The monsters under your bed are subject to peer review. Since 2018, the University of Wales Press has published the Horror Studies series, a collection of academic writings on the horror genre. Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, the series presents such scholarly titles as Theorising the Contemporary Zombie: Contextual Pasts, Presents, and Futures; […]
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Best suburban source for horror writing and talk
Jon Kitley of Aurora has made a friend of horror. For 22 years he’s run Kitley’s Krypt, a site devoted to horror films, ranging from the earliest silent nightmares to the latest terrors from overseas. The site started in October of 1998 using the now-defunct Microsoft FrontPage tool. Kitley’s Krypt continues to provide regular updates […]
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Pinning a Lion, Tortillas Flyin’
Rock ‘n’ roll wrestler Count Dante recounts his seven years in an incredibly strange fight club.
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Local History: The Best Little Whorehouse in Chicago
The story of the city’s most exclusive brothel–and the reformers who shut it down.
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The Life and Death of the Deadliest Man Alive
How a south-side Irish boy came to be Chicago’s most notorious martial-arts master
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When Anachronists Attack
What’s a medieval swordfight without the grappling and dirty tricks?
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Dial M for Motherfucker
With its Swearline, the arts collective Lucky Pierre found that if you invite people to curse, the abuse will pour in.