Monthly Archives: January 2012
Locke-picks
UPDATED BELOW (10:30 PM – Jan 31st) Your local comic shop will have a whole heap of new Locke & Key items on their shelves tomorrow (if they’re cool, that is…). First and foremost, there’s this: Issue 4 of Clockworks drops tomorrow, and continues the story of the Tamers of the Tempest on their trip [...]
Get Yer Game On
Here’s a link to an interesting article by Ben Jackson about the difference between the games you play and the games that play you. If you’re looking for some thoughtful online reading this afternoon (as opposed to the usual, read-it-in-1-minute, forget-it-in-2 internet candy bar), I recommend checking it out, especially if you’re a habitual gamer. How [...]
Know Your Mulder Score
This came up on Twitter the other day, but feels too urgently urgent for that transitory medium. So I thought I’d give it an entry of its own here on the blog. I spend a lot of time scribbling about ghosts and devils and inflatable children and lake monsters. When I’m writing I believe in [...]
The 2011 Gimme List
I know it’s a little late to be doing a Best of 2011 list, but I figure anytime is a good time to tell people about some stuff you liked. Here’s what really got my rocks off in 2011: The Book What can I tell you about The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet? This motherfucker [...]
Oh, Hello Again
The website is relaunching today with a spiffy and streamlined new look, and an updated menu. I suppose this is as good a time as any to reintroduce myself and say hello to new visitors to the blog. So: hello. Here I am. I’m Joe Hill, author of two novels (Heart-Shaped Box and Horns), a collection of [...]