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Classic Horror Stories

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Sara Lachman recently wrote a great column for Library Journal’s Reader’s Shelf highlighting some great books that inspired some of the creepiest horror films ever. I thought I’d repost her selections here for those of you looking to set the mood this weekend…
The basis for Roman Polanski’s award-winning 1968 film and one of the first [...]

Weekly Web Spotlight

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Last week I presented you with some Horror fiction sites to get you in the mood for tomorrow’s holiday. Today I’d like to present you with some resources for thrilling horror movies to really scare you into the spirit!
The Daily Beast and The Wall Street Journal both ran recent posts highlighting the favorite horror [...]

Weekly web spotlight

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Who doesn’t like to watch movies based on books? Sometimes we watch instead of read, sometimes we watch because we loved the book so much we want to re-experience it through new eyes, and sometimes we watch hoping the movie will be better than the book. No matter the reason, though, the point is that [...]