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Villains list final countdown

Posted on October 12, 2011 by stevecoate

5. Hannibal Lecter: We meet Dr. Lecter in the pages of Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon (G.P. Putnams, Dell, 1981).  If his first name isn’t a giveaway, let me assure you that Lecter is all kinds of bad.  Before being captured … Continue reading →

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Villains list nears end

Posted on September 27, 2011 by stevecoate

Continuing the Top 50 villains in literature we have arrived at number 10.  Annie Wilkes: The obsessed fan from Stephen King‘s Misery (Viking, 1987), Ms. Wilkes is any celebrity’s nightmare.  She personifies adulation that steps over every moral and social … Continue reading →

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More villainous villains from fiction

Posted on September 7, 2011 by stevecoate

15.  Sweeney Todd: Also known as the Barber of Seville, the lunacy of Sweeney Todd was first brought to us in the pages of a penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls (1846).  A lunatic barber who killed his customers … Continue reading →

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From Shadows & Nightmares

Posted on September 4, 2011 by stevecoate

Finally had a chance to finish reading the anthology, and I have to say, I enjoyed every story within its pages, something that doesn’t normally happen.  When I pick up an anthology, usually there’s one or two stories that just … Continue reading →

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From Shadows & Nightmares anthology available now

Posted on August 27, 2011 by stevecoate

Received the anthology earlier this week in which my short story “Fetch” appears and haven’t had a chance to read it fully yet, but will add a more detailed post once I have done so. I’m currently part way through … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Steampunk…

Posted on February 11, 2011 by stevecoate

Interesting article about Steampunk over at SWFA by Tanita Davis. By the way, if you like steampunk and haven’t read it yet, you should give Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker a try.

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