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Searchlight: Howard Shore

Howard Shore

Soundtracks have always been a part of my music playlists. What started as more of a ‘reliving the movie’ experience has quickly turned into a background for writing necessity. It’s not just a lack of vocals, because that is not always the case, but more the dynamics of the music, the ebbs and flows, the …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 21 Aug 2017

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: 40 Years Of Dario Argento’s Suspiria Unused Joxn Saxon Nightmare Script Reveals An Innocent Freddy Krueger Why A New Pet Semetary Adaptation Might Be A Good Idea Top 10 …

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Searchlight: The Art of Vampirella

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Ever since her debut in 1969, Vampirella has captured the imaginations of millions world-wide. My earliest comic books are reading those Warren Publishing comics, along with their other publications, Creepy and Eerie. When you’re a nine-year-old horror fan, it’s easy to convince your parents to buy comic books. Little did they know Vampirella was much …

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Look Out For … Strange Weather by Joe Hill

Look Out For … Strange Weather by Joe Hill “We can’t wait to have Hill’s distinctive and frequently terrifying voice whispering in our ears.” Four short novels from the author of The Fireman and Horns, ranging from creepy horror to powerful explorations of our modern society. One autumnal day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open …

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Searchlight: Unsolved Mysteries

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Before The X-Files, Unsolved Mysteries ruled the airwaves. For those of you who grew up in the late 80’s, seeing Robert Stack wearing his trusty overcoat was a weekly experience. True tales of strange disappearances, grisly murders, and spooky supernatural experiences gave viewers darker subject matter than they could handle. Considering the show ran for …

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5 Must Read Horror Articles 7 Aug 2017

Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Journalist Suggests Link Between “Helicopter Parenting” and “Kindergarten Horror” The Best Horror Games Mike Flanagan Talks The Haunting and Gerald’s Game Stephen King’s TV Movies And Mini-Series Ranked High …

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Tattered Tomes: Floating Dragon by Peter Straub, Revisited

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By the time I finally got around to reading Floating Dragon by Peter Straub, the book was a beaten and torn library copy that needed to have some of the pages taped back inside to keep it together. The spine wasn’t just cracked; the shiny purple paper had been worn off from the previous reader’s …

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Look Out For … The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan by Robert Kirkman

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Look Out For … The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan by Robert Kirkman “His backstory presented in a collected hardback for those of us who like to fill our bookcases with the walking dead.” Who is Negan? Since his debut in THE WALKING DEAD #100, the charismatic psychopath has antagonized Rick Grimes, murdered his friend with …

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Searchlight: The Successful Novelist by David Morrell

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There are tons of writing craft books out there, and I’ve read a lot of them. And then, there are those craft books I keep returning to again and again. The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing by David Morrell is one of those books. Morrell, author of First Blood, The …

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Look Out For … Anno Dracula – One Thousand Monsters by Kim Newman

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Look Out For … Anno Dracula – One Thousand Monsters by Kim Newman “Newman’s Anno Dracula universe first appeared a quarter of a century ago and has yet to be topped in terms of originality and inventiveness.” “There are no vampires in Japan. That is the position of the Emperor. The Emperor is wrong…” Japan, …

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