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The Spirit of Warren Publishing Lives On!

If there’s one thing horror fans have learned from a lifetime of watching movies is that you can never keep a good monster down for long. Oh sure, it might look dead, but it’s really just biding its time to … Continue reading

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DriveThru’s 2022 Halloween Sale Is On!

It’s time to celebrate the Spooky Season—with e-books and digital comics! E-book distributors DriveThru Comics and DriveThru Fiction—along with sister site DriveThru RPG—have  kicked off their annual Halloween sale, during which you can purchase thousands of horror-themed digital books and comics and roleplaying … Continue reading

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It Just Wouldn’t Be Halloween Without Michael Myers…

To celebrate today’s release of Halloween Ends—the highly anticipated conclusion to the Jamie Lee Curtis–starring trilogy that began with 2018’s Halloween and continued with 2021’s Halloween Kills—we’ve dipped into the Bob Larkin Archives to present this haunting image: an ad Bob painted for TV … Continue reading

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Happy Read a Book Day 2022!

Today is National Read a Book Day, which has been celebrated every September 6th since…well, nobody seems to know precisely when this “holiday” began, or who started it, but it’s a celebration of reading, so it’s all good, right? And if … Continue reading

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Happy Book Lovers Day 2022!

Hey, fans of reading! Today is Book Lovers Day, “an unofficial holiday observed to encourage bibliophiles to celebrated reading and literature” (according to Wikipedia) that’s celebrated every August 9th. And if you’re looking for the right book on this special day, … Continue reading

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Twenty-Five Years the Novelist

Spider-Man Super Thriller: Warrior’s Revenge. If the Amazon listing for the book’s publication date is correct (and really, I have no way of knowing if it’s true or not), today is the day in 1997 that I made my debut … Continue reading

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DriveThru’s Christmas in July 2022 Sale Is On!

Can you hear those jingle bells ringing? In the mood for some hot chocolate? Wishing the summer breezes blew just a little bit colder—especially right now, with northern hemisphere temperatures nearing or topping 100 degrees Farenheit?  If so, then you’re … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Bob Larkin!

If you’re a fan of comic books, or movies, or pulp fiction heroes, Bob Larkin is a painter whose work you recognize immediately; he’s provided covers and movie posters for just about every publishing house and film studio.  Doc Savage, Dazzler, … Continue reading

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Are You Ready for the Summer (Reading)?

Staycation? Vacation? Whether you’re on the road or just hanging at home, today is the official start of the summer season (which ends September 23), and that means summer reading. And you know what would make for perfect reading this … Continue reading

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Happy 125th Anniversary, Count Dracula!

Today is World Dracula Day: the annual celebration launched in 2012 by the Whitby Dracula Society 1897to mark the first publication of Bram Stoker’s seminal novel in 1897. What makes it even better is that it’s also the 125th anniversary of that … Continue reading

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