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Lair of the Beasts: A New York Monster
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(November 07, 2009)
For the most part, the overwhelming majority of all reports, stories, accounts and tales I receive of strange beasts roaming the United States tend to be relatively down-to-earth – or at least as down-to-earth as it’s possible to be when dealing with a
Weekly Book Buzz: Katharine Kerr's Latest Deverry Fantasy
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(November 01, 2009)
Several months back we reported that Realms of Fantasy, the long-running fantasy magazine had ceased publication. Well I am happy to report that the magazine is back after a seventh month hiatus.
Lair of the Beasts: Monsters of Vermont
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(October 31, 2009)
I received in the mail a few days ago an excellent new book titled The Vermont Monster Guide, written by Joseph A. Citro and with artwork provided by Stephen R. Bissette. As you might guess from its title, the book is dedicated to chronicling the many and
Weekly Book Buzz: Robert Jordan's The Gathering Storm Hits Bookstores
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(October 25, 2009)
Well of course this week is all about The Gathering Storm, book twelve in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. This leads what is the biggest week of genre releases for the entire year so far.
23.5 Degrees: The Tale of Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins
by Stella Maris, Contributing Author
(October 24, 2009)
There seems to be something about this time of year, as the darkness closes in, that inspires us to contemplate our mortality. And although this cross-quarter coordinate, midway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice, was formerly honored with
Lair of the Beasts: The Monster of Lytham
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(October 24, 2009)
Most of the cases of strange creatures that I investigate generally tend to fall into several, clearly delineated areas. For example, there are those long-necked lake-beasts, such as the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland and its American cousin: Ogopogo.
Weekly Book Buzz: An Evening with Bela and Boris
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(October 18, 2009)
Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to meet horror icons Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff? Ever dreamed about being on the set during the filming of one of their classic horror films? Well, just check out my review of Bela Lugosi and Boris K
23.5 Degrees: The Rapture of the Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux
by Stella Maris
(October 17, 2009)
We're all so used to the emotionally devoid notion of virtual reality in this age of the internet, that my extraordinary experience of venerating a saint's relics in person this week came as an unexpected shock. This was no animated video game, this was ra
Weekly Book Buzz: Star Wars: Death Troopers
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(October 11, 2009)
It had to happen! With zombies being so prevalent in pop culture today, it was only a matter of time before they were paired up with the Mega Successful Star Wars franchise and it happens this week with the release of Star Wars: Death Troopers, written by
Lair of the Beasts: American Vampires
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(October 10, 2009)
Most of the people reading this blog have probably heard of the so-called Chupacabra of the island of Puerto Rico - a truly diabolical, blood-sucking beast said to have a monkey-like body, vicious claws and teeth, and occasionally even a pair of large, bat
Weekly Book Buzz: New Sookie Stackhouse Collection
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(October 04, 2009)
Another fairly big release week highlighted by Charlaine Harris’ “A Touch of the Dead” a collection of all of her Sookie Stackhouse short stories which have exploded in popularity thanks to the HBO TV show “True Blood”.
Lair of the Beasts: The Island of Mystery
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(October 03, 2009)
Only two weeks ago, I highlighted right here at my Lair of the Beasts column the extraordinary details of a new expedition that the British-based Center for Fortean Zoology - the world’s largest, and only full-time, mystery animal research group - h
Weekly Book Buzz: More Wheel of Time News
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(September 28, 2009)
Well this is a virtual monster week in terms of new releases but before we get to those, lets talk about a little more news about Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. I mentioned last week about that the title for book 14 has been announced, Towers of
Lair of the Beasts: Monsters of Britain
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(September 26, 2009)
There can be few people fascinated by the mysteries of this world and beyond who have not heard of the North American Bigfoot. What is perhaps less well-known is the rich and diverse body of data that exists on sightings of similar creatures in the British
The Weekly Book Buzz: New Wheel of Time Title
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(September 20, 2009)
With just about one month before the release of The Gathering Storm, the 12th book of the late Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, Tor has announced the next volume. Volume thirteen will be called “Towers of Midnight” and will be released in 2010.
Lair of the Beasts: The Ape-Man of Sumatra
by Nick Redfern, Contributing Author
(September 19, 2009)
Pretty much everyone reading this story will, I am sure, have heard of the exploits of the so-called Bigfoot (or Sasquatch) of the dense and expansive forests of the Pacific north-west of the United States; as well as the legendary, hair-covered Abominable
23.5 Degrees Review: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
by Stella Maris, Contributor
(September 19, 2009)
We thought it might be fun to have a quick look at some of the more obscure background references in Brown's plot in advance, just to get the ball rolling.
Weekly Book Buzz: The Sequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(September 13, 2009)
The biggest release this week is no doubt Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, the sequel to the year’s surprise best-seller, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This time the Jane Austen novel of classical literature (re: the crap you were forced to
23.5 Degrees: Mission Starchild Part Deux
by Lloyd Pye, Contributing Author
(September 12, 2009)
. The two hours needed are one to read the eBook and the other to spread the word to others who might be interested to know about the incredible pile of evidence in favor of the Starchild being a human-alien hybrid. That evidence is genuinely, profoundly o
Weekly Book Buzz: Hot New Titles for Hammer Horror Fans
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(September 06, 2009)
This week’s releases are segmented into two categories: fiction and non-fiction. Because it is such a light week there wasn’t much need to separate them into their usual categories. When you have months with five release weeks in them, ultimately on
23.5 Degrees: Mission Starchild
by Lloyd Pye, Contributing Author
(September 05, 2009)
We are now at the frontline in a battle playing out between Us and Them. We want to see the Starchild case regarding a possible alien presence on Earth resolved definitively, conclusively. They want it swept away and "disappeared" like a political opponent
Lair of the Beasts: A Monster Road-Trip
by Nick Redfern, Contributor
(September 05, 2009)
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed right here the new paperback edition of Steve Alten's excellent novel on Scotland's most famous unidentified beast: the Loch Ness Monster. Titled The Loch, Steve's book is a fine tale of monsters, mysteries, conspiracies an
Weekly Book Buzz: : New Vampire Files Novel from P.N. Elrod
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(August 30, 2009)
We’ve got some great releases this week in fantasy and horror. Mickey Zucker Reichert is back with a new novel of the Renshai; P.N. Elrod serves up a new Vampire Files novel, and we have new Dungeons & Dragons fiction from Wizards of the Coast. To go w
23.5 Degrees: Racing Toward Armageddon by Michael Baigent
by Stella Maris, Contributor
(August 29, 2009)
This is possibly one of the most difficult book reviews I've ever had to write, due to the overwhelming complexity and sensitivity of the subject matter. But whether you agree or not with the views expounded in Racing Towards Armageddon
Lair of the Beasts: From Hunter to Hunted
by Nick Redfern, Contributor
(August 29, 2009)
What happens when those of us that pursue strange and unearthly beasts go from being the hunter to the witness, and possibly even to the hunted? Perhaps the one person who knows the answer to that question better than any other is Jon Downes, Britain’s l
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