The Spider-Slayer is locked up in an island prison off the coast of New York City awaiting execution for a brutal murder. Despite overwhelming danger, Mayor J. Jonah Jameson insists on being present. I’d like to say everything goes smoothly, but there wouldn’t be much of a story then would there? Just before he’s set…
Gil “Hop” Hopkins works as a publicist for a major Hollywood studio where he specializes in twisting the truth and covering up conspiracies. He’s approached by a young woman accusing him of omitting details surrounding the disappearance of her friend, actress Jean Spangler. While he tries to sell her on the tired excuse of “I…
Forced into paying off his dead brother’s debts, Tracy Lawless has been employed as a hitman for powerful crime boss, Sebastian Hyde. For the past year, Tracy has been knocking off slimy folks deemed expendable by his maniacal master. However, there’s been some issues with Tracy’s efficiency. Regardless of his orders, Tracy has to make…
Jake spends his days in a waking coma. He walks the streets at night, produces a syndicated comic strip during the day, and grabs sleep when he can. It’s not a bad life considering he was once accused of murdering his wife, a charge he managed to avoid due to a lack of evidence. But…
Seeing as Matt Scudder ages along with his creator, Lawrence Block doesn’t feel there’s much interest in following the activities of a detective in his mid-70s. Rather than write a follow-up to All The Flowers Are Dying, Block backtracks about thirty years, all the way back to Scudder’s first year of sobriety where he finds…
Do you remember the really popular, beautiful, “it” girl in high school? Remember thinking how perfect your life would be if you were her boyfriend? Hey, maybe her rich father could hook you up with a great, cushy job. Well, I’ve got some great news for you – you’re married and you’ve got that job!…
Acclaimed thriller author Jerry Grey is given some devastating news: at the ripe age of forty nine, he’s been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Not knowing how to cope with his newfound illness, Jerry begins a project dubbed “The Madness Journal”, a guide for him to refer to when the disease ravages his brain. I…
Last year, the WWE Network produced a brief special on Daniel Bryan. The mini-documentary followed Bryan in the days leading up to WrestleMania 30, where he was scheduled to have the biggest night of his then fifteen year career. The documentary briefly touched on what brought him to this point, talking about his days with…
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