Grady Hendrix Talks About His New & Upcoming Books, Movies And Writing
Being a horror writer means being set apart from others. Thee was a time when horror was considered frivolous, non-serious literature and was often sidelined, until the likes of Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, and Peter Straub came along. Of course, everyone who came before the greats of our time also had to endure a similar process writing in the genre.
Read full storyMovie Adaptations Of Classic Novels To Discover
Going from book to movie can be a complicated process. Adapting classic novels for the screen is a huge gamble. The more people who love the novel, the more people there are to criticize the movie. And its difficult to pack everything that is in a novel into a less-than-2-hour-long movie, while still managing to captivate an audience. No matter how you do it, someone will be there to criticize the result.
Read full storyNecromancers In Space: Gideon The Ninth Review
A comedy, horror, and romance, catch all book collides with science fiction and fantasy to give way to Gideon the Ninth. This book is a well deserved trip! Snarky and loud and overbearing, with themes of friendship, love and teamwork this book really catches your attention and makes you want to know more about this freaky world that has been created.
Read full storyWhen Video Games Kill: Review of Slay by Brittney Morris
Ever played a VR game? How about one with an avatar that you’ve tailored to your exact specifications, in an online world where you can be true to yourself and your culture in every way? Such is the premise of Slay, a teen science fiction story about a young girl with a big dream, looking to bring people together from all over the world. Our heroine has faced severe racism in the gaming world in the past and in turn created a safe space for Black gamers everywhere.
Read full storyHow Did Alexandre Dumas Impact Black Literature?
All for one and one for all, united we stand and divided we fall. An iconic quote from an iconic story, The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. For Black literature month, I’m diving into one of the most celebrated French novels of all time, it’s been adapted for film, television and the stage countless times. It’s popularity has lasted through the ages, and it doesn’t seem to be losing steam, with an apparent new Netflix adaptation on the horizon.
Read full storyYoung Adult Books To Read If You’re Craving More Fear Street
90’s kids are getting treated in the best way this year. With the release of the Netflix Fear Street trilogy (which has taken the streaming world by storm), we’ve been swept away by a wave of young adult R.L. Stine nostalgia that I for one am thrilled about. In keeping with the teen scream trend, I’ve scoured shelves and boxes, bookcases and carts to compile a list of books to pick up if Fear Street has awakened that long dormant spark in your heart. If you’re looking for a new-or old-read, this is a good place to start. They’re not even Fear Street books… well, not all of them anyway.
Read full storyThrilling Young Adult Books That Are Definitely Not For Young Adults
As we know, young adult books are a bit of a vague category. The genre contain a lot of books ranging in topics and subjects. Most of the time these books are great for a broad age group from around 12 to 18 and beyond, but every once in a while we encounter young adult books that are definitely not for anyone under the age of 18.
Read full storyWhat Makes A Good Beach Read & The Story Behind It You Need To Know About
What in the world is a beach read anyway? Because what I would bring to the beach, and what others are calling a beach read seem pretty different to me. After researching about beach reads, I came across a very basic and vague definition. It basically boiled down to this: A beach read is a book that is widely popular, easy to read, acceptable to read in public and most of all – a publisher’s tool to sell more books in the summer months.
Read full storyAre Young Adult Books for Adults Too?
Young adult books are marketed towards kids between 13-18, yet even in my 20s I cannot stop reading them. At first I thought it was just my mom, sister, and myself who loved them despite no longer being young adults. A type of book that the three of us all could read in our busy schedules and all relate too; making it easier to discuss the stories we were reading. However I soon discovered that so many adults love to get their hands on these books. I suppose my question now is why?
Read full storyThe Voynich Manuscript: One of the World’s Most Mysterious Manuscripts
The world’s most mysterious manuscript is only two hundred and forty pages long. The Voynich Manuscript is written by an unknown author, in a language that no one can seem to decipher. Its content is largely unknown, and even the subject matter really is up for debate. It has been studied through the centuries and has become famous for being indecipherable.
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