Back in September the first book (published by Quirk Books) from the Tales From Lovecraft Middle School series entitled Professor Gargoyle was released. Now, with a title like that in a series based on infamous nightmare inducing author H.P. Lovecraft, you know to expect some downright creepy things. The book delivers on that, especially with its cover, which scares the hell out of me. Just look at it and t ...

Amongst all the commotion that was Saturday at NYCC, Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini held a small panel in which they discussed their new joint venture: a book series for young readers calledHouse of Secrets. Here is the gist of the series, which is currently slated as a trilogy: The Pagett kids had it all: loving parents, a big house in San Francisco, all the latest video games . . . But everything changed ...

[caption id="attachment_533" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Illustrated by Arthur Rackham"][/caption] 'Snow White and the Huntsman' opened to a box office of more than $51 million this weekend, putting it firmly at the top of the list. Many are excited about the darker take on the classic tale, but after a little research, we discovered a much darker version (or 3) that predate this one by centurie ...

If you grew up in the 90s you probably have fond memories of the monthly kid's book series. Whether you were an avid fan of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series, The Babysitter's Club, Hank the Cowdog, or any version of the Choose Your Own Adventure stories, you were aware of these regularly released short novels, and you probably waited patiently for the next installment each month. If you've been paying attenti ...

Well, it's May, which means schools across the country are putting on the Pomp and Circumstance and graduating millions of college and high school seniors (give or take). For most of us, this also means there will be a lot of graduation parties in the next few weeks. If you're looking for something a little better than cash to give your grad, we've got some suggestions of products that are both useful, and ...