SGJ – Page 168 – Stephen Graham Jones

On Good and Evil in Fiction

March 1, 2018

This makes me rethink and rethink and then reconsider: https://aeon.co/essays/why-is-pop-culture-obsessed-with-battles-between-good-and-evil

Categories: craft

Landis!

February 27, 2018July 8, 2018

This may be the coolest ep of Shockwaves yet. Just listening to John Landis. Man.

Annihilator!

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018

Well, Annihilation. But I like saying it like a monster truck, or a wrestler. Just caught it at the cineplex. It’s a good time. Here’s some un-spoilerfree bullet points on/about…

Categories: movies/tv

Cool spread of books . . .

February 27, 2018July 8, 2018

Stephen Graham Jones is one of the great writers of his generation, and is not read and celebrated nearly as often as he deserves.#FF him on Twitter as well: @SGJ72…

Categories: etc / SGJ

Jack Ketchum words

February 25, 2018

Thanks to Michael David Wilson for wrapping them up over at LitReactor. Especially “I figure if I don’t scare myself, if I don’t feel that dread of what’s coming up…

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Oh, man

February 24, 2018

Thought I was just writing fiction in Sterling City, what with the giant chrome-eyed caterpillars and all, but, oops: Here’s how Sterling City starts out: So, you know, watch out…

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Mick Garris’s Post Mortem

February 23, 2018July 8, 2018

I dial up John Carpenter every chance I get. Whether he’s tolerating the person asking questions or not—and of course he’s good with Garris—there’s always something to learn:

Categories: movies/tv / slashers

BookRiot Horror

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

Proud to be here as well: https://bookriot.com/2018/02/22/contemporary-horror-novels/

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Publisher’s Weekly Native Novels listicle

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

Honored to be included, here. Thanks to Brandon Hobson for the inclusion: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/76129-10-essential-native-american-novels.html

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This is the Dream

February 21, 2018

Thanks to Paul Tremblay for the headsup. Original ‘Friday the 13th’ Filming Location Offering Overnight Camping Experience!

Categories: slashers

Yep

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

Truly, I get raked across the copyediting coals for exactly this so, so often. And? It’s not just Indian. In CJ Box’s books, there’s a lot of lip-pointing, a lot…

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The Facebook

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018

In a few thousands years, I figure the aliens that come to dig through humanity’s (many, many) relics will find a thin strata of light blue in these early-is 2000s:…

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Minnesota-bound

February 18, 2018

There for a lot of the days of this week. See some of you there, maybe: Next Wednesday, Stephen Graham Jones will be here for Good Thunder. Below is an…

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The Gothic Romance

February 18, 2018

One of the better threads I’ve lucked onto in birdland: Today in pulp I look back at one of the most popular paperback genres of all time, now all but…

Categories: bookish