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Escapist Magazine Show Little Fears Some Love

So this was unexpected. Late in December, Adam Gauntlett—one of the folks behind the tabletop section of wildly popular gaming/geek site The Escapist—contacted me to see if I was interested in doing an interview about Little Fears. Of course, I … Continue reading

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Inspiring Fear: Dust

I really don’t want to spoil anything by saying how this wonderful 7-minute short film starring Alan Rickman relates to Little Fears so please just trust me when I say it does. Dust – Short film starring Alan Rickman & … Continue reading

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Inspiring Fear: 25 Best Horror Books for Children

The folks at besthorrornovels.com have put together a great list of horror books for kids including The Stone Child by Dan Poblocki and Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn. I highly recommend checking it out if you’re looking … Continue reading

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Inspiring Fear: ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? – New DVDs!

As a huge fan of the series, this is amazing news: Amazon CreateSpace is bringing back Are You Afraid of the Dark? on DVD! The first two seasons are currently available—for the ridiculously low price of $11.99. If there is … Continue reading

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Looking for an Online Game?

Eugene Uhrin, one of the first folks ever to buy the original Little Fears back at Origins 2001, is looking for online players over at Roll20.com. Here’s his write-up for Little Fears: A Place Called Home. Still seeking one or … Continue reading

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Inspiring Fear: “Scary Stories” Headed to the Big Screen

“Saw Writers Bring Your Little Fears to the Big Screen With ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’” Don’t let that headline fool ya: It’s not talking about the game line. It is talking about something that might be relevant … Continue reading

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Little Fears Dice are Back!

I’m going to place an order for the Little Fears dice sets soon and figured I’d offer up others the opportunity to grab some sets. A set includes ten six-sided dice that are black with gold lettering. In lieu of … Continue reading

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #5: Slappy the Dummy

And we finish this year’s Halloweek/Doll-O-Ween with one of the most iconic dolls in literature: R. L. Stine’s Slappy from the author’s insanely popular Goosebumps series. First appearing as an ordinary ventriloquist’s dummy in 1993’s Night of the Living Dummy, … Continue reading

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #4: Creepy-Ass Dolls

A child’s doll is one of the oldest toys still in production. Records of dolls date back to the civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece, and artisans have used all manner of materials to create these tiny humans, from … Continue reading

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #3: Child’s Play

It’s hard to think of creepy dolls and not have slasher film icon Chucky spring immediately to mind. Introduced in 1988’s Child’s Play, Chucky began life as a just another Good Guys doll until serial killer—and voodoo practitioner—Charles Lee Ray, … Continue reading

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