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The Newly Revived Afterlife

Amy Huntley’s debut is a heartfelt coming-of-age story set after its heroine’s death. Madison Stanton understands that she’s dead but doesn’t know what happened or where she is…

Take a return trip to ‘Monkey Island’

Those whippersnappers who don’t remember a pre-PlayStation video game world may never have heard of “The Secret of Monkey Island.” That would be a shame…

Earth, Sky & Outerspace

Produced by 16th Section Pictures, a film company partly based in Washington, “Live Animals” premiered in Arlington in September and is already trying to carve out its place as the new “Hostel.”

‘Twist’ of Fate

“I am so not a morning person!” Angie L. Jennings will tell you if you ask. Yet for a good 45 days once, she had no problem getting up at 5 a.m.— two hours before she normally would set her alarm to get ready for her luxury-car company gig—to work on her debut novel. Oh, if only the revisions were that easy, too.

Immortal Revival

It’s understandable that even now, more than 30 years since he unearthed Count Gore de Vol, Dick Dyszel is often caught saying “we” when talking about his vampiric alter-ego.

Revamped Fantasies

Vampires may be all the rage these days, but back in the 1980s, werewolves were really something to howl about.

Life, Death and Satan

Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” gets a revamp with Ackroyd’s new work that presents the Frankenstein legend as a kind of conspiratorial episode of “Felicity.”

Sister Hazel’s Latest ‘Release’

If your knowledge of Sister Hazel is limited to the band’s 1997 hit “All for You,” it’s time to get a bit more learned.

The Teen Beat

Sandee Sgarlata wishes she had had a book like “The Day After Tomorrow” when she was a teenage girl. And that’s exactly why she wrote it.

Pick your favorite flicks with Flickchart

We’ve all argued with friends about the best movies ever. Flickchart.com takes the debate to a whole new level. The new social media site is all about letting web-surfers rank their favorite movies of all time and share their choices.

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