Category Archives: Horror

Happy Kiss a Ginger Day 2025!

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Steven

According to the calendar site Happy Days 365, today is International Kiss a Ginger Day, a holiday created in 2009 as a “karmic counter event” intended to offset negative comments made about fiery-haired people (e.g., that gingers have no souls, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 2025…and to StarWarp Concepts!

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Steven

Happy New Year! StarWarp Concepts—in case you’re wondering who we are—is a publisher of dark-urban-fantasy, horror, fantasy, and science fiction titles that are available for sale in brick-and-mortar stores and through select online booksellers and distributors (as well as our … Continue reading →

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Nosferatu: Stalking Movie Screens and the Printed Page

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Steven

Christmas is coming, and there’s no better way for horror fans to celebrate the Ghoultide Season than with the gift of vampire movies—specifically, the Christmas Day premiere of Nosferatu, writer/director Robert Eggers’s remake of the 1922 classic silent movie that … Continue reading →

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Spooky Season: The Final Movie Weekend

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Steven

Today starts the final weekend of October, with the Big Day only a week away. So, here’s a sampling of what’s coming up for your viewing pleasure this weekend, as you make your final plans for Halloween: Max (formerly HBO … Continue reading →

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Spooky Season Movie Weekend 3

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Steven

Halloween creeps ever closer as we enter Frightful Weekend #3 of October, and if you’re a horror fan who couldn’t make it to New York Comic Con this week, here’s a sampling of what you can watch to help keep … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Vampirella’s 55th Anniversary with a Bloody Good Discount at DriveThru Comics!

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Steven

Happy 55th Anniversary, Vampirella (who made her comics debut in 1969)! And a happy discount for her fans!  Just in time for the Spooky Season, and the 2024 celebration of New York Comic Con (which kicks off on Thursday), today … Continue reading →

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More Movies for Your Spooky Season Weekend

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Steven

It’s Frightful Weekend #2 of October, and if you’re a fan of horror movies in search of something to watch, here’s a sampling of what will be stalking your cable-TV screens: AMC FearFeast has nothing scheduled for Friday, but dedicates … Continue reading →

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Spooky Season Weekends Are Here!

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Steven

The first weekend of October is about to arrive, but on cable TV the countdown to Halloween has already begun! And if you’re a fan of horror movies, here’s a sampling of what will be available for your viewing terror! … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Anniversary, Carl Kolchak!

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Steven

What a way to celebrate Friday the 13th! And what a year for supernatural adventurers, in which Vampirella celebrates her 55th anniversary, and now a certain searsucker suit–wearing representative of the fourth estate hits a special 50th. On January 11, … Continue reading →

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Smashwords’ 2024 Summer/Winter E-book Sale Begins

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Steven

Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its annual Summer/Winter Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from July 1 to July 31—and yes, you’ll need to set … Continue reading →

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