You know a comic is good when issue #1 sells out at the distributor and that’s exactly what FVZA did.

Written by David Hine (Civil War: X-Men, Spider-Man Noir, Arkham Asylum) and featuring the art of Roy Allan Martinez and Wayne Nichols, FVZA is being put out by Radical Publishing and is being packaged as their new “Bigger Books! Bigger Value!” format. Each issue of FVZA contains more than 60 pages for only $4.99. That’s more than two issues worth of story and art. DEAL.
Based on the popular FVZA.org website, created by Richard S. Dargan, FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency chronicles …read more

The Cute Little Dead Girl, otherwise known as Lenore, is the pet project of artist (and Skinny Puppy fan, droool!) Roman Dirge. Though Lenore started as a comic for Xenophobe Magazine, she was also animated for 25 spooky filled episodes on Sony’s ScreenBlast. You can catch up with the episodes here (scroll down).
Having enjoyed Dirge’s deadpan, surreal characters for some time now, I was excited to have in my hot little hand a hardcover copy of Roman Dirge’s Lenore: Noogies from my BFF, Titan Books. Why you might ask? Because everything is better in hardcover and because this is an …read more

The Gothic goddesses of Hammer Film Productions are some of the most remembered scream queens and villainous vixens in horror film history. These ladies are a true international delight–gorgeous women from countries the world over that all contributed to the success of Hammer’s reign from the 1950’s to the 1970’s. Aside from horror greats Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, the women of Hammer are some of the most iconic figures in the films they helped make legendary.
Titan Books’ Hammer Glamour celebrates the sensual ladies of the era with an impressive and attractive hardcover, perfect for any fan. The book contains informative …read more

Now that you have the poop on Chilling Tales from the Porcelain Seat, I can finally announce the winners!
Check out my review of the book here and if you think it’s complete crap *snort* then leave a comment to tell me what you think.
The 3 lucky winners are:
Brooke
Ed Nemmers
Paula H
Go check your email to find out how to claim your prize. Your toilet will tank you for the lovely gift, I’m sure. God I need help.
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I’m having a great time giving you guys Halloween gifties all month long. I have the best readers!
Next up for giveaway is a really fun book featuring commentary by Roto-Rooter plumbers and Syfy Channel TV Stars Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of Ghost Hunters.
Chilling Tales from the Porcelain Seat is a commode companion that brings you the strangest (and sometimes funniest) stories about what Roto-Rooter plumbers have witnessed over the years involving pipes, drains, sinks and toilets. The book is also filled with tips and advice for all your potty problems. Check out my review of the book here for more information.
Just leave …read more

I always imagined that plumbers everywhere are pointing their fingers and laughing at us. Sure, they bear the brunt of many bad-humor jokes, but when their pockets are fat–look who’s laughing now!
Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of Ghost Hunters fame have made plumbing wizard Roto-Rooter synonymous with the paranormal world. The two have partnered to bring you Chilling Tales from the Porcelain Seat, true tales of the strange and unexplainable in the perplexing world of plumbing. And perplexed you will be after reading what some people consider ok to push down their pipes–including beer bottles and a variety of animals (not …read more

Canadian horror author, Liz Strange, has always had a fascination with the dark side and a love for all things vampire. Part one of her new vampire trilogy is being published next year and Liz hopes to be a strong, new voice on the scene. Her work blends the classic vampire mythology with dark romantic entanglings–all set in Canada, an undernourished  locale which Liz aims to arouse your curiosity about. I recently spoke with Liz about her work.

When did your fascination with vampires begin?
The first vampire book I read was Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. I read that at about …read more

If you’re filthy (like Metal Martyr) and want a limited edition, leather bound, coffee-table-sized book about all things dark and scary then look no further! Fab Press is teaming up with Cradle of Filth vocalist Dani Filth and music journalist Gavin Baddeley (Dissecting Marilyn Manson, Lucifer Rising) to bring you compendium of the underbelly of rock music, The Gospel of Filth. Oh the dank darkness of my danky doom!
The history of Cradle of Filth is the focus of this title but it includes over 500 pages of other debaucherous content as it relates to culture, media, literature, art, film and …read more

Pocket Book’s Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams is the new autobiography from Robert Englund, otherwise known as Freddy Krueger. The title is due out on October 13 and is co-authored with the help of Alan Goldsher who has been a ghostwriter for lots of famous folks.
Robert Englund achieved international cult status as five-fingered-fiend Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must be living under a rock.
Look for future Dark Entries columns about other horror authors, books, comics, zines, etc.
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