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July 2017

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Book Review: I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells

TLDR: I Am Not a Serial Killer is amazing and I would probably sell organs to get the rest of the books in the series, if there was a short supply. Long version: The name Dan Wells kept popping up on all of the Goodreads lists that I searched. It's usually of the dark variety, such as murder or serial killers, etc. I had skimmed a few reviews of I Am Not a Serial Killer for about ten seconds and many of them weren't positive. There didn't seem to be any complaints about his writing or pacing or storyline. Actually, people seemed to sing his writing praises. Mos[...]

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Midnight Review: They Look Like People

Having seen and loved everything from Invasion of the Body Snatchers to The Thing to The Hidden, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what I was in for when I started watching Perry Blackshear’s They Look Like People. I was wrong. https://youtu.be/MrsUOmKlAzI They Look Like People is psychological horror at its best. The movie establishes a level of tension in the opening scene that becomes the baseline for the entire film. Of course things get way more tense from there, but after that opening scene, the tension level never returns to normal. This movie is[...]

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Author Interview: How Brian C. Baer Mastered the Master of the Universe

The Davis Girl (TDG): Are you ready to be interviewed, Brian C. Baer? Brian C. Baer (BCB): Let's do this! TDG: Ok…here we go. Hello Midnight Society Readers! I am joined today via Google Hangouts by Brian C. Baer. Brian, please say hello to our readers. Say it Brian. BCB: Hiya! TDG: Is that it? BCB: Um, yes. I think so. Brevity is the soul of wit, right? TDG: No. I've asked you here today to talk about the amazing book you wrote! BCB: Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. And I'm always happy to talk more He-Man. TDG: I[...]

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Come Sprint with Us!

This morning, Brian and I took to Twitter and sprinted. It was awesome. We were both up early and it was nice to have someone out there who was writing at the same time. Together, we decided that what would make it even better would be YOU! Anytime one of us is writing, we will post to the hashtag #MidnightSocietyWritersClub. And then all you need to do is join us in our writing time. Post to the hashtag and let us know who you are and how long you want to write for. It's all in the name of building community and encouraging stories to flourish. Even though we'[...]

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Let’s Watch A Horror Movie…Sinister

I'm late with the announcement, but I didn't know if I would have a free Friday. BUT I DO!!!! So let's watch a horror movie!!!! For July...Sinister.   This 2012 British-American supernatural horror film was directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. And scared the living whatever out of me. The Oswalt family moves into a new house. Isn't that always how it starts? Ellison Oswalt is a true crime writer, so he moves his wife and two kids into a house where people were, well, murdered. Yeah...like that... He's t[...]

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Paint it Brown – The Strange History of Mummy Paint

You've seen those Hollywood creature features. You've hung out with Jenna as she compared Brendan Fraser & Tom Cruise in their respective Mummy movies. But that doesn't mean there still aren't secrets about mummies just waiting to be unearthed. I'll be the first to admit - I am OBSESSED with Ancient Egypt. I'm not even sure when it started. I mean, I hated history class in high school. But now, gimme a documentary on the History Channel about the latest discovery from Zahi Hawass and I'm there! So, a few years ago, I set out to write a mummy story. It gave[...]

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Happy Birthday Mary Rajotte!

The spirits are swirling in excitement today because one magical person was born today and the universe and its otherworldly entities are celebrating! Happy Birthday Mary Rajotte! We got together with the ghosts and planned a little celebration. Don't forget the Ouija board! Mary, you are so kind, clever, and uber talented! Really, it's not fair to the rest of us but we forgive you. After all, we couldn't live (or haunt) without you. My gift to you is a few relaxation bath bombs from The Mad Bombers. I'm not sure how it works digitally, but you're smart,[...]

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The Best Birthday Gift Ever–HARROWED!!

I've said it before and I'll say it again--Jolene Haley is amazing. And this past week, she gave me the best birthday present ever--a print proof of our book Harrowed. If you follow Jolene or I at all, then you know we're hard at work on getting Haunted (the second book in the Woodsview Murders series) ready for release. But Harrowed will always be our first love, and we still have big plans for our first book, and one of those plans is a print edition. Jolene and I had talked about the print version, and had done some preliminary work (or so I thought) on forma[...]

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Mummy vs Mummy

From a very young age, I've been obsessed with Indiana Jones (my dog's name is Indi!). Something about discovering ancient remains and disturbing the peace was so thrilling. I also loved a little film called George of the Jungle and vividly remember having my first real crush on a man...the ineffable (but extremely effable) Brendan Fraser. Imagine my delight when The Mummy came out a few years later. My leading man dredging around the dessert, discovering lost civilizations and awakening the slumbering Imhotep? I was in love. And still am. When I caught wind tha[...]

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Dark Arts & Crafts

It's zombie month here at The Midnight Society! But except for this gem (below), I don't do zombies. But taking a photo of my Pride & Prejudice & Zombies & Brains piece only made me want to document some of the other arts and crafts lurking in my house. Because truth be told, this month is kicking my bum. So I kind of feel like a zombie...that counts. And so here, in no particular order, is my personal art gallery. And yes, everything is for sale*.                  [...]