I've long resisted printing my book simply because it makes for a more expensive product. It's the same product, but with a price difference of fifteen bucks. But today I finally decided that ya'll deserve the opportunity to buy my book in an actual, hard-copy form. It'll be the same thing as the Kindle copy, … Continue reading Branching into Paperback
Tag: Horror
Made to Order
I've often been tempted with the idea to write scary stories tailored for an individual. A person's fear is a very personal thing. What scares you might not scare me and vice versa. It's hard to hit on broad stroke fears that will affect the majority of people. It's the battle I always have with … Continue reading Made to Order
Plans Macabre
So Halloween is rapidly approaching and how. I know you're probably not as excited as I am, since most people who get excited about Halloween are under ten and thinking about candy. As someone who indulges in horror year-round (writing it, reading it, watching it), it's always nice when October comes slouching 'round and everyone … Continue reading Plans Macabre
Closer Now
It's moving closer now, moving sly and subtle, a thing you only notice out of the corner of your eye. Today, for example, I was in the CVS, shopping for my usual lunch of Arizona Iced Tea and a bag of gummy bears. And something felt...off. The hairs on the back of my neck stood … Continue reading Closer Now
The Rules of Horror
Horror movies exist primarily to do one thing: scare people. And, for the most part, horror movies fail in that one goal. They shock, they gross out, they startle, but they don't truly scare. There's nothing scary about Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. There's nothing scary about torture porn like Hostel and the entire Saw … Continue reading The Rules of Horror
On the Shoulders of Giants
I've been reading Necronomicon, a massive collection of Lovecraft's stories. Lovecraft has always informed what I write, even before I started reading his stories. He influenced the writers who influenced me, Stephen King in particular. And when I got into my big Lovecraft kick right after high school, I began to make a couple of … Continue reading On the Shoulders of Giants
Pick It Apart
I have a bit of difficulty watching a movie or reading a book. If it's horror or thriller or anything to do with monsters, I constantly take myself out of the experience by critiquing it the entire time. I can't help but ask myself how I would have written it or how I would have … Continue reading Pick It Apart
Movie Review: Laid to Rest
Article first published as Movie Review: Laid to Rest on Blogcritics. A young woman (Bobbie Sue Luther) wakes up inside of a coffin with no recollection of who she is or how she got there and she is, perhaps understandably, a little freaked out about the whole thing. After breaking free, she ends up on the run from … Continue reading Movie Review: Laid to Rest
A Troll 2 Movie Review in Two Parts
Part II: Viewing There is, perhaps, little that I could add to the general cacophony of voices that have judged Troll 2 and found it wanting. One more damned cry in the night will affect no-one; especially when there already exists so many who have suffered. In spite of numerous preparations, I was ill-prepared for what I … Continue reading A Troll 2 Movie Review in Two Parts
A Troll 2 Movie Review in Two Parts
Part I: Preparations For the bad horror movie aficionado, there are several movies that must be seen. Plan 9 from Outer Space, for example, is a given. It's delightfully awful and made with love, which makes its terribleness that much more tragic. I have seen a great many bad movies, but there is one that I … Continue reading A Troll 2 Movie Review in Two Parts
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