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“Unreal Unearth” by Hozier

Irish singer-songwriter Hozier’s third studio album metaphorically aligns the artist’s experience isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic with Dante’s descent into the nine circles of Hell as depicted in his “Inferno.” Sixteen tracks map out the singer’s journey, from the moody, ethereal beginning of Purgatory with “De Selby Part 1”, to the powerful, devotional love ballad […]

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Haverhill Reads 2025: Hannah Selinger

Every year the Haverhill Public Library picks one book for a community-wide read! Join us on Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 PM with local author Hannah Selinger!  She will talk about her brand new release Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly (publication date March 25, 2025).  The talk will be followed by a book signing.  The […]

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Staff Pick: Midsomer Murders (TV Show)

If you appreciate charming English villages, intriguing mysteries, and a bit of dark humor, Midsomer Murders is a show you may really enjoy. This long-running British detective series is set in the picturesque–and deceptively deadly–fictional county of Midsomer, where murder seems to lurk behind every hedgerow and manor house. Each episode follows Detective Chief Inspector […]

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“Hot Fuzz” (Movie)

Police Sergeant Nicholas Angel has dedicated his life to being the very best police officer he can be and the higher ups have noticed . . . that he is making everyone else look bad.  To solve the problem, they send him to the most peaceful rural village they can find, where Nicholas now has […]

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“Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968” by Ryan H. Walsh

I’m not going to lie, I haven’t yet finished “Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968.” Even so, only 50 pages in, it’s one of those books you can’t wait to jump back into when you have a break from the daily grind. This book tells the story of the creation of “Astral Weeks” by […]

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“Skinamarink” Written and Directed by Kyle Edward Ball

Siblings Kaylee and Kevin are regular kids, living with their single dad. But when they wake up one night to find all the doors and windows in their house gone and that their father has disappeared, the two struggle to make it through the night by themselves while the force that manipulates their home starts […]

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“Onibaba” by Kaneto Shindo

I had previously heard about the 1964 Japanese film Onibaba, but only remembered to finally watch it when it was mentioned in “The Evolution of Horror” podcast’s series on folk horror. While not your average horror movie, it’s still an atmospheric wild ride that will likely appeal to both lovers of older dark cinema in […]

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“Gideon Falls” Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino

Something strange is happening in Gideon Falls. When a local folk legend, The Black Barn, starts appearing in the middle of the fields during a string of mysterious deaths and murders, the local priest is left scrambling at his new post to figure out what is causing this path of carnage. Meanwhile, a man whose […]

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“The September House” by Carissa Orlando

Most people might be put off by the ghosts living in their house, but Margaret is not most people. She is patient, she knows the rules, and she will not let a little disembodied screaming chase her out of her dream home. Sure, some of the ghosts bite, and yes the walls bleed horrendously every […]