I am beyond excited to announce our newest member. The planets have aligned bringing us some of the most talented writers out there. Our line-up and blogging team is made up of Amy, Faith, Kathy, Suzy, Kira, Jennifer, Kim, and Jolene. And now, we've gone one more spooky spirit on our squad. Welcome Timon Skees! Timon spent his youth locked in a tower on a rain-swept moor, where he developed a talent for staring moodily out of windows just as lightning struck in the distance. He fled to the continent after his older brother framed him for the death of[...]
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4 SWEET MADNESS, September 18, 2015 from Merit Press Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty one. Who was Lizzie Borden? A confused young woman, or a cold-hearted killer? For generations, people all over the world have wondered how Andrew Borden and his second wife, Abby, met their gruesome deaths. Lizzie, Andrew’s younger daughter, was charged, but a jury took only 90 minutes to find her not guilty. In this retelling, the family maid, Bridget Sullivan, shines a compassionate light on[...]
We have so many incredible members. I'm so thankful for Amy, Faith, Kira, Jennifer, and Suzy. Today, we proudly add two more to our team! Welcome Kathy Palm! Welcome Kim Graff! These two ladies are so talented! Both of the bring expertise, vibrance, experience, and love for books to the team. I can't wait to see what their evil genius brains cook up. Here's a little more about them. About Kathy Palm Kathleen Palm is missing and presumed dead. Her family discovered the front door ripped from its hinges, the living room covered in blood and chocolate chips, her[...]
I love spooky Youtube shorts. I can spend hours perusing for really, really good ones. If you have any favorites, I'd love for you to link them in the comments below. I found this today and figured that I wasn't the only person who needed a little creep in my week. I've also posted before about The Smiling Man. That includes a story and a video and supposedly, The Smiling Man is a true story. And well, let's just hope this one is not! Thursday Scare: There's No Such Thing Directed by Drew Daywalt What do you think? What are your favorite horror short films? T[...]
I love astrology. I don't claim to be an expert but I do dabble and love reading my horoscope. I had a thought and searched the web to find several different horoscopes for horror movies, including this fantastic one from Abnormal Astrology (Side Note: Apparently I'm the non-believer) . So I made my own horror movie horoscopes for you. Enjoy! Find Your Sign & Scan Your Horror Movie Horoscope Aries (The Ram) Mar. 21–Apr. 19 Taurus (The Bull) Apr. 20–May 20 Gemini (The Twins) May 21–June 21 Cancer (The Crab) June 22–July 22 Leo (The Lio[...]
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, I have chosen The First Love Stories by Diane Wolkstein. Included in her lovely book are the tales of: 1. Isis and Osiris 2. Inanna and Dumuzi 3. Shiva and Sati 4. The Song of Songs from the Old Testament 5. Psyche and Eros 6. Layla and Majnun 7. Tristan and Iseult Oh, these were not very happy people and some of their tales are pure horror! Yes, If you think these are perfectly happy stories, without any horror, you need to think again. Like most fairy tales, these first love stories are rooted in the primal emotions of hum[...]
So, I'm sitting in the theater, innocently waiting to see The Mockingjay (late, because I was too busy when it first came out. But on the plus side, I got to see it in the dollar theater. Anyway, back to the story...) and this trailer comes on: And I'm like, whoa. And trembling a little. And totally trying to act cool about it because my hubs is staring at me to see if this is the one. The horror movie that will actually scare me. Because there are none. I love horror, but to me it's more like suspense. I don't actually get scared. I might jump at bats flying o[...]
I'm so excited and pleased to announce the first Midnight Matron of 2015! What the heck is Midnight Matron? The Midnight Society’s Midnight Matron is a member of the Midnight Society team. He or she is someone that goes above and beyond to contribute to the Midnight Society, to our readers, and embraces the wonders of macabre like no other. That’s great but…what does this mean? The Midnight Matron gets to reign supreme over the following month. This means that our January Midnight Matron will reign as Matron over February. In March, a new Midnight Matron w[...]
Most of you that know me, understand that I love pizza more than most things. Like boys or oxygen or money (which can be problematic because most people wont barter for pizza). Anywho, I came across this gem on the interwebs and I knew it couldn't be ignored. I introduce to you, possibly the most incredible poem of the modern society. World, meet Creepy Pizza. Creepy Pizza, world. Creepy Pizza by Neal Levin I’d like a pizza topped with cheese then sprinkled with some gnats and fleas, some centipedes and slimy slugs, and other creepy, crawly bugs. I w[...]
The Scream by Edvard Munch I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to write YA horror. I suppose a lot of fiction that I like is horror but maybe not in the typical ways. I love Gothics of all kinds and am reading a book by Carol Goodman right now. In some places, it’s pretty horrific. People die. There’s constant tension over a really nasty villain. Even some of the good people are willing to kill over their beliefs. But I don’t think many readers consider The Blythewood series horror, but it’s very dark, dark in all the right places. So, I did so[...]