Author Archives: Steven

Carmilla: Now a Webseries Star!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Steven

Carmilla, author J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s 19th-century vampiric romance, has influenced generations of dark-fantasy writers from Bram Stoker to Laurel K. Hamilton, and has been adapted for the screen many times, including Hammer’s The Vampire Lovers and Roger Vadim’s Blood … Continue reading →

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“L’Almanach des Vampires” Anthology On Sale Now

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Steven

Well, this was a surprise that came in the mail the other day: a contributor copy of the anthology L’Almanach des Vampires (The Almanac of Vampires), released this month by French publishing house Riviere Blanche, a subsidiary of indie publisher … Continue reading →

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Bob Larkin at Doc Con 2014

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Steven

Doc Con—an annual celebration of pulp-fiction hero Doc Savage—starts this Friday, October 17, and runs through Sunday. And Bob Larkin—cover artist of SWC’s Saga of Pandora Zwieback novels and legendary painter of Bantam Books’ Doc Savage novels—will be the guest … Continue reading →

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Vampirella #5 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Steven

Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, hot on the heels of my review of Vampirella, Vol. 2 #4 comes my review of Vampirella, Vol. 2 #5, currently available from Dynamite Entertainment. Writer Nancy A. Collins (Sunglasses After Dark, … Continue reading →

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Days of X-Men Novels Past

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Steven

Today is the DVD and Blu-Ray release date for X-Men: Days of Future Past, the blockbuster summer film that united the casts of 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011’s X-Men: First Class, in an exciting adaptation of a classic … Continue reading →

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Pirouette #1 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Steven

Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, you can read my review of Pirouette #1, currently available from Black Mask Studios. Written by Mark L. Miller and illustrated by Carlos Granda—the creative team behind Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: The … Continue reading →

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Happy Teen Read Week!

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Steven

Teen Read Week 2014 is happening right now, October 12–18. What is it? Well, to quote the event’s Web site: Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Collingswood Book Festival Attendees!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Steven

Thanks for stopping by our booth today (it was our first time exhibiting at Collingswood), and for coming here to check things out at a more leisurely pace. We’re always thrilled to meet potential new readers intrigued by our range … Continue reading →

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Collingswood Book Festival 2014 Is Tomorrow!

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Steven

Sorry, Dark Shadows fans, Collingswood isn’t the fictional mansion where vampire Barnabas Collins hung his cloak in the classic TV series (and that terrible Tim Burton movie)—that would be Collinwood—but rather a town in southern New Jersey, close to the … Continue reading →

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Bob Larkin at New York Comic Con 2014

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Steven

New York Comic Con 2014 starts today, October 9th, and runs through Sunday, October 12th. And although the StarWarp Concepts crew won’t be attending (we’ll be at the Collingswood Book Festival on Saturday), Bob Larkin—cover painter of my Saga of … Continue reading →

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