What image do you see when you hear the word "Frankenstein"? Chances are, it’s Boris Karloff (avec neck bolts and platform boots) -- not the brooding, sewn-together creature who hides in a woodshed and reads John Milton (in Shelley’s novel). I really hate that. Movies and other popular media have ruined that gothic story, just … Continue reading Readin’, Writin’ and RLS
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You’re being watched: new in bookstores
When a copy of Andrew Pyper's novel "The Demonologist" (Simon & Schuster) arrived in the mail last week, I took a quick glance and inhaled sharply at the plot description--a menacing demonic mystery, a scholar of John Milton, and a lost girl--and then I muttered two simple words: I'm in. Pyper's publisher has a fantastic … Continue reading You’re being watched: new in bookstores
Nick Owchar 
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