I'm beyond excited to have one of my favorite new authors on the blog today, Sarah Jude. When I first heard of her book, The May Queen Murders, I flipped out. It sounded amazing. Something that I didn't know I was waiting to read. And then I saw the cover and it was perfect. Let me share more... The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude easily fits into the overlapping worlds of horror, suspense and romance. More freaky than gore, it’s not the usual fright-fest and instead pulls from Ozark lore that builds in tension as the secrets of traditions are unearthed. Sat[...]
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3 We love final girls. There's nothing better than having the main character that you're rooting for, make it all the way to the end! She can suffer again in the sequel, no doubt and hopefully at the end of the series, make it out alive! Member Kira wrote The Horror Movie Survival Guide for the Discerning Final Girl and it's one of my favorite posts ever. There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to survive. Like no sex or being curious allowed...if you want to survive. If you haven't checked it out yet, you should. Because well, it very much coul[...]
We are extremely lucky to have nine amazing members. Faith, Kira, Kathy, Kim, Amy, Timon, Brian, and Jenna are all so fantastic. So naturally, we couldn't help ourselves when we were having a party this last Saturday night and someone broke out the Ouija board. That's how we met Erica. We were a little skeptical of the contact until we asked her to reveal herself and well, let's just say that she proved her otherwordliness well enough. We think you'll love her. Really. Just try and ignore the black eyes. Welcome to the Midnight Society Erica! Mi[...]
We’ve talked horror Youtube shorts, we’ve talked creepy soundtracks, but one topic I don’t think has ever been covered here at the Midnight Society is CREEPY MUSIC VIDEOS. Because I love music and music videos like nobody’s business. And the only way I love music more, is when they are creepy or weird. What are your favorite horror music videos? Here are some of mine. Prepare for nightmares and excellent beats. Michael Jackson THRILLER First things first, one of[...]
Being that Valentine's day is this weekend and our theme this week on the Midnight Society is Til Death Do Us Part (Romance in Horror), I wanted to talk about some of my absolutely favorite spooky couples from movies. And then I want to hear from you. Which spooky couple is your favorite? Oh, and if you're following along on the series, Faith has already kicked off our theme with a post on The Bride of Frankenstein! Check it out. There is not much that I love in the world, more than horror. But I do love romance and horror. Which of the people below are your favor[...]
At the end of December, I wrote a post about a new blog series here on The Midnight Society called Exploring The Cauldron. We'll be talking witches, spells, history, and more. I figured for today, we should start at the very beginning. What is a witch? The answer to this question will depend on where you look for answers. If you look up the definition of witch in the Oxford English dictionary, it says that a witch is, "A woman thought to have evil magic powers. Witches are popularly depicted as wearing a black cloak and pointed hat, and flying on a broomstick.[...]
Last year I discovered something pretty great. I was looking for something spooky, that I hadn't seen before and found myself listening to episode after episode of Weird Darkness while I worked. What is Weird Darkness? Straight from the website, Weird Darkness is made up of stories of the paranormal. Creator and host Darren Marlar presents stories of ghosts, demons, cryptids, unsolved, mysteries, aliens, and other things dark from a variety of published authors as well as our fans. Who is Darren Marlar? Well, he is a working actor, voice a[...]
Happy New Year! We're going to leave you with a quote from one of our favorites. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. -Edgar Allan Poe We hope your New Year brings you wonder, dreams, and things that no mortal should ever dare to dream! Have a magical New Year's Eve, a haunting New Year, and a mesmerizing 2016. Is there a quote you've locked on to for the new year? Tell us in the comments below! Love,[...]
Witch! Witch! For just about as long as I can remember, I’ve had an obsession with witches. It probably ties into my infatuation with Halloween. But the crazy history, mystery, and magic that surrounds witches has always fascinated me. I have a special announcement today… There will be a new blog series here at The Midnight Society, written by moi. Announcing: Exploring the Cauldron! In 2016, I plan to set out on a new journey that I have been wanting to take for quite some time. For Exploring the Cauldron, I plan to inquisitively and respectfully explor[...]
I am always looking for ways to horrorize any holiday. This can obviously be displayed by the horror writing and illustration showcases I’ve run for Pen and Muse, for Halloween or Christmas or just because. I put out a horror publication called Halloween Night: Trick or Treat this last October. I’ve also written a few of my own. Can you tell that I love horror short stories? Recently, I heard about a new anthology coming Leap Books and I was SO excited! It’s called Fright Before Christmas: 13 Tales of Holiday Horrors. What is even cooler, is that there's[...]