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Geek Media Round-Up: October 27, 2009

27 Oct 2009  Media

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Halloween Dreams

  • Print out your own Vintage Poison Labels! They’re great for labeling all of that Halloween Candy stash.
  • The Wall Street Journal has run a nice photo essay on the Monroeville, Pa. zombie crawl.

Comics

  • io9 argues the 4 Reasons Why Zombies And Superheroes Don’t Mix.
  • Wow. I just discovered what may be the best webcomic ever, 2D Goggles. Check out the interview with author Sydney Padua at Tor.com.

Film

  • Watch the first five minutes of Colin, the super-microbudget U.K. zombie flick told from our zombie’s point of view.
  • Which was better, Paranormal Activity or Blair Witch? The first one was more fun. The second one was (nominally) more subtle.

Internet

  • io9 remembers The Greatest Science Fiction Sites We’ll Miss On Geocities.
  • Tor.com offers Steampunk Wardrobe Customizations for the Lazy, the Poor, or the Crafty.

Literature

  • Interview: Anne Rice discusses her new novel Angel Time, and claims “I Haven’t Read Any of the Twilight Series.”
  • Interview: Bibliophile Stalker interviews Diana Rowland, the author of the recently released Mark of the Demon.
  • Interview: Publisher’s Weekly interviews Urban Fantasy author Seanan McGuire.
  • Interview: Suvudu interviews Max Brooks.
  • Interview: Watch the Skies asks John Scalzi 5 Questions.
  • News: August Book Sales on the Upswing, Just Barely.
  • News: Censorship Mystery Brewing Inside Public Library.
  • According to Anne Rice, Angels are the new vampires. This autumn there will be a whole host of them in the fantasy aisle.
  • The Christian Science Monitor reports that Kindles and laptops are beginning to replace books at school libraries, but the Telegraph reports that e-books helping surge in library members.
  • Medialoper asks Is Book Sharing Really a Threat to Publishing?
  • NPR remembers Three Hauntingly Unforgettable Literary Houses for Halloween.
  • Philip Roth predicts novel will be minority cult within 25 years. “The book can’t compete with the screen.”
  • Stephen King gives a blunt explanation for delaying the e-book of Under the Dome.

Writing

  • Ben Bova reminds us that No writer is an island, either.

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