Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic

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28 Days Later (2002) vs. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
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Who Goes There? (1938) vs The Thing (1982)
John W. Campbell's classic novella of Golden Age science fiction and John Carpenter's modern horror masterpiece - both absorb new meanings in the age of…
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Vampires Don't Have to Be Horrible
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Make Camelot Weird Again
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Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic
Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic
The craft of writing horror, sci-fi, fantasy – and all the weird that’s in-between! For readers, writers, role-players, connoisseurs and creators, from the writer of Judge Dredd, Warhammer, Star Wars, TMNT and more.
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