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Return to the Haunted Lemp Brewery
Note that this is an updated version of The Haunted Lemp Brewery. One of the buildings of the complex collapsed in August. New photos have been added to this piece as well. By Victoria L. Szulc The...
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Like Haunted Houses? Scary Movies? Take Another Look at Crimson Peak
By Victoria L. Szulc Hello Lovelies: As we approach All Hallow’s Eve during a pandemic, many of you may be searching for a way to celebrate indoors via a scary movie. If I may be so bold, I recommend...
View ArticleThe Alchemyst’s Mirror by Liz Delton Review
I first met Liz Delton at the Book Fiend’s Readerfest, one of the last in person events I did in the US before the insanity that has been 2020. She sent me this book so I would write a blurb, and I was...
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Guilty by Gaslamp: The Real Crime that Inspired Poe’s “Telltale Heart”
I am a huge fan of Edgar Allan Poe, and except for The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart is probably his most famous work. You probably know the story. A man is haunted by the sound of a beating heart beneath...
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Steampunk on Kickstarter: Nov 2020
Ending Soon Penny Dreadfun: The Great London Adventure From the campaign: Queen Victoria disappeared. Armed with a sword, two axes, throwing knives, and a pistol, she jumped out of the Buckingham’s...
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Movie Review
I saw the trailer for this movie several weeks ago and my insides went squeeeee! I’m not usually the type to watch Christmas movies (unless it is Muppet Christmas Carol that is), and especially not...
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The Greatest Showman Movie Review
It was a bad day. The Mister was under a big deadline and my chronic pain had flared up. We were frowning and on edge as we looked for what movie to watch that evening. From the moment The Greatest...
View ArticleMiss Scarlet and the Duke Series Trailer
I don’t know about you, but I am definitely going to be checking this one out when it arrives in Jan 2021. Even if I didn’t grow up watching Masterpiece on PBS, I’d be in it for the intrigue, and of...
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An Interview with Vardo’s Chad Canfield and How Covid Has Affected Performers
I had a sit down with Chad Canfield of the band Vardo late 2019, so we were due for an update about the band, the Steampunk community, and life for performers in general during 2020. PD: Hey Chad!...
View ArticleGet a Sneak Peek at Lyssa Medana’s New Release, Under the Bright Saharan Sky
Chapter 1 “You can’t possibly sell Farnley House.” Lady Clara Farnley stared at her brother-in-law in horror. “It’s been in the family for over a hundred years! Besides, it’s too soon after Nicholas’...
View ArticleCheck out Chapter 1 of Dexter and Sinister: Detective Agents by Keith Dickinson
Synopsis of Dexter and Sinister: John Sinister, a man with friends in all the wrong places, is hired to look into some shady goings on at the airship factory. It might be nothing, but with the fortunes...
View ArticleGet a Sneak Peek at RobRoy McCandless’s Novella, Beneath a Fearful Moon
Synopsis of Beneath a Fearful Moon Constable Aubrey Hartmann did her duty, fought for the Empire and lost her leg in the process. All she wants is a quiet life, and the chance of some fun, romantic...
View ArticleCheck Out the “Never Ready” Music Video from The BlueStocking
From Kat Soloviev: This song is about a depressive state that’s very difficult to get out of. It entangles you like a quagmire and holds you at the bottom of the swamp. You get used to it and even...
View ArticleSteampunk Panel at LitCon 2021 – hosted by Karen J. Carlisle
Last weekend, SJ editor Phoebe Darqueling helped put on LitCon, an online book convention for readers and writers. Karen J. Carlisle hosted a panel on the Steampunk genre with fellow authors Sharon...
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New Kickstarter Campaign for the Next Boston Metaphysical Society – The Book...
Boston Metaphysical Society Comic Turns American History on Its Head BURBANK, CA. Madeleine Holly-Rosing, writer/creator of the comic Boston Metaphysical Society announced the launch of her campaign...
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