CHILDHOOD FEARSMy most potent childhood fear was death. Not the physical act of dying, rather, what death meant for my conscious awareness. This existential dread goes back as far as I can remember. My mother was terribly off put when she first found out. She was driving me home from … Jonathon T. Cross – Childhood Fears.Read more
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Killer Jobs: The Top 3 Photographer Jobs in Horror
Killer Jobs: Photographer. For most of us, our jobs are a means to an end, providing us with money to buy a whole load of horror-related stuff. Our enjoyment of the job varies from loving it to tolerating it to flat-out hating it. But how much better off would you … Killer Jobs: The Top 3 Photographer Jobs in HorrorRead more
Horror Feature – Kevin Bachar Takes a Bite at Jaws
Horror Feature – The Film That Made M – Kevin Bachar Takes a Bite at Jaws I’ve read hundreds of books, and probably seen thousands of movies, but the one that stands out among them all is a little thriller/horror film you might have seen called Jaws. Now, there is … Horror Feature – Kevin Bachar Takes a Bite at JawsRead more
Horror Battles : Scream (1981) vs Scream (1996)
Horror Battles: Scream (1981) vs Scream (1996) Have you ever been talking about a film with someone, and it becomes clear that you are talking about a different film? Confusing everyone involved. It can sometimes be confusing when two films that have the same name. The most infamous being the … Horror Battles : Scream (1981) vs Scream (1996)Read more
Briar Ripley Page, Strangers With Faces You Know
I wanted to write about the dehumanization of people who are different and about the oppression of conformity. I wanted to write about a shapeshifting fey monster that was mysterious, intimidating, and dangerous, but I wanted most of the evil in the story to come from human beings— the same … Briar Ripley Page, Strangers With Faces You KnowRead more
Everything is Temporary by Jon Cohn – Excerpt
Today we are honoured to bring you an excerpt from the recently published Everything is Temporary by Jon Cohn. Jon Cohn is a writer and professional board game designer based out of San Diego, California Excerpt of EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY by Jon Cohn (Deadbolt Press, 2 Nov 2023) 1 MAYA … Everything is Temporary by Jon Cohn – ExcerptRead more
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris – Excerpt
Today we are honoured to bring you an excerpt from Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris. Tiffany Morris is an L’nu’skw (Mi’kmaw) writer from Nova Scotia, who has an MA in English with a focus on Indigenous Futurisms and apocalyptic literature. Excerpt from Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris (Stelliform … Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris – ExcerptRead more
Five Wounds by Jonathan Walker and Dan Hallett
Shortlisted for an Aurealis Award Surreal, darkly beautiful, and unsettling, this richly illustrated novel is by turns hilarious and horrific, grotesque and tender. A cruel and arbitrary world, where disturbing lapses in logic are commonplace. A city built on water. Five people, isolated from those around them, but mysteriously connected … Five Wounds by Jonathan Walker and Dan HallettRead more
The Horror of My Life – Morgan K Tanner
THE FIRST HORROR BOOK I REMEMBER READING As a kid and then a teenager, I wasn’t an avid reader. My parents were and still are, and encouraged me with the old ‘if you don’t enjoy reading then you’re reading the wrong book’ adage. I remember my mom giving me The … The Horror of My Life – Morgan K TannerRead more
Fear is not the enemy. Fear is the inspiration.
Fear is not the enemy. Fear is the inspiration. By Rachel Knightley On the hottest day of summer 2003, I was chainsawed out of a theatre toilet. I had deliberately entered this toilet without my mobile phone. I was twenty-one, one of those ‘adult’ creatures I’d read so much about. … Fear is not the enemy. Fear is the inspiration.Read more
Polis Loizou, “I Was A Teenage Bisexual”
Boy, bi: “I Was A Teenage Bisexual” at Grimfest and The Edinburgh Horror Festival The award-winning* Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company (Peaceful, Back Door) returns for an autumn run of a brand new show by Polis Loizou, winner of Best New Writing for Mr Fox (2021)**. I Was A Teenage Bisexual will appear … Polis Loizou, “I Was A Teenage Bisexual”Read more
Jurassic Park: still scaring kids 30 years on By Denver Grenell
Watching Jurassic Park then and now, you can sense Spielberg’s absolute glee behind the camera. He knows he’s got the hottest ticket in town and aims to live up to it, grasping the audience in the palm of his hand early on and then going to town by wowing and … Jurassic Park: still scaring kids 30 years on By Denver GrenellRead more
Authors, Readers, Reviewers and Social Media
Social Media sucks, and Authors, Readers and reviewers need to work together to make the most out of the new ecosystem. Some of you might think this is going to be one of my legendary ranting posts; it’s been a long time since I have delivered one. Sadly, this is … Authors, Readers, Reviewers and Social MediaRead more
Oh No Iseult Murphy is Stuck in a Horror World
You wake up and find yourself in a horror franchise, what franchise would you prefer to wake up in and why? I wake up to find I’ve been spirit walked again, stumbled through a red door, and now I’m trapped by a demon that looks like a huge parasitic worm … Oh No Iseult Murphy is Stuck in a Horror WorldRead more
Childhood Fears PD Alleva
CHILDHOOD FEARS by PD Alleva Growing up with insomnia creates more than a few dark memories. When you’re afraid of the dark, there’s no creature or monster that can scare the shit of you more than having to lie in the darkness and pray for the sun to come up. I … Childhood Fears PD AllevaRead more