“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” ― Stephen King What gets classified as “genre” writing among booksellers and readers falls into the categories of mystery, fantasy, science fiction, and horror. All of these often share space under the same umbrella known as “Speculative Fiction” – the stories that ask the …
Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on our friend, Kristi Petersen Schoonover! Kristi has been to our store several times, and we’re very happy to host her again, along with her friends and colleagues, Melissa Crandall and g. Elmer Munson. They’ll be here on Saturday, April 28, from 1:00 …
It’s April… with a snowstorm that’s a day late to be an April Fool’s day trick. But we are open! The wicked snow fits our “April is the cruellest month…” theme, at least? We also hope all our friends and family made it to and from any holiday gatherings they attended this weekend—and that they …
There’s a lot going on this weekend at 65 James Street. So much, you may want to book a nearby room or something. Why? Well, Halloween is coming! And it’s Patty’s birthday!! Here’s the rundown! Friday, October 25, 7:00-8:30 PM Worcester Storytellers returns with their open mic and featured reader Lea Deschenes. Saturday, October 26, …
I really did not know what to expect when I popped Big Finish’s audio play (or dramatic reading) The Night Whispers released in 2010 from their Dark Shadows series. This particular story marked the return of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins. A role he made famous and established Dark Shadows as a cult classic. Sadly …
Back in print just in time for the new movie. An original Dark Shadows novel written by Angelique herself Lara Parker Angelique’s Descent. And you can get your copy at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester!! Dark Shadows’s two most popular characters, Barnabas Collins and Angelique, were eternally bound by love and hate. Now actress Lara …
For our customers who enjoy Doctor Who audio plays as well as other series’s produced by Big Finish, you’re in luck! We just finished stocking our shelves with used copies of some very popular Doctor Who series’s as well as other audio adventures. Since our used shelf of Doctor Who audio’s were starting to get …
From the success of books like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and with another mélange of history and horror, Seth Grahame-Smith serves up his own take on the secret life of the 16th President of the United States: Vampire Hunter. A young Lincoln learns at an early age that his own Mother was killed by a vampire, which …
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