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The consuming passions of David Cronenberg
I talked to the legendary director about his novel, Consumed. Just don’t call it “body horror,” like I did.
It’s getting pretty ‘squatchy round these parts
If there’s one book that might make you a Bigfoot Believer, John Zada’s In the Valley of the Noble Beyond could be the one.
The movie’s fine, but the book is way better
Dive deep into the Expanded Porky's Universe—and more!—with these classic movie tie-in novelizations.
Chris Stein’s heart of glass
The Blondie guitarist on music, photography, and the secret of the goat.
This emblem leads you to adventure!
Wherein I revisit my first literary love - The Hardy Boys - and discover some weird shit.
Vlad & the Night Wolves
Peter Pomerantsev — author of Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia — saw it all coming.