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October 31, 2011

Halloweek: Halloween!

From the New York Times Some really scary stuff for Halloween: Laugh Hard, It's A Long Way to the Bank I ordinarily don't have a great deal of sympathy for Occupy Wall Street (or the Tea Party, for that matter), but I swear to God, if this story doesn't make you want to picket someone, you need to check your [...]
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Published on October 31, 2011 13:14

October 28, 2011

Halloweek, Day Five: FrankenFriday

doc frankenstein big gun The Top Five Versions of Frankenstein, After Shelley There is clearly some strong tendency to make the monster created by Mary Shelley in her classic novel into a hero despite the fact that it killed women and children in a twisted desire for revenge. Maybe this is because its creator, Victor, was such a complete [...]
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Published on October 28, 2011 05:10

October 27, 2011

Halloweek, Day Four: My Nightmares

beware of sleep demons Have you ever wondered why zombies and vampires are so popular now? Why they're being shoved from every orifice of pop culture and into our lives? Consider this: in a few days, the planet's population will reach seven billion. And they will all want to eat, in a world with rapidly dwindling resources. Maybe the reason [...]
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Published on October 27, 2011 13:11

October 26, 2011

Halloweek, Day Three: Funtastic!

Why does Aquaman have a mask on the mask? Why is the the mask on the costume's crotch? Halloween. When we'd get dressed up as our favorite superheroes — or at least, as the design geniuses at Ben Cooper imagined them. Now you can get studio-quality Batman and Superman costume replicas over the Internet. But back in the days before multi-billion dollar movie franchises, many adults seemed to have only a dim notion [...]
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Published on October 26, 2011 21:08

October 25, 2011

Halloweek, Day Two: Sea Creatures

Giant_oarfish_bermuda_beach_1860 The Oarfish. They say it's harmless. But seriously, look at the size of that thing. Another sea creature: the Bloop. Scientists have revealed a mysterious recording that they say could be the sound of a giant beast lurking in the depths of the ocean. Researchers have nicknamed the strange unidentified sound picked up by undersea [...]
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Published on October 25, 2011 12:57

Halloweek, Day Two: Archie At Innsmouth High

Yeah, H.P. Lovecraft never really fit in at the Archie Comics offices.
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Published on October 25, 2011 01:28

October 24, 2011

Halloweek, Day One: Frankenstein Socks

  "You'll cause a panic everytime you wear these socks and the gals will shudder and shriek whenever you offer them your hanky."              
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Published on October 24, 2011 17:31

Halloweek, Day One: There Can Be Only One

Frankenstein vs. Frankenstein.    
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Published on October 24, 2011 17:31

October 12, 2011

I Really Wanted The Power Ring To Work

I admit, I was a huge sucker for these ads: When I actually did send money to one of these reputable retailers, I usually got the envelope back marked "RETURN TO SENDER — ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN." (I was not always great at matching up the dates on my comics with the current calendar.) The one company [...]
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Published on October 12, 2011 10:32

September 20, 2011

Back from Bouchercon

Well, I am definitely doing that again. Went to my first Bouchercon this weekend, and despite a surprising lack of Spenser cosplayers, I had an excellent time. First of all, my publisher was generous enough to put my latest book in the swag bags.   I hit the panel where Jonathan Hayes, Boyd Morrison and [...]
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Published on September 20, 2011 18:10