We Are Not Who We Are—Haven’s “As You Were”
An old trope finds new life… er, death… in an eerily familiar, isolated hotel... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Shadow Boxing—Haven’s “Ain’t No Sunshine”
What's it called when a show jumps the shark the other way? That's the case here: Haven hits its stride in very impressive fashion... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Publisher-agent Elaine Koster dies
Publisher-agent Elaine Koster (1940-2010) was instrumental in kick-starting Stephen King's career, and a key figure in the ascendance of the paperback book...
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Helena Troy—Haven’s “Ball and Chain”
Weakish story lines continue, and oblivious characters are still wandering about, but great acting is helping the overall story gel... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Stephen King’s Blockade Billy to get wide release through Scribner and Simon Audio
Stephen King's short baseball novel Blockade Billy will see wide release through Scribner next month, and audio publication from Simon Audio at the same time...
Read more [...] Stephen King’s Blockade Billy available only from publisher Cemetery Dance
Stephen King's stand-alone baseball novella, Blockade Billy is being published in a limited edition with a special baseball card...
Read more [...] Del Rey to serialize Stephen King & Peter Straub’s The Talisman as a comic book
Del Rey's comics imprint debuts with a 24-issue serialization of Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman...
Read more [...] Stephen King’s “Colorado Kid” to be Canadian television production
Stephen King has taken "The Colorado Kid" to Canada's E1 to retain more control over the series to be known as Haven...
Read more [...] Publisher Donald M. Grant Dies
Publisher Donald M. Grant (1927-2009) has been a small-press genre publisher nearly all his life, but his most enduring company is the current, eponymous publisher of illustrated, collectible volumes...
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Ellen Datlow’s Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror set
Editor Ellen Datlow's Tachyon reprint horror anthology Darkness will include stories by an all-star line-up including Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Edward Bryant, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Peter Straub...
Read more [...] Barnes & Noble opens MP3 store; offers free stories
Barnes & Noble has entered the MP3 market in a big way, with 10,000 titles on its virtual shelves, including more than 300 sf/f titles. For a limited time, they're offering nine stories for free and 50% off...
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Second Shirley Jackson Award Nominees Announced
The finalists for the second annual Shirley Jackson Awards—honoring the best in psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic—have been announced. The nominees are...
Read more [...] John Joseph Adams sells reprint vampire anthology to Night Shade
John Joseph Adams's newest reprint anthology, By Blood We Live, will feature "the best vampire literature of the last few decades", including stories by Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Harry Turtledove...
Read more [...] Stephen King’s “N” being serialized as a mobile phone download series
Stephen King's new short story "N" is being released as a series of 25 two-minute episodes for mobile phone subscribers...
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Create a book trailer for SHOMI and win distribution and recognition
Dorchester Publishing is teaming up with Circle of Seven Productions in a contest to find a book trailer for one of their SHOMI books. Stephen King will judge...
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