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Book Review: September 2026

Reviewer Adam-Troy Castro recommends the newest Paul Tremblay novel: Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep. Find out why!

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Plumbing the Depths: Beasts in the City—Horror Meets the Gangster

“I’m gonna spit!” Tony Camonte (Paul Muni) shouts in Scarface (1932) when first getting his hands on a Tommy Gun, before ripping gunfire into a wall. This scene in an early sound-era gangster film (with masturbatory undertones) presents the Chicago hood on the rise in his crime syndicate as a nightmarish machine of destruction.

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Media Reviews: June 2026

Adam-Troy Castro compares and contrasts two March releases featuring sister protagonists and uber-wealthy Satanist villain: Ready or Not 2 and They Will Kill You. Find out which one has teeth!

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Media Reviews: March 2026

No, Adam-Troy Castro doesn’t recommend Primate. But he loved one particular performance in the film that he thinks you ought to check out. He also talks about some recent reads—so check out his book discussion, too.

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Plumbing the Depths: Haunted Writers and Haunted Writings

Throughout its history, horror literature has frequently mediated its eponymous affect through an obsession with the act of writing. The field is replete with writer protagonists, with depictions of the writing act (through epistolary framing devices and metatextuality), and with written objects.

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Media & Book Review: December 2025

We’re not too cool to admit we love Stephen King. Adam-Troy Castro checks out a new King film adaptation and an anthology inspired by The Stand. Find out why he’s recommending them both!

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Plumbing the Depths: When Scientists Go Mad—Ghost-Hunting and Horror

Lisa Morton literally wrote the book on seances and spiritualism (you should all check out her delightful book Calling the Spirits). Here’s a short reading guide from her compiling great fiction about ghost hunters.

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Reviews: September 2025

Adam-Troy Castro recommends a movie and two new books. Find out what he’s excited about!

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Plumbing the Depths: Archaeology in Horror Fiction

Archaeology is a method and practice which resurfaces the past. It can help us reconstruct the history and culture of ancient (or not so ancient) people, and give us insight into what it means to be human. Archaeology produces more than museum displays, and it can be used to manipulate and disempower.

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Media Review: Sinners

Adam-Troy Castro argues that Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is a new horror classic. Find out why in his review.

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