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Category Archives: Literature

NOS4A2

December 16, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. Victoria McQueen has a […]

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Literature

Locke and Key, vol. 4

December 14, 2013by The Thorn 1 Comment

Summary: Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in Keys to the Kingdom! With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the […]

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Literature

Locke and Key, vol. 3

December 10, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The third storyline in the Eisner-winning series by Joe Hill (Horns) and Gabriel Rodriguez. The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is […]

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You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up

December 5, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: After thirteen years of marriage, Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn have found, “We’re just not that into us.” Instead of giving up, they’ve held their relationship together by ignoring […]

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Locke and Key, vol. 2

December 2, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: New York Times bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, the Eisner-nominated creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, return with the second hardcover L&K […]

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How to be a Grouch

November 29, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Oscar the Grouch shares all of his grouchy secrets on being a Grouch! Caroll Spinney shares a trash can with Oscar the Grouch when he performs as Oscar on Sesame Street. […]

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Literature, Television

A Grumpy Book

November 27, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Internet sensation Grumpy Cat’s epic feline frown has inspired legions of devoted fans. Celebrating the grouch in everyone, the Grumpy Cat book teaches the fine art of grumpiness and […]

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Creepshow 2

November 26, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Stephen King & George A. Romero Invite You To Experience The Horror Like Never Before! The Creep is your guide to three new tales of terror from the creepiest […]

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Film, Literature

A View to a Kill

November 23, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Roger Moore lends humor, elegance and lethal charm to his final performance as James Bond in A View To A Kill. Bond confronts Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), who has […]

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Film, Literature

Creepshow

November 22, 2013by The Thorn 6 Comments

Synopsis: The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have Being Scared! Two macabre masters – writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero – conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso […]

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Film, Literature

The Mist: Director’s Cut

November 20, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: From legendary frightmaster Stephen King and Academy Award nominated director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) comes one of the most tense and terrifying films since The […]

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Film, Literature

Children of the Corn

November 18, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: The Original That Started It All Something unspeakable is alive in the cornfields of rural Gatlin, Nebraska, where a boy preacher has led the village’s children in a slaughter […]

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Film, Literature

Carrie (1976)

November 16, 2013by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: At the center of the terror is Carrie, a tortured high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends…and no idea about the extent of her ‘secret powers’ of telekinesis. But […]

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