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Continue reading →: Krampus (2015)
I want this to be a post where I do nothing but gush about how great Krampus is, but it isn’t going to be. I liked Krampus a lot, but don’t think I quite loved it. That said, I felt similarly about Trick ‘R Treat the first time I watched it, and it has…
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Continue reading →: Roundup
Well, Painted Monsters has been out in the world for a little over a month now, give or take, and a lot has been going on. It’s gotten a few reviews at Goodreads and Amazon, and so far the word of mouth has been almost universally positive and humbling. And while…
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Continue reading →: Mockingjay (2014-2015)
Way back on Wednesday night I watched the Mockingjay double-feature at the Alamo; it was my first time seeing either movie, and it was, hands down, the best theatre-going experience of the year for me, at least until tonight when I go watch Santo and the Blue Demon Against the…
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Continue reading →: Painted Monsters: “Painted Monsters”
For the month of October, as part of the Countdown to Halloween, I’ll be revisiting each of the thirteen stories in Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and suggesting movies that pair well with them, for your viewing pleasure! Of all the stories in Painted Monsters, the title novella was the most…
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Continue reading →: Painted Monsters: “Strange Beast”
For the month of October, as part of the Countdown to Halloween, I’ll be revisiting each of the thirteen stories in Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and suggesting movies that pair well with them, for your viewing pleasure! While “The Murders on Morgue Street” was original to this collection, I…
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Continue reading →: Painted Monsters: “Persistence of Vision”
For the month of October, as part of the Countdown to Halloween, I’ll be revisiting each of the thirteen stories in Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and suggesting movies that pair well with them, for your viewing pleasure! “Persistence of Vision” may be my most successful story to date. Originally…
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Continue reading →: Painted Monsters: “Lovecrafting”
For the month of October, as part of the Countdown to Halloween, I’ll be revisiting each of the thirteen stories in Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and suggesting movies that pair well with them, for your viewing pleasure! This is a weird one… I wrote “Lovecrafting” in response to Jesse…
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Continue reading →: Painted Monsters: “The Labyrinth of Sleep”
For the month of October, as part of the Countdown to Halloween, I’ll be revisiting each of the thirteen stories in Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and suggesting movies that pair well with them, for your viewing pleasure! I don’t write a lot that could be considered science fiction, as…
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Continue reading →: Painted Monsters: “Remains”
For the month of October, as part of the Countdown to Halloween, I’ll be revisiting each of the thirteen stories in Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and suggesting movies that pair well with them, for your viewing pleasure! “Remains” was originally going to appear–under a different title–in my previous collection, Never…
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Continue reading →: Crimson Peak (2015)
I saw Crimson Peak over the weekend, because of course I did, and it’s taken me this long to get a chance to sit down and try to write out my feelings about the experience, even though they’re really not that complicated. It’s difficult to think about Crimson Peak on its own terms.…
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Rondo Award-nominated author Orrin Grey writes disjointed and irresponsible things about monsters, ghosts, and sometimes the ghosts of monsters.
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