2011 January

Selected new and forthcoming books Thumbnail

Selected new and forthcoming books

Posted by Glennis Byron on January 22, 2011 in News tagged with

selection of new and forthcoming books

American Independent Gothic: Winter’s Bone (Debra Granik, 2010) Thumbnail

American Independent Gothic: Winter’s Bone (Debra Granik, 2010)

Posted by John Berra on January 22, 2011 in Dr John Berra, Guest Blog tagged with ,

The final stop on the American Independent Gothic tour is Ozarks, Missouri. You must be back on the bus in two hours. The driver will not come to find you. I repeat…the driver will not come to find you. The Ozarks Mountains is a vast highland region of the central United States that not only covers the Southern half of Missouri, but also extends into north-central Arkansas, north-eastern Oklahoma and south-eastern Kansas. Most available guides to the region make note of the fact that Ozarks is actually a plateau rather than a mountain range, but it has become known as Ozarks Mountains due

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Surviving The Walking Dead

Posted by Liam Dodds on January 22, 2011 in Blog, Reviews tagged with , ,

Congratulations. You have survived the first wave of living dead apocalypse. But, what now? I hear you ask.

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Red Riding Hood: Full length trailer released

Posted by Glennis Byron on January 22, 2011 in News tagged with ,

Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood is due for release in March. Various new images have been released, along with a full length trailer.

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Psychopomps: From Death to the Afterlife

Posted by Sharon Deans on January 20, 2011 in Blog tagged with ,

Psychopomps is an ancient Greek word that refers to the conductors or guides who lead souls from death to the afterlife. In mythology they include Charon, who guards the gates of the Underworld, Hermes, the wing-footed messenger God, the Anubis of Egypt, and Apollo. In a recent exhibition of the same name by taxidermist and sculptor Polly Morgan...

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IGA conference in Heidelberg: Extended deadline for abstracts

Posted by Glennis Byron on January 19, 2011 in News tagged with ,

The extended submission deadline is January 26th, 2011.

Naomi Mandel, ed., Bret Easton Ellis: American Psycho, Glamorama, Lunar Park. Thumbnail

Naomi Mandel, ed., Bret Easton Ellis: American Psycho, Glamorama, Lunar Park.

Posted by Neil McRobert on January 19, 2011 in Blog, Reviews tagged with , , , , , , , , ,

This collection of essays provides a long overdue critical examination of perhaps the most divisive contributor to contemporary literature.

American Independent Gothic: Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001) Thumbnail

American Independent Gothic: Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

Posted by John Berra on January 19, 2011 in Dr John Berra, Guest Blog tagged with ,

The American Independent Gothic tour now arrives in Los Angeles, California.

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Dominik Moll’s The Monk

Posted by Glennis Byron on January 18, 2011 in News tagged with , ,

Dominik Moll's film adaptation of Lewis's The Monk is apparently now in post-production, but little information has been released

Conrad Williams Interviewed by David McWilliam Thumbnail

Conrad Williams Interviewed by David McWilliam

Posted by David McWilliam on January 17, 2011 in Interviews tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Conrad Williams is the author of seven novels: Head Injuries, London Revenant, The Unblemished, One, Decay Inevitable, Blonde on a Stick and Loss of Separation; four novellas: Nearly People, Game, Rain and The Scalding Rooms and around 80 short stories (a number of which appeared in his collection, Use Once Then Destroy). He has won the International Horror Guild Award (2007, Best Novel - The Unblemished) and several British Fantasy Awards (1993, Best Newcomer; 2008, Best Novella - The Scalding Rooms; 2010, Best Novel - One). He lives in Manchester with his wife and three sons.