Author Archives: Steven

Tomorrow is World Book Day 2018 in the UK!

First it was the New York Mets’ “Ya Gotta Read” literacy program that launched on February 12; now, the first day of March brings World Book Day! Run by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), World Book Day … Continue reading

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Ya Gotta Be Reading!

Well, here’s the sort of literacy program our resident teenaged monster hunter, Pandora Zwieback, can totally get behind—especially since it involves her favorite baseball team! A partnership between the New York Mets and Delta Air Lines, Ya Gotta Read (a … Continue reading

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Quality SWC E-books for the Discerning Librarian

With this past Saturday having been the seventh annual celebration of Take Your Child to the Library Day, I was reminded of a conversation I once had with Richard C. White, author of SWC’s supernatural graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night … Continue reading

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Women in Horror Month: White Fell, the Werewolf

With the 2018 edition of Women in Horror Month under way, I thought now would be a good time to remind you of a feminist horror classic in the Horror Bites series. White Fell—The Werewolf, written by renowned author, artist, … Continue reading

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Demona Weaves Her Spell at Comics for Sinners

With February being Women in Horror Month, it’s the perfect time for you to head over to the site Comics for Sinners, where you’ll find my overview of Skywald Publishing’s 1972 answer to Vampirella, the supernatural femme fatale Demona the … Continue reading

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It’s Take Your Child to the Library Day 2018!

Today is the seventh annual celebration of Take Your Child to the Library Day. Founded in 2011 by children’s librarian Nadine Lipman, the event is held the first Saturday in February and encourages librarians to reach out to their communities … Continue reading

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Happy Women in Horror Month 2018!

Women in Horror Month is here again, that annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of … Continue reading

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A Formidable Update

So, remember that superhero comic The Formidables that I’m involved with as script-tweaker? Originally self-published digitally by creator/writer/artist Chris Malgrain through his Oniric Comics company, its print rights were picked up by Red Anvil Comics in 2017; the first two … Continue reading

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Happy 45th Anniversary, Carl Kolchak, Part 2

On January 11, 2017, I saluted the 45th anniversary of The Night Stalker, a 1972 made-for TV vampire movie that introduced horror fans to Carl Kolchak, a down-on-his-luck newspaper reporter in Las Vegas, Nevada, who starts out investigating a string … Continue reading

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“The Only Good Ape Painting…Is a Bob Larkin Ape Painting!”

Hey, ape fans! In case you didn’t know it, last Wednesday comics publisher BOOM! Studios released Planet of the Apes: Ursus #1, the start of a new miniseries that tells the origin of the warrior general from the original movie … Continue reading

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