With increased interest in post-apocalyptic fictions over the past couple of years (The Road, The Passage...), it's not surprising to hear that Warner Bros and CBS are teaming up for an adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand....

William Shakespeare's Macbeth opens Thursday, Jan. 27, at Bellingham Theatre Guild. The production "is not your typical Shakespeare: costumes, lighting, make-up and set are meant to invoke a gothic horror, steampunk style," says director Nick McDonald. Read more: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/01/20/1826717/artist-profile-actress-jill-likkel.html#ixzz1CjOrzU5a

A new collection of short stories and other interesting curiosities edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer and entitled THE THACKERY T. LAMBSHEAD CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, & Stories from Top Authors and Artists is coming out soon. Here you can see a sneak preview of the book.

Creatures of Norse mythology, trolls are generally represented as very large, very dim, and extremely ugly...