Can you believe it’s only 16 days until Halloween? Maybe it’s the continued 80-degree Los Angeles heat and the lack of […]
An Ode to October
© Joanna Parypinski October, October: when twilight falls early on leaf-scattered duffs and trees’ spider-branches creep over the dusk; when […]
Book Review: “Hot Sinatra”
Axel Howerton is truly a master of tongue-in-cheek humor, and he delivers in spades with the hard-boiled noir comedy, Hot […]
Under the Dome: Book vs. Show
Now that season one of CBS’s “Under the Dome” is over, we can look back to its source material—that 2009 […]
September is the New October at Starbucks
As we enter the month of September, the Halloween season is officially upon us (yes, Halloween season starts in September). […]
Ten More Pieces of Creepy Classical Music
When I’m writing a dark scene for a novel or story, nothing sets the atmosphere like a bit of creepy […]
Movie Review: The Conjuring (2013)
Oh, how I wanted to like The Conjuring. It’s got a traditional haunted house setting, ripe for ghostly creepiness. It’s […]
Book Review: “Summer of Night”
As someone who adores Stephen King’s IT, I was immediately drawn into Dan Simmons’ world in Summer of Night, with its group […]
Movie Review: “Evil Dead” 2013
I’m just going to get this out of the way first: I’m not really a fan of the original Evil […]
Movie Review: “The Lords of Salem” (2013)
Rob Zombie (better known for his band White Zombie than for his Halloween remakes) is back at the business of […]
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