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A new home for horror critique and original writing by long-time journalist and media executive Kyra Kyles, aka the Queen of Screams.
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Don't Sleep: What Happened to Dorothy Bell Is the Quiet, Creepy Film You Need to See (opens the original)
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As a curator and creator of horror and sci-fi, one of my favorite things to do is highlight other underrepresented authors and filmmakers in those genres. I love a good themed round-up, but sometimes it’s better to highlight one work at a time to be sure I do it justice.To that end, introducing my new “Don’t Sleep” feature, a deeper dive into a project (book, podcast, film, or series) that deserves more audience attention and acclaim.I Dream of
Home for the Holidays Splices the Supernatural with Real Issues Impacting Black Women in the Workforce (opens the original)
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If you’ve been following the original audio series I co-created with my sister, Kozi Kyles, you may already be aware that “Home for the Holidays” is more than a podcast, it’s a platform to center Black stories with a side of the supernatural. Last year, we began work on our horror-comedy anthology series paying homage to “Tales from the Hood,” “Tales from the Crypt,” and “The Twilight Zone.”I Dream of Screams is a reader-supported pub
Marvel Finally Cast a Dark-Skinned Storm– Now What, Hollywood? (opens the original)
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After an abysmal record of fumbling some of their Black leading characters including Wonder Man, Ri Ri Williams and Blade, Marvel finally put a “W” in the casting column.A beautiful brown-skinned woman with kinky curly hair has been cast as Storm (aka Ororo Munroe) in the upcoming X-Men reboot.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4bUC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages
House Party: 5 Underrated Houses of Horror and Sci Fi, Ranked by Levels of WTF (opens the original)
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Mystery thriller, “The Last House,” is riding high on the Netflix charts since its recent debut. The streaming film, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura, also garnered attention with a promotional stunt that involved a man living in a billboard for three days.Cute.But how many days would this man dare to live in some of the houses I’ve curated in a list I call House Party? I’m guessing zero because at least one of these sci-fi and horror entrants had me afraid to go to sleep without the lights o
Leo Horrorscope: Villains in Horror and Sci-Fi, Ranked by Levels of Audacity (opens the original)
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Aside from Geminis (present company included), Leos may be one of the most maligned Zodiac signs.Known for natural leadership and charisma, those positive traits are tempered by accusations that they are attention-seeking, prideful and domineering.Debate amongst yourselves, but the fact remains that there are current and past characters who embody the Leo aura. Check them out below and feel free to add to the list for this month’s horrorscope. Geminis, </spa
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