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Thug Notes Takes Classic Literature and Explains Them in a Fresh Way

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Something we don’t cover too much on BD (but that I wish we covered more) is horror novels. Sure, I love watching a good horror movie just like the rest of us. But sometimes you can’t beat reading a solid horror novel, one that allows your imagination to run wild, conjuring up visuals that are more eldritch and terrifying than anything a movie could produce.

However, even I have to admit that there are some novels that are a bit heavy-handed and, much like Detective Mills from Seven, a good edition of Cliff Notes can come in very handy. But if you’re not the kind of person who wants to read a shortened version of a book and would much rather listen to something that gets the gist across with a fair bit of humor, allow me to introduce you to the YouTube series “Thug Notes“.

Hosted by Sparky Sweets, PhD, the show takes classic (for the most part) literature and goes through the major plot points as well as the themes and key motifs one should keep an eye out for while reading. It’s well put together and it’s damn funny, which is why I’ve grabbed several examples that you can watch below.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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