[caption id="attachment_4493" align="alignright" width="157" caption="Image courtesy of AMCTV.com"][/caption] Zombies seem to be popping up everywhere. Yes, those undead creatures who hunger for brains or intestines just can't seem to stay underground. Many large cities host Zombie Walks/Crawls, where folks dress as zombies and parade down the street, or most likely, from bar to bar. The new tv show that everyone is talking about is AMC's The Walking Dead. Max Brooks' book World War Z has made quite an impact on the literary world, and even Jane Austen isn't safe from the zombie craze. Zombies take center stage in movies such as Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland. In a recent New York

It's that time of year when we rack our brains, trying to think of the perfect gift for someone on your list. Books are always my go-to gift. They are portable, affordable, and will provide the recipient with knowledge or escape. I was looking at the list of books in my subject area, and it covers such a wide range that I bet you can find a book to fit just about anyone. Know someone who loves science fiction and fantasy? Their idea of a good time is escaping to a galaxy far away, full of mythic creatures. Get to know the creator of some of the most fantastic stories out there with The Dream World of H. P. Lovecraft by Donald Tyson. You get to know the real man behind the Cthulhu

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Michelle Belanger, author of Vampires in Their Own Words, Walking the Twilight Path, Haunting Experiences, The Ghost Hunter's Survival Guide, and the newly-released The Dictionary of Demons. Halloween is just around the corner, and ads for haunted hay rides and other spooky attractions are popping up all over. But with the current popularity of shows like Paranormal State and Ghost Hunters, who wants to go to a haunted schoolhouse stocked with costumed actors? Wouldn’t it be more fun to investigate a real haunting? These days, more and more people are taking up ghost-hunting, and the month of October – with all its spectral

We all have favorite books, movies, albums, and songs that you constantly go back to, over and over. It's something that grabs you every time. It's a reliable old friend you can always count on. It may give you inspiration, jog old memories, and provide comfort. That's what touchstones are all about. When glancing at NPR's main page yesterday, the words "Haunted Wisconsin" jumped out at me. In this piece from All Things Considered, author Benjamin Percy talks about one of his guilty pleasures, the book Haunted Wisconsin by Michael Norman and Beth Scott.  When I read this article, it was like I was reading my own thoughts. I grew up in the country on a dairy farm between two small