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Our Top 10 Bruce Springsteen songs list attempts to do the impossible in picking a top 10 Bruce Springsteen songs of all time list. This is a top 10 list we have avoided in putting together since we started this site over ten years ago. Our approach has always been to present a list of the top 10 Bruce Springsteen songs by the decade. So‚ in the past‚ we have done our top 10 Bruce Springsteen songs of the 70s‚ the 80s‚ the 90s‚ and the 2000s. Even putting together those lists was quite a difficult task. Bruce Springsteen is The post Top 10 Bruce Springsteen Songs Loved By His Older Fans appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

These cute little Florida townhomes are tougher than they look. While they may be as green as a budding daffodil‚ they have a backbone like reinforced concrete. Built by the enterprising construction company Pearl Homes‚ they shook off both Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Idalia‚ losing power during neither‚ even when all surrounding structures were heavily […] The post New Sustainable Florida Neighborhood Survived Hurricanes When Nearby Homes Were Devastated–and Never Lost Power appeared first on Good News Network.

News Godzilla vs. Kong Director Adam Wingard Is Developing an Adaptation of Django Wexler’s How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying The book will become a series for Legendary Television By Molly Templeton | Published on February 22‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed Django Wexler’s next novel isn’t even out yet‚ and the rights to adapt it have already been picked up in what Deadline calls “a competitive battle.” How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying is being developed for Legendary by Adam Wingard‚ the director of Godzilla vs. Kong. The novel is described by publisher Orbit as “Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy.” Here’s the synopsis: Davi has done this all before. She’s tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she’s rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she’s killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while. But she’s been defeated every time.This time? She’s done being the hero and done being stuck in this endless time loop. If the Dark Lord always wins‚ then maybe that’s who she needs to be. It’s Davi’s turn to play on the winning side. Wexler is also the author of several series‚ including The Wells of Sorcery and Burningblade &; Silvereye. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying will be published on May 21st. The series is in early development‚ with no production schedule yet announced. [end-mark] The post <;i>;Godzilla vs. Kong<;/i>; Director Adam Wingard Is Developing an Adaptation of Django Wexler’s <;i>;How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying<;/i>; appeared first on Reactor.

Book Recommendations Teen Horror Time Machine Shopping Montages and Food Court Terrors: Richie Tankersley Cusick’s The Mall No Orange Julius is worth this By Alissa Burger | Published on February 22‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed The shopping mall was a staple of 1990s teen culture‚ a space away from home and school where teens could get together away from the prying eyes of grown ups to gossip‚ window shop‚ or grab a giant pretzel. It was the place to see and be seen. Bursting with bookstores‚ music stores‚ trendy clothing boutiques‚ and fast fashion chain stores‚ there was something for everyone and the browsing possibilities were endless. The mall was a heady sensory experience: there was the steady hum of bustling crowds‚ the constantly running escalator‚ muzak on the loudspeakers‚ the tantalizing aromas of the food court‚ and maybe even the happy gurgling of a water feature. As a ‘90s teen myself‚ some of the most pleasurable nostalgia moments of Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy in 2021 were the mall scenes‚ with their bright neon lights‚ those wide familiar corridors‚ and stores that felt like a relic of bygone days‚ like Musicland‚ B. Dalton‚ and Gadzooks. The horrors playing out within this ‘90s teen oasis evoked a sense of familiarity‚ longing‚ and realism‚ giving the story a strong sense of both place and time as viewers were drawn into the legacy and horror of Sarah Fear. Many of the teen horror books of the ‘90s featured a trip to the mall for shopping‚ a movie‚ a slice of pizza‚ or just to see who was there and who they were there with‚ but in The Mall (1992)‚ Richie Tankersley Cusick makes the mall itself the center of the horror. In Cusick’s book‚ the mall is a microcosmic ecosystem all its own. Trish Somerfield and her friends‚ sisters Nita and Imogene Hanson‚ have lives outside of the mall—they go to school‚ they go home—but all the really important stuff happens at the mall. All three have part-time afterschool jobs there‚ with Trish working at a muffin counter in the food court‚ Nita in a trendy clothing store‚ and Imogene at a bookstore. Pretty much every day after school‚ they pile in their cars‚ head straight to the mall‚ and work until closing time. But lest you think these are three joyless career women‚ there’s also a lot of hot gossip and romantic intrigue. Imogene is particularly interested in the mysterious goings-on at the mall‚ including items being shoplifted from several of the stores without the thief ever setting off an alarm‚ and a young woman named Frieda who has gone inexplicably missing from the store where Nita works. (Shockingly‚ no one else is all that worried about Freida. They figure she just went on vacation and forgot to tell everybody. She didn’t). Nita is really invested in being at the cutting-edge of teen fashion‚ but is just as interested in scoping out cute guys in the food court‚ particularly a mysterious young man named Wyatt‚ who has the audacity to ignore her when she makes fun of and then flirts with him. And Trish likes muffins okay‚ but what she really likes is the view she has of the pizza place across the food court‚ where her crush Storm Reynolds works. As Trish and Nita ogle him from across the food court‚ Storm “leaned forward to slide some trays of pizza into the ovens … his thick dark hair fell over his forehead‚ and a fine sheen of sweat shone across his high cheekbones … he suddenly glanced at [Trish] and winked‚ the corners of his mouth lifting in an amused smile” (6). Aside from watching Storm‚ Trish’s main non-muffin-related activity is arguing with her boss Bethany‚ who’s always on Trish’s case for socializing‚ disappearing for long stretches of time‚ and not finding things to clean when business is slow (though to be fair‚ muffins are inexplicably big sellers at this mall and there are often long lines of people waiting to get their hands on some). So there’s always something going at the mall‚ whether it’s mystery‚ men‚ or muffins. Then someone starts stalking and harassing Trish and The Mall becomes legitimately terrifying. Trish is lured out into the dark parking lot when someone tells her that her car has been damaged in a hit and run‚ and when she gets out there‚ her car is fine (good) but the payphone in the middle of the creepy parking lot starts ringing (less good). Trish answers the phone and an incredibly creepy‚ whispery voice tells her “I’m eating the muffin … It tastes just like you” (22)‚ which is HORRIFYING. Trish continues to get creepy messages and phone calls‚ and her stalker escalates from saying unnerving and disgusting things to threatening to hurt Trish’s friends if she goes to the police. She has an “accident” at the mall while she’s running away from a scary guy and falls off a disabled escalator‚ which lands her in the hospital. But even there‚ Trish isn’t safe and her stalker shows up in her hospital room in the middle of the night‚ telling her that “I’ve been watching you for a long … long time” (103) and that “If you don’t be quiet‚ I’ll have to … to make you stop. I won’t hurt you … I could never hurt you … but I’ll do something so you won’t be able to talk. Do you understand?” (104). He threatens her‚ telling her that he knows where she lives and that her mom’s out of town‚ leaving Trish home alone‚ but when she gets out of the hospital and goes to stay with Nita and Imogene’s family‚ he calls her there too. Trish knows that he has been donning disguises (a fake beard‚ sunglasses) and between that and the high volume of people that are at the mall pretty much every time it’s open‚ there’s an overwhelming sense of danger and uncertainty: he could be anyone‚ anywhere in the mall‚ and she would never know until it’s too late. Another component to this horror is that absolutely no one believes her. When she runs back into the mall in a panic after that first creepy phone call‚ she goes straight to a security guard for help but he is annoyed and dismissive‚ telling Trish “Look‚ girlie‚ I don’t have time for all these pranks you kids think it’s so much fun to play on each other” (25‚ emphasis original). Nita is freaked out by the phantom caller‚ but quickly tries to convince Trish that it was just a tasteless prank‚ nothing to really worry about. When Trish’s stalker shows up in her hospital room and she threatens to go to the police‚ he laughs off this threat‚ saying “I don’t think the police would take you too seriously” (106). And really‚ based on the interactions she has had with authority figures and safety officers thus far‚ there’s not really any reason for her to think he’s wrong. She beats herself up for not going to the police‚ but also can’t really convince herself why she would or should‚ thinking “She didn’t know which was worse‚ feeling so alone not telling anyone or feeling even more alone trying to tell someone” (96‚ emphasis original). In a completely unrelated incident‚ Storm tells her about a local legend regarding a woman who lived in the woods and told people that there was a man who was after her. No one believed her‚ she developed a reputation for being “crazy‚” and then one day‚ she just disappeared and no one really cared. Storm tells Trish that “Some say she went off and killed herself—to get rid of her ghosts once and for all … And some say … That whoever it was she was so terrified of finally did find her after all that time. Found her … and murdered her … and hid her body so well that no one ever discovered it” (133‚ emphasis original). Hearing this story‚ Trish has to face the reality that not only does no one believe her‚ but that there’s a long history of women’s fears being minimized and doubted‚ sometimes right up until the moment of their deaths. Later‚ the reader learns that Storm made this story up‚ which is troubling on a whole separate level‚ first that this is such a socially ingrained narrative and perception that he could tell this “local legend” and have it be imminently believable and second‚ that he would think this is an okay story to tell a young woman who is being terrorized. Which brings us to the next layer of horror in The Mall. With his disguises‚ Trish’s stalker could be anyone‚ a possibility that is compounded by the fact that just about every male character in the book is suspicious and at least slightly awful. Both Wyatt and Storm are cagey about who they are‚ their histories‚ and where they live. When Trish goes back to the parking lot the night of the gross phone call‚ she finds Wyatt trying to break into her car (though he says it’s an honest mistake because her car looks just like his car‚ but his car’s not there so it must have been stolen. Obviously). When Trish and Nita then invite Wyatt to come along with them to get a bite to eat—literally MINUTES after they catch him trying to break into the car—he goes all quiet and mysterious‚ and when they offer to give him a ride home‚ he has them drop him off at a drugstore next to the mall‚ saying he’ll walk to his friend’s house from there. After Trish has been released from the hospital‚ she’s too scared to stay in the Hansons’ house alone and walks to the library‚ where she runs into Storm. After a bit of flirty yet terrified banter (because she thinks he might be the stalker but still thinks he’s really cute)‚ he forcibly grabs her‚ drags her out of the library and into his car‚ and then drives her out into the woods‚ ignoring her repeated protests that “I don’t want to go with you” (120‚ emphasis original). When she tries to run from him‚ he basically tackles her and holds her down‚ asking her “What is wrong with you?” (128). The creepy stalker could be either of these men and it wouldn’t be terrifically surprising. On the other hand‚ the stalker could also be literally any other guy at the mall and that wouldn’t be surprising either‚ based on Trish’s unsettling interactions with construction workers‚ loading dock handlers‚ security guards‚ and random customers. In the end‚ it turns out that Wyatt and Storm (if those are their real names) have been so secretive and weird because they’re undercover policemen there to find the real stalker—who is actually a mall-focused serial killer—though this doesn’t actually make their actions any less unsettling really‚ between Storm dragging Trish out into the woods and trying to put the moves on her and Wyatt using her as bait to lure the killer into the open. Freida is only the latest of the women to go missing from the mall and there’s apparently no real sense of urgency in figuring out who’s doing it or even warning employees about the potential danger. Finally‚ there’s the mall itself‚ which is an architectural construction worthy of a traditional Gothic castle. As Imogene explains to Trish and Nita‚ “It’s been renovated at least fifteen times over the years … without any real architectural pattern of design” (14). This makes for all kinds of nooks and crannies where someone can hide‚ because “there are so many tunnels and hallways and passages built on and added over the years‚ there’s probably no one living who knows about all of them” (14). When Imogene asks Trish to come with her down to the loading dock‚ they have to navigate a series of shadowy tunnels and two separate elevators to get to some sort of sub-basement. When Trish is trying on a dress at the store where Nita works‚ she feels a cold draft and gets the sense that someone is watching her‚ which is one hundred percent accurate because there’s a tunnel behind the wall and the dressing room mirror is really a creepy one-way window through which Trish’s stalker is watching her undress‚ intimate knowledge that he later uses to torment her. As Trish navigates the subterranean tunnels‚ lured there by the stalker’s threat that he has taken Imogene‚ the architecture of the mall itself simultaneously conceals and reveals‚ as Trisha “had the unmistakable feeling that she shouldn’t go around that curve … That something was waiting for her on the other side of the wall” (158‚ emphasis original). Similarly‚ when she tries to escape to the mall above using the freight elevator‚ she can hear someone on top of the elevator‚ manipulating the car and keeping her from escaping‚ but all she actually sees is Bethany’s dead body‚ falling from the top of the elevator in a macabre threat. The mall hides both the killer and the victims he takes‚ concealing the reality of this violence and its aftermath in its shadows. Once the women he preys upon are lured into these tunnels‚ there’s no way out‚ and Trish finds herself facing a similar fate. In the book’s finale‚ Trish is attempting to flee from her attacker when she stumbles directly into his lair‚ which reveals the depths of the hidden spaces and alternate worlds hidden within and beneath the mall. Horrified‚ she looks around and sees “candles burning atop a long wooden table … To her amazement‚ she saw plates and platters of food arranged there … goblets of wine … a three-tiered wedding cake … a wooden cupboard … a washstand with a basin and old-fashioned pitcher. A handcarved cradle. A huge wooden bed with white canopy and snowy bed-curtains …” (182-3). There is an entire domestic world concealed here‚ a regressive and traditional space that celebrates confinement and is grounded in traditional gender roles and expectations‚ from the white dress her stalker has chosen as Trish’s “wedding dress”‚ to the cradle already waiting for babies to come. Cusick’s repeated use of ellipses in this section as Trish looks around gives the reader the sense of sharing in her horror and dawning comprehension as she realizes the dark future her stalker has planned out for her‚ which comes in tandem with the realization that she has walked right into his trap. But even then‚ she’s not entirely alone‚ because in addition to this warped domestic tableau‚ there are dozens and dozens of mannequins all crowded in and watching with their blank‚ staring eyes. When Trish’s stalker finally emerges from the shadows in this demented bridal chamber‚ it’s a bit anticlimactic to find out that it’s Roger‚ a security guard that Trish has only actually talked to maybe three times (and at least two of those times‚ he was in disguise‚ so maybe those only half count?). He’s not even the security guard who called her “girlie” and dismissed her report of the horrifying phone call. The conversation she had with Roger when he was out of disguises was bland and pleasant‚ not at all memorable. One of the interactions Trish had with him when he was in disguise was more traumatic‚ as he pretended to be a night watchman and let her into the closed mall after she had (probably non-coincidental) car trouble that left her stranded‚ and while making her way through a storage room‚ she stumbles upon Freida’s dead body (totally not on vacation). He gives her fare for a cab and rushes her out before she can see any more‚ though since he was trying to sneak up on Trish to abduct her before she discovered Frieda’s body‚ this is a fortuitous—if macabre—discovery. Wyatt and Storm show up to save Trish from Roger’s secret bunker‚ she isn’t raped and murdered‚ and she uses her flashlight to help them see where Roger is so they can shoot him after all of the lights go out. Trish emerges from the dark hidden spaces of the mall—and hopefully its larger traumatic horrors—but all is not quite safe‚ maybe‚ because as she shines her light over the ranks of unnerving mannequins on her way out‚ “she could almost swear one of them had moved” (212). To be fair though‚ after being stalked‚ disbelieved‚ nearly raped and murdered‚ and almost shot‚ maybe moving mannequins is a step in the right direction.[end-mark] The post Shopping Montages and Food Court Terrors: Richie Tankersley Cusick’s <;em>;The Mall<;/em>; appeared first on Reactor.

News Boy Kills World Boy Kills World Trailer: Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd’s Inner Voice Sounds Like H. Jon Benjamin As He Murders People‚ Among Other Things By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on February 22‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed Boy Kills World looks like a violently zany film‚ something that—if the trailer is any indication—will either be utterly terrible or a masterpiece of cinema. The movie takes place in a dystopian future‚ where Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd’s character trains to become a killing machine seeking vengeance. Here’s the official synopsis: SkarsgÃ¥rd stars as “Boy” who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen)‚ the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned‚ deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin‚ a.k.a Bob from Bob’s Burgers‚ a.k.a. Archer from Archer)‚ one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game‚ Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Yayan Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem‚ inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm‚ Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group‚ all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister. The movie has some big-name producers behind it‚ including Sam Raimi‚ Roy Lee‚ Simon Swart‚ Alex Lebovici‚ Stuart Manashil‚ Wayne Fitzjohn‚ Zainab Azizi‚ and Dan Kagan. That’s one tick in the “this might be good” column. The cast is another‚ which‚ in addition to SkarsgÃ¥rd‚ Janssen‚ and Ruhian‚ includes Jessica Rothe‚ Michelle Dockery‚ Isaiah Mustafa‚ Andrew Koji‚ and Sharlto Copley. Boy Kills World is also the feature debut of director Moritz Mohr‚ with a script written by Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers. Will this film be good? It’s good enough that Roadside Attractions is releasing it only in theaters on April 26‚ 2024. We’ll have to watch it then and decide for ourselves. Check out the trailer below. [end-mark] The post <;i>;Boy Kills World<;/i>; Trailer: Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd’s Inner Voice Sounds Like H. Jon Benjamin As He Murders People‚ Among Other Things appeared first on Reactor.

News The Boys Supe up! The Boys Season 4 Is Coming This Summer By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on February 22‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed Prime Video’s The Boys is coming back in a few months‚ and the show’s fourth season‚ if the trailer is any indication‚ hints that democracy is about to come crashing down in a way that I’m sure isn’t meant to reflect anything happening in the real world. If you were wondering when‚ exactly‚ we’ll once again be able to enter the world of The Boys—the series where those with superpowers bequeathed upon them by Vaught Industries are far from virtuous (and also tend to murder and maim in varying‚ gory ways)—you’re in luck. Today‚ Prime Video announced the show would start streaming the first three episodes on their platform on June 13‚ 2024. The remaining episodes will drop weekly‚ with the season finale releasing on July 18‚ 2024. Need more of a teaser on what we’ll see in the upcoming episodes? We got a new poster today‚ which you can see a snippet of above. In it‚ it looks like Homelander and Congresswoman Victoria Neuman are still chummy‚ which isn’t that great for humanity. If you’re still hankering for more‚ here’s the official synopsis for season four: The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander‚ who is consolidating his power. Butcher‚ with only months to live‚ has lost Becca’s son as well as his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever‚ they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late. I’m sure everything will go totally fine and no one will get killed or maimed in incredibly graphic ways! That red stuff on Homelander’s face in the trailer is just ketchup‚ right? [end-mark] The post Supe up! <;i>;The Boys<;/i>; Season 4 Is Coming This Summer appeared first on Reactor.

Book Recommendations book review This House Has Old Bones: Shubnum Khan’s The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years Maura Krause reviews The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan By Maura Krause | Published on February 22‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed Gothic mansions with skeletal secrets creak and loom throughout centuries of literature. The architecture and landscapes change‚ and the stories inside range from satire to supernatural horror—but the house is always a force‚ not just a setting. In The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years‚ Shubnum Khan’s shadowy estate overlooks the sea on the eastern coast of South Africa. Her magic realist tale melds historical fiction and coming-of-age narrative. And the manor itself? Both it and the djinn it holds have an opinion on how much of the past should be revealed.  The girl is interfering too much; she is upsetting the house; it can no longer hold on to its secrets the way it used to. More and more of the past is slipping through its fingers‚ and the house begins to break down further; pipes start to leak‚ cracks open in the walls‚ mold spreads‚ and the cold becomes unbearable. History is beginning to emerge… Khan’s imbuement of sorrow and shame into the character of moldering 1920s palace Akbar Mansil is only one of the choices that render her American debut a triumph. Her novel is lush yet precise‚ tightly winding two narrative strands around each other to create a tapestry of love‚ loneliness‚ grief‚ and forgiveness. The central timeline is set in 2014 and follows Sana‚ a fifteen-year-old who moves to the mansion on the hill with her father‚ chasing a new home after Sana’s mother’s death four years prior. The giant house has been partially adapted into apartments where only solitary misfits stay for long. These residents are numb to the call of the house’s mysterious history‚ but Sana becomes fixated. As she begins to explore the abandoned and junk-filled east wing‚ the titular djinn hides in an untouched bedroom trembling with memories both beloved and unwelcome. After Sana at last unlocks this room‚ Khan introduces the 1920s-30s timeline of Indian sugar magnate Akbar Ali Khan‚ who immigrated from India to South Africa out of sheer love for the land‚ and the woman he loved. As the novel’s teenaged heroine discovers bits and pieces about the family that lived in Akbar Mansil‚ the text begins to intersperse scenes of these original inhabitants’ romantic drama and class tensions.  Khan’s decision to expand the historical tale into full narration‚ rather than limiting its details to those Sana finds in diaries and photographs‚ creates magic. Seeing the past as clearly as the present puts the reader not in the position of the questing Sana‚ but in the position of the house and the djinn. Even as we root for the girl to find the truth‚ we also want to protect her from the violent tragedy that we learn of before she does. Sana is haunted by so much already‚ trauma that finds physical form in a ghoulish apparition of her conjoined twin: a sister who died when the two babies were surgically separated. Despite these painful elements and vast emotional themes‚ The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is a hopeful book. Its construction is tight‚ cleaving to these two specific slices of life with only a little judiciously placed backstory‚ which keeps the novel from sprawling into the territory of a treatise on humanity. Khan’s lyrical‚ imagistic writing actually feels like memory—evocative and real‚ albeit seen through a slightly blurred lens. The cast of quirky contemporary characters at Akbar Mansil could come across as gimmicky‚ but instead these people become specific individuals who yearn to be a community despite themselves. Every image and object is included for a reason‚ either returning or becoming a motif‚ which gives the narrative a touch of the fairytale. As such‚ the story’s revelations dance from surprising to inevitable and back again‚ and it is deeply satisfying when every element of this localized mythology slots into place. Though the ending almost teeters into oversentimentality‚ its uplifting tidiness is earned by the novel’s folktale quality.  Let Khan’s poetic bent not imply that The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is unmoored from reality‚ however. Class‚ religion‚ and colorism play crucial roles in orchestrating the doom of Akbar Mansil‚ while 2014’s characters continue to clash over many of the same issues. The creeping social colonialism of Britain is especially present in one of the historical characters‚ while both timelines investigate gender roles and ethnic inequities. The book delves into its characters’ moments of suicidal ideation‚ mental illness‚ and overwhelming grief‚ all with great care and sensitivity. This foundation of the world’s cruelties melds with Khan’s rhythmic writing to create an immersive and memorable novel. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is reminiscent of such luminaries as Isabel Allende and Elif Shafak‚ and the delicious power of its rotting manor will draw more recent comparisons to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s incredible Mexican Gothic. Yet Shubnum Khan has created a fable all her own‚ and readers drawn to everything from historical fiction to young adult fantasy will find something to love in this haunting reverie of a book. [end-mark] The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is published by Viking. The post This House Has Old Bones: Shubnum Khan’s <;i>;The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years<;/i>; appeared first on Reactor.