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George R.R. Martin is an author who needs no introduction...but today warrants one anyway, because we're diving deep into his career for an exclusive, in-depth discussion with the man himself. Over the past 53 years, Martin has established himself as one of the most important voices of our time in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. He began publishing stories professionally in 1971, when he sold his short story "The Hero" to Galaxy Magazine at the age of 21. After that, he wrote numerous works of short fiction before releasing his first novel in 1977, the space opera Dying of the Light. Along the way, Martin won both the Hugo and Nebula award, gained many more award nominations, and published dozens of stories, earning him a reputation as a rising star of speculative fiction.

But after climbing the ladder of success in his field, Martin's career was derailed in the 1980s when one of his books,...

George R.R. Martin is an author who needs no introduction...but today he warrants one anyway, because we're diving deep into his career for an exclusive, in-depth discussion with the man himself. Over the past 53 years, Martin has established himself as one of the most important voices of our time in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. He began publishing stories professionally in 1971, when he sold his short story "The Hero" to Galaxy Magazine at the age of 21. After that, he wrote numerous works of short fiction before releasing his first novel in 1977, the space opera Dying of the Light. Along the way, Martin won both the Hugo and Nebula award, gained many more award nominations, and published dozens of stories, earning him a reputation as a rising star of speculative fiction.

But after climbing the ladder of success in his field, Martin's career was derailed in 1983 when one of his books,...

If you’re from Long Island and you miss the good old days, back around 20 years ago, when you could see Taking Back Sunday play a house show, well, then here’s some great news for you: over the weekend, the band took the stage in a backyard on Long Island, and delivered an electrifying surprise set. Watch fan-recorded videos below.

The throwback gig happened on Sunday, August 13th, the day after the band played a headlining set at the Four Chord Music Festival in Western Pennsylvania. According to fans on social media, it was about as simple as it sounds: the band arranged a show at a friend’s house, set up in the backyard, and played.

Videos posted to social media show a yard full of fans moshing, crowd surfing, dancing, singing along, and, overall, having the times of their lives. “Only on Long Island can the stuff of dreams happen,...

A group of former soap stars are aiming to launch a new TV comedy show with the help of Kickstarter.

Ex-Hollyoaks actress Terri Dwyer, former Crossroads star Jane Gurnett and EastEnders actor Mark Homer will appear in the upcoming series Storyline.

Creator Neil Anthony Docking and director Maxine Evans are offering parts in the show among other prizes if people pledge certain amounts on the crowdfunding site.

The project aims to raise £10,000 to produce three episodes to be shown online, in the hope of it then getting picked up by a TV channel.

Storyline will be set behind the scenes of a long-running radio drama about a group of people in a trendy block of flats in London.

Also among the cast are Cemetery Junction actor Steve Speirs, Holby City's Tilly Blackwood, former Coronation Street actor Ray Emmet Brown, The Wright Way's Joanne Matthews and Les Miserables singer Cameron Blakely.

Had your fill of The ABCs of Death? If, like us, that is never going to happen, you'll be pleased to learn that Ant Timpson and Tim League - in association with producer Ted Geoghegan - have selected 26 of the 541 entries for ABCs Of Death 2 (you can check out the winning entry, Robert Boocheck’s M is for Masticate here), and put them together for The ABCs of Death 1.5. The new compilation will be released digitally early this year, you can check out the occasionally cryptic titles below, followed by The ABCs of Death 2 later in the year. The full line up for the second instalment includes the work of Álex de la Iglesia, Bill Plympton, Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, Sion Sono and Vincenzo Natali. The selected shorts for The ABCs of Death 1.5 are: • Maria Ivanova’s “M is for Mastication” • Tim Rutherford and Cody Kennedy’s...

Drafthouse Films has officially announced ABCs of Death 1.5, a spin-off that contains 26 short films from their most recent “Search for the 26th Director” competition for ABCs of Death 2:

“New York – January 8, 2014 – Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.

The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel, in its search for an “M”, ultimately decided upon Robert Boocheck’s wildly clever “M is for Masticate.”

Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League,...

Just like they did back in 2011 with the first ABCs of Death, Magnet Releasing, Timpson Films and Drafthouse Films recently put together a competition designed to find the 26th director for the upcoming sequel ABCs of Death 2. Well-known as well as up-and-coming horror filmmakers were each given a letter of the alphabet and tasked with making a short film centering around a word that begins with that letter, with fans encouraged to submit their own films for the unclaimed letter M.

Since the launch of the contest in August, well over 500 short films were submitted from over 40 different countries, and the top twelve finalists have just been announced – six were decided by a jury while the other six made the cut based on votes from other fans.

We’ve compiled all twelve of the shorts for you below, which should only take you about a half an hour to get through.

The original ABCs of Death, comprised of 26 alphabet-themed ways to die from the biggest names in horror, invited any and all indie filmmakers from around the world to submit their own T-themed deaths – with one exceptional entry being chosen to appear in the final film. The winner of course was T is for Toilet, directed & animated by Lee Hardcastle. Now producers Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing have announced the twelve finalists in ABCs Of Death 2’s “Search for the 26th Director.” The winner will be included in 2014′s ABCs of Death 2, alongside such directors as Marcus Dunstan (The Collection), Vincenzo Natali (Splice), Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (Inside), Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), Rodney Ascher (Room 237), Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary), Steven Kostanski (Manborg), Álex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus) and Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter). The Top Twelve finalists will be...