Carnival of souls

* More holiday interviews on the books of the decade at Spurge’s: Chris Mautner on Scott Pilgrim and Tim Hodler on In the Shadow of No Towers. The latter’s the first of these interviews to focus on a book the interviewee doesn’t care for.

* I linked to this in passing yesterday, but here’s the Robot 6 crew’s Best of 2009 post.

* More decade in review from Matt Maxwell, mostly on his favorite and least-favorite superhero material.

* Disney owns Marvel.

* Real-Life Horror: According to rightwing polling outfit Rasmussen, Americans would love to torture the underpants bomber. Happy New Year!

* Not Real-Life Horror: My friend Matthew Perpetua concocted a little flight of fancy about what would happen if a gaggle of Pitchfork bands were hired to play covers at the Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos. Sample quote: “I probably wouldn’t be alive today if Will Oldham hadn’t rescued myself and Antony and shepherded us to safety on a John Deere tractor.”

* Coming soon: Night Business #3!