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These and other mysteries scattered throughout “The Dead Room” are all part of a criminal conspiracy that Ms. McPherson reveals after some unnecessary digressions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“You feel like hell all the time. Dead on your feet, not sleeping well, just an awful feeling,” he said in a 2021 interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The singer also appeared on records with French jazz group Troc in the 1970s, American rock band the Dregs in the 1980s, and the Grateful Dead spinoff project Go Ahead in the late 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Dead City Punx fans swarm freeway underpasses for chaotic, secret shows, one of which Mayor Karen Bass called “unacceptable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“When news of King Gorger’s death reached the rats, they fell into chaos. We have driven them far back into the Dead Land. Without a leader, they are in total disarray,” said Mareth.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins