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V. Castro: Mestiza Blood [Spotlight]
Books Chris Well 8/29/22 Books Chris Well 8/29/22

V. Castro: Mestiza Blood [Spotlight]

The stunning, star-reviewed V. Castro weaves urban legend, folklore, life experience and heartache in this intimate anthology of modern horrors.

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Brandon Sanderson: Complete Mistborn Series
Books Chris Well 8/22/22 Books Chris Well 8/22/22

Brandon Sanderson: Complete Mistborn Series

The Mistborn saga dares to ask, “What if the hero of prophecy fails?” The first trilogy was followed by a set that took place 300 years later. A third trilogy is planned.

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J. M. Miro: Ordinary Monsters—Talents #1 [Spotlight]
Books Chris Well 8/15/22 Books Chris Well 8/15/22

J. M. Miro: Ordinary Monsters—Talents #1 [Spotlight]

Riveting in its scope, exquisitely written, Ordinary Monsters presents a catastrophic vision of the Victorian world—and of the gifted, broken children who must save it.

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Flashback: Owl Goingback—Bram Stoker winner “Crota”
Flashback, Books Chris Well 8/8/22 Flashback, Books Chris Well 8/8/22

Flashback: Owl Goingback—Bram Stoker winner “Crota”

CROTA is a magical tale blending elements of mystery, suspense, and Native American mythology. The novel won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, and was one of four finalists in the Best Novel category.

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Mónica Ojeda: Jawbone [Spotlight]
Books Chris Well 8/1/22 Books Chris Well 8/1/22

Mónica Ojeda: Jawbone [Spotlight]

Interweaving pop culture references and horror concepts, Jawbone explores the terror inherent in the pure potentiality of adolescence and the fine line between desire and fear.

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Jennifer Meinking: Complete Loki of Midgard Series
Magic, Books Chris Well 7/25/22 Magic, Books Chris Well 7/25/22

Jennifer Meinking: Complete Loki of Midgard Series

If you think you know the Norse god of mischief, think again. Things are not always what they seem, and this trickster is full of surprises.

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How Charles Addams helped Ray Bradbury’s monster family in ‘From the Dust Returned’
Books, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/22 Books, Flashback Chris Well 7/18/22

How Charles Addams helped Ray Bradbury’s monster family in ‘From the Dust Returned’

Ray Bradbury, in an extraordinary flight of the imagination a half-century in the making, took readers to a most wondrous destination—into the heart of an Eternal Family.

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie Delayed Nearly a Year
Books, Movies, Vampires Chris Well 7/14/22 Books, Movies, Vampires Chris Well 7/14/22

‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie Delayed Nearly a Year

New Line has pushed back the film until 2023 due to COVID-19 related delays. In Salem’s Lot, writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home and discovers something sinister at work.

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Author Q&A: Rus Wornom: Ghostflowers—A Love Story With Blood
Vampires, Books Chris Well 7/11/22 Vampires, Books Chris Well 7/11/22

Author Q&A: Rus Wornom: Ghostflowers—A Love Story With Blood

My wife gave me the initial idea for this novel while I was getting ready for work. She said, “Why don’t you write a really bad novel, like, vampires of Madison County, and make us a lot of money?”

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Ian Fortey Q&A: WereCage
Books, Werewolves, Interview Chris Well 7/4/22 Books, Werewolves, Interview Chris Well 7/4/22

Ian Fortey Q&A: WereCage

Legend says that whoever is bitten by Nic Cage and lives becomes a Nic Cage themselves... “The book does get a little gruesome at times, but the entire thing is absurd from start to finish.”

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Brandon Sanderson: Complete The Stormlight Archive
Books Chris Well 6/27/22 Books Chris Well 6/27/22

Brandon Sanderson: Complete The Stormlight Archive

The Stormlight Archive is a series of epic fantasy novels written by Brandon Sanderson. Here’s a list of all the Stormlight books so far, which exist as part of his Cosmere shared universe.

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Flashback: Shirley Jackson—The Haunting of Hill House
Books, Flashback Chris Well 6/20/22 Books, Flashback Chris Well 6/20/22

Flashback: Shirley Jackson—The Haunting of Hill House

The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre. Published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.

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Olivie Blake Q&A: The Atlas Six
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/13/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/13/22

Olivie Blake Q&A: The Atlas Six

An Amazon Best Book of March 2022! The Atlas Six introduces six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library…

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Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)
Books, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 6/11/22 Books, Vampires, Witches, Zombies, Urban Fantasy, Magic Chris Well 6/11/22

Part 3: 200 Authors Every Horror Reader Should Know (F-H)

Here’s part three of our massive list of authors for fans of horror fiction, urban fantasy, vampires, zombies, ghost stories, magic, science fiction, dark fantasy, and other monster fiction.

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Hannah Whitten: Wilderwood series + Q&A
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/10/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/10/22

Hannah Whitten: Wilderwood series + Q&A

The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. Scroll down for the books in the series, and to see some questions and answers from author interviews.

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Holly Black: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown [Spotlight]
Books, Vampires Chris Well 6/8/22 Books, Vampires Chris Well 6/8/22

Holly Black: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown [Spotlight]

“The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.

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Tasha Suri: The Jasmine Throne—The Burning Kingdoms #1 [Spotlight]
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/7/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/7/22

Tasha Suri: The Jasmine Throne—The Burning Kingdoms #1 [Spotlight]

The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will “undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come” (Booklist).

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Helen Oyeyemi: White is for Witching [Spotlight]
Books Chris Well 6/6/22 Books Chris Well 6/6/22

Helen Oyeyemi: White is for Witching [Spotlight]

“People say things like ‘I want a fairy tale existence,’ the author told NPR. “The Brothers Grimm would be looking at them in this astonished way…”

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Vaishnavi Patel: Kaikeyi (Spotlight)
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/6/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/6/22

Vaishnavi Patel: Kaikeyi (Spotlight)

Kaikeyi is raised on tales of the gods. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone.

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Rick Riordan Q&A: Complete Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Books, Magic Chris Well 6/5/22 Books, Magic Chris Well 6/5/22

Rick Riordan Q&A: Complete Percy Jackson and the Olympians

“Monty Python was a huge influence on me but I’m hardly the first to modernize Greek myths.” Rick Riordan’s first Percy Jackson series bends mythology into something new.

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Chris Well celebrates stories about monsters and the people who hunt them and/or love them. Over the years (please don’t ask how many), Chris has worked in different kinds of media as a writer, producer, performer, broadcaster, and/or college instructor. Now he hosts the website Monster Complex. Find out more about Chris at StudioWell.com.

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