nathaniel hawthorne, chillerpop, open salon, salon, puritans, teen horror, jada pinkett smith, sarah michelle gellar, neve campbell, courteney cox, david arquette, patrick dempsey, kevin williamson, wes craven, drew barrymore, jamie kennedy, skeet ulrich, mathew lillard, scott foley, timothy olyphant, jerry o'connell, laurie metcalf

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 2526 Views
    • 74 Comments
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    Les Netfliques recherchés*

    MARCH 31, 2011 9:00AM

    By Monsieur Chariot


    Topics: la, slacker, stoner, bowling, the dude, jeff bridges, john goodman, yellow aviators, steve buscemi, tara reid, phillip seymour hoffman, julianne moore, feminist, john turturro, ben gazarra, porn impressario, the nihilists, david thewlis, sam elliot, white russian cocktail, marijuana, joint, jackie o, studio 54, smash his camera (2010), hbo documentary, paparazzo, paparazzi, ron galella, documentary, marlon brando, film reviews, gentlemen, top hat, sex, tt, goodbye again (1961), anatole litvak, françoise sagan, aimez-vous brahms, ingrid bergman, yves montaud, anthony perkins, diahann carroll, relationships, paris, extramarital affair, philanderer, cougar, may-december romance, comedy, movies, movie reviews, antichrist (2009), lars von trier, willem dafoe, charlotte gainsbourg, psychiatry, madness, horror, violence, marriage, hopelessness, the big lebowski (1998)

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1704 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Good Morning Japan, We love you.

    MARCH 17, 2011 5:59AM

    By Andrea Wainer


    Topics: open+call, open call, panic, fear, hysterical, crying, charity, earthquake, american children, japanese, flood, help, devestation, mental health, horror, family, children, tsunami, japan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 5230 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    The Science Fiction & Horror Stories That Need Adapting

    MARCH 10, 2011 4:13AM

    By Bob Calhoun


    Topics: rafael navarro, steve leialoha, blade runner, mountains of madness, philip k dick, hp lovecraft, guillermo del toro, adaptations, hollywood, movies, films, short stories, novels, fantasy, science fiction, horror

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1806 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Even Zombie Haters Seem to Like The Walking Dead

    NOVEMBER 9, 2010 3:30PM

    By Nick Leshi


    Topics: the walking dead, recaps, open call, tv, television, zombies, horror, frank darabont, amc

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 1570 Views
    • 55 Comments
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    Chocolate on the Dark Side: Pots de Creme à lá Delphine

    OCTOBER 24, 2010 9:42PM

    By Theresa Rice


    Topics: lalaurie, open call, skc halloween candy, food/drink, horror, delphine la laurie, new orleans, halloween, pots de creme au chocolat, louisiana, chocolate, history, legend, hauntings, ghosts, murder

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 5680 Views
    • 121 Comments
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    The scariest movies of all time

    OCTOBER 15, 2010 4:22PM

    By Del Stone


    Topics: scary, halloween, horror, movies, del stone jr.

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2059 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Open Salon review: Let Me In (2010)

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 12:01AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: entertainment, movies, let me in, let the right one in, vampires, scott mendelson, reviews, remake, horror, vampire

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 13932 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    Horror film of the decade - "The White Ribbon"

    DECEMBER 28, 2009 7:55AM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: burghart klaussner, ulrich tukur, nazism, history, the white ribbon, germany, michael haneke, cinema, austria, berlin, hitler, nazis, world war i, horror, film

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1632 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Paranormal Activity: Go See This Movie!

    NOVEMBER 2, 2009 4:01PM

    By mad_typist


    Topics: movie review, paranormal activity, scary movie, horror

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 2993 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Saw VI: Jigsaw is a Metaphor for Osama Bin Laden

    OCTOBER 15, 2009 8:09AM

    By Rob Crotty


    Topics: why the cia should watch saw, trust in him, stephen king, analysis, rant, television, belief/religion, horror, movies, politics, commentary, halloween movies, saw

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 2567 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Open Salon review: Paranormal Activity (2009)

    OCTOBER 13, 2009 1:03AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: movies, reviews, news, scott mendelson, paranormal activity, horror, blair witch project, paramount, jaws, deep blue sea

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 2491 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    we save the other boy

    JULY 1, 2009 7:41PM

    By Greg Correll


    Topics: sudden death, accidents, drunk driving, horror, do the right thing, self-deception, cheating, being a man, fishing, death

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1132 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Review: Drag Me to Hell (2009)

    MAY 29, 2009 9:26AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: drag me to hell, sam raimi, horror, scott mendelson, reviews, movies, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1968 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Before the 2nd Anniversary of the Virginia Tech Shootings.

    APRIL 14, 2009 2:09PM

    By mabinogi


    Topics: virginia, blacksburg, virginia tech, remembrance, horror, guns, death, violence

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