The October Faction #1 Steve Niles (writer & creator) Damien Worm (artist & creator) IDW October 2014 The October Faction is an ode to classic horror. The new series by horror writer Steve Niles (Criminal Macabre, Monsters & Madman) and artist Damien Worm (Monsters & Madman) follows the Allan family who in their delightfully ghoulish Victorian mansion…
Life Geek! 10/10/14 – 10/23/14
Life Geek! is our bi-weekly lifestyle feature where we offer readers a glimpse into our geeky lives. We got a little behind last week what with all the Halloween preparation and excitement, but we look forward to sharing our Halloween pictures with you in two weeks! Al Rosenberg, Games Editor I dogsat this past weekend…
Tales from the Twitter: R.L. Stine Started a Twitter Horror Story Trend
R.L. Stine, the author of numerous YA horror books, integral to the intellectual growth of 90s kids such as myself, is experiencing a revival of sorts. The 90’s nostalgia so well generated by Buzzfeed…and people like myself is certainly helping. (Okay, maybe it’s more Buzzfeed.) On October 29, Stine wrote a short horror story via…
A Trip Down Fear Street: The Sleepwalker #06
Welcome to the fourth review in the Fear Street reread project in celebration of R.L. Stine rebooting the series! You can read more about the project here. Tagline She isn’t safe – even in her dreams! Synopsis Mayra Barnes has been sleepwalking ever since she started working for weird, old Mrs. Cottler. Is Mrs. Cottler…a…
“The Woods Are Full of Horrors:” A Review of Scott Snyder’s Wytches #1
Wytches #1 Scott Snyder (w) Jock (a) Matt Hollingsworth (color) Clem Robins (letters) Image October 2014 Between reading Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods (review to come) and Snyder’s first issue of his new horror comic Wytches, the deep, unnerving terror that the woods evoke is at the forefront of my mind. Both books bring out…
Scariest Movie of My Life: Alien
Okay, this post title is deceptive. See, I’ve never actually seen Alien, but I can confidently declare it the “scariest movie of my life.” You may find this surprising. After all, Alien is often heralded as one of the more feminist sci-fi/horror flicks out there, and we at WWAC are certainly not abashed about feminism….
R/W: Flimflam, Fonts… Flaubert?
Welcome back to R/W, our weekend collaborative linkblog about language, literacy, and learning! Steven Pinker has a new book out, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, and Mother Jones likes it a lot. They’re geeking out over it and Pinker’s revelation that according to science, blah-de-blah grammar…
A Trip Down Fear Street: Lights Out #12
Welcome to the third review in the Fear Street reread project in celebration of R.L. Stine rebooting the series! You can read the previous review here. Tagline It all happens in the dark… Synopsis Holly Flynn is cajoled into being a camp counselor for her uncle’s struggling Nightwing Camp. Unfortunately, it’s not a camp for…
The Local: More Fun Comics & Games in Denton, Texas
Two women drive past a comic book store. (No, this isn’t the beginning of a joke.) Woman 1: Oh, hey, a comic book store, let’s check it out! Woman 2: Oh, yeah, I hope they have the new Harley Quinn!
Review: Red Sonja, The Black Tower #2
Red Sonja: The Black Tower #2 Frank Tieri (w) Cezar Razek (a) Amanda Connor (covers) Dynamite October 15, 2014 Issue 2 of Frank Tieri’s Red Sonja mini-series, The Black Tower, just arrived in stores. Let’s check in and see how our ample-bosomed, red-headed heroine is faring? If you need a refresher, you can read the…
A Trip Down Fear Street: The Secret Bedroom #13 (contains gifs)
Welcome to the second review in the Fear Street reread project in celebration of R.L. Stine rebooting the series! You can read the first one here. Tagline Don’t open that door! Synopsis After the lackluster The New Girl, I decided to revisit a Fear Street that I knew was a favorite of my younger self….
Twin Peaks, Idiosyncrasies, and Pie Crusts
Pie always seemed intimidating to me. Pie is so idiosyncratic, and therefore people have many opinions about it. Because, despite the idiom “easy as pie,” pies really aren’t all that easy. But like many things in life, the less easy things are intensely gratifying to master, which is why I am I here to tell…