2024-09-24 08:00:33 What inspired you to start writing? In my life, I often feel powerless against so many injustices. When I write, I have a power I can get nowhere else. It’s incredible. Tell us about your work in…
2024-09-23 15:54:34 Just a quick reminder: the Horror Writers Association scholarship applications are due October 1st. The following scholarships are available. The Horror Writers Association Scholarship The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship Diversity Grants The Dark Poetry Scholarship The…
2024-09-23 08:00:30 What inspired you to start writing? I read a lot growing up, becoming particularly obsessed with Encyclopedia Brown. As I grew older and moved on to King and others, I’d sometimes wonder if I had it in…
2024-09-22 08:10:44NOTABLE WORKS REVIEW: “Know Your Code” by Ramsey Campbell Reviewed by Penny Jones. Short story published in Chiral Mad 3: An anthology of psychological horror, edited by Michael Bailey, published by Written Backwards. Trigger Warning: This article addresses mental…
2024-09-22 08:00:01 What inspired you to start writing? I am often inspired by trippy things, the uncanny, and stories involving divergent perspectives. For my latest book, I was inspired by a lot of different things that came together in…
2024-09-21 08:00:32 What inspired you to start writing? When I started my self-published comic book series, one of the many roles alongside drawing was the writing process. Being a visual person, writing out details to convey the image to…
2024-09-20 08:10:12Reviewed by E.S. Magill Short story in Shadows in the Stacks: A Horror Anthology, edited by Vincent V. Cava, James Sabata, and Jared Sage Trigger Warning: This review addresses mental health. Synopsis: Nine-year old Moira lives immersed in the…
2024-09-20 08:00:50 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve been a longtime collector of magazines, zines, and journals about all kinds of art, music, folklore–you name it. The more obscure and the strange, the better. I had written a…
2024-09-19 08:00:26 What inspired you to start writing? I could tell you that every time I write I start from scratch, it’s like a leap into the void. I’ve been doing it for as long as I can remember.…
2024-09-18 08:10:12NOTABLE WORKS REVIEW: We Have Always Lived in the Castle, novel by Shirley Jackson First published by Viking Press, 1962. Reviewed by Rosemary Thorne TRIGGER WARNING: This review addresses mental health. Synopsis: Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of…