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Here are a couple short animated pieces I came across recently that impressed me.

Things have been quiet here on the site for good reason.  I’ve been busy over the past month, having made a cross-country move to trade one coast for another.  Until I get properly settled in, expect minimum updates (I’ll still … Continue reading →

My thanks to Barnes & Noble’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, which gave my novel Leviathan a shout out in its article “7 Books in Which Giant Monsters Reign Supreme.”  Looks like I’m in good company. I also came across this … Continue reading →

Here’s a new article from W Magazine about Jason Blum and his eponymous production company.  Blumhouse has put out some of the highest-grossing horror movies in the past few years, and has only recently spread out into non-genre material. In … Continue reading →

Couple new articles recently caught my eye: The first comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which brought together the heads of the major film studios for an engaging roundtable about the state of the filmmaking industry. I stumbled upon some amazing … Continue reading →

Happy 2015 to everyone who regularly reads this blog.  For anybody who’s stopping by for the first time, I want to do a quick recap. My name is Jared Sandman.  This is where I muse about sundry things that strike … Continue reading →

A few bits from around the Internet: Grantland wonders if (when?) Hollywood will finally implode under the weight of so many sequels and remakes. Pandora continues to screw musicians in epic fashion. Flavorwire writes about how the dearth of creativity in Hollywood … Continue reading →

Sony Pictures scrapped its upcoming movie The Interview.  This after a damaging cyber attack on the corporation in the past few weeks.  Hackers — presumably on North Korea’s authority — stole sensitive financial and personal records and have been leaking … Continue reading →

Yesterday Rocky Wood passed away, after battling ALS for the past several years.  Rocky is best known for his Stephen King work, and he served as current president of the Horror Writers Association.  I expect some statement from the HWA … Continue reading →