Horror Movie Primer: Zombies

Movie zombies haven't always been what they are now: rotting corpses who eat the living. Before George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, cinematic zombies were more steeped in their original voodoo lore. They were the result of witchcraft and bad juju, not viruses and teethmarks. If you really want to see zombies as they … Continue reading Horror Movie Primer: Zombies →

Horror Movie Primer: Ghosts

Movies about ghosts, spirits and the like can really be separated into two categories: Haunted Houses and Everything Else. I'm not the biggest fan of haunted house movies. If one's house is haunted, one simply moves to a new house. Problem solved and there's no reason to have fifteen movies based on one goddamn house. Still, there … Continue reading Horror Movie Primer: Ghosts →

I’m Your Boogeyman

I came to the shocking realization that I've taken a fairly passive role with Halloween this year. As I think I've mentioned before, in year's past I used to write one short story a day for the entire month of October. Since I've decided not to do that anymore, I've been writing about scary things, … Continue reading I’m Your Boogeyman →

Not Scared of a Steadicam

I haven't been scared by a book or movie in a long time. Oh sure, I've managed to scare myself by walking in the woods at night while bears rustle around in the underbrush, but that's not the same thing. If you have to put yourself in danger to scare yourself, it's not as much … Continue reading Not Scared of a Steadicam →

Horror Movie Primer: Monsters

For the uninitiated, finding the proper horror movie can be a difficult and daunting task. You're feeling a dire need to get into a Halloween mood, but you don't know which movie to get and your weird friend that watched too many horror movies and who talked about them way too much went crazy and … Continue reading Horror Movie Primer: Monsters →

A Rough Beast Slouches Toward October to Be Born

As Halloween draws ever closer, it becomes clearer to the people closest to me that I'm going completely and utterly insane. I'll spend hours watching the Friday the 13th movies over and over again. I'll leap from unlikely places and frighten old ladies. I'll cover myself in red corn syrup and run through the streets … Continue reading A Rough Beast Slouches Toward October to Be Born →

Beyond the Veil

Millenia ago, people believed that alongside our own world was another world. The worlds existed apart, but the borders between the two could wear thin and it was possible to cross from one t'other. It was said that in certain places, during certain times, going to the other world was as easy as crossing through … Continue reading Beyond the Veil →

Anticipation

There's something you should know about me: I am straight up crazy. Now I can already hear you saying, "But Dylan, we already knew that. Why are you making a special mention of it today?" Well I'll tell you Hypothetical Reader. It's getting pretty close to that time. And you know what time of year … Continue reading Anticipation →

Welcome

I've noticed recently that there are quite a few people coming here from places where my stories are posted, namely Ichor Falls and Tales of the Zombie War. As I've mentioned in an earlier post, I always feel a bit odd because I'm worried that folks come over to my blog expecting more horror and … Continue reading Welcome →

Scaring Myself

I've always been interested in looking at the types of horror that I write about, because I think it says a lot about the kind of person I am, about what makes me tick. I have a tendency to steer clear of anything that's spiritual. Ghosts do not scare me. Haunted houses scare me even … Continue reading Scaring Myself →