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'Game of Thrones' Creator George R.R. Martin Watches "Red Wedding" Fan Reactions

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:50:01 +0000

'Game of Thrones' creator George R.R. Martin's infamous "Red Wedding" chapter has been available to read in 'A Storm of Swords' for the better part of 13 years now, but only recently have more casual fans of the HBO series adaptation been aware of the bloody massacre from Sunday's "The Rains of Castamere." Filmed fan reactions to the event made the rounds this week, but what does Martin himself say when confronted with the reactions on 'Conan'?

6 Modern Horror Movies as '80s Young Adult Novels

Emily V. Gordon — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:45:36 +0000

In the late '80s/early '90s, how many of you were glued to books by people like Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and A. Bates? Long before 'Twilight,' these young adult authors were churning out sordid tales of psycho teenage killers, body-switching beautiful girls and revenge fantasies that also somehow involved final exams.

8 Unintentionally Inappropriate Children's Books

Stephanie McMaster — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:59:37 +0000

Reading to a child is essential to their growth, and most children’s books address similar topics of sharing, accepting who you are and eating your vegetables. We found some gems from the children’s literature department, though, that made us pause and say WHAT?!?! Check out eight unintentionally inappropriate children’s books: 'Thomas the Tank Engine' [...]

Man Has Best Selling SEX Book With Blank Pages

Mark Roberts — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:42:46 +0000

College students in the U.K. have helped make a new sex book a bestseller. Author Sheridan Simove recently released the book “What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex,” which features 200 BLANK pages. The book, which was intended to be a novelty gift, has since sold out on Amazon.com as many students are using [...]