Last year I feasted mine eyes on a few Christmas trees all trimmed out with creepy, a white tree with black ornaments and a tree decked out in skulls. I WANT TO DO THAT, but I don't want to copy one. So I share with you, my creepy Christmas (Creepmas?) tree experiment, my attempt to find my very own interpretation of a spooky tree. An odd conversation, as my husband discovers me staring at a seven foot slim artificial tree with an eerie light in my eyes. Husband: Do we need this tree? Me: I think so. I need a horror tree. I'm going to decorate it all creepy. An[...]
0 While this fuzzy brown character suit may look cute, Pooka really isn't the kind of stuffy you want to give your child for Christmas. The fact that this toy chooses whether or not it repeats what you say in a good or evil voice is enough for me. I certainly wouldn't want to have this toy at home, let alone dress up as this character. Wilson, an unemployed actor, unwittingly takes the job to try and boost his career. Eventually, Pooka begins to mess with Wilson's mind and he begins to commit acts of violence. In the end, this Hulu original puts a new twist on the t[...]
Start your 2019 off by submitting something to one of the calls in our Dark Fiction calendar! Are you an author working on a terrifying tome? Are you looking for somewhere to send your skin-crawlingly-frightening fiction? Check out our new Dark Calls for Submission Calendar! We have started compiling the coolest dark fiction markets this side of the casket and you can find them in our Writer Resources section. I don’t know about you guys but I always have so many stories on the go that sometimes, it’s hard to not only keep track of deadlines but to find m[...]
Hello, Kittens!! Long time, no chat! How the hell are you guys? How's your writing coming along? Comment if you have any new releases so I can check them out! It's the time of year that there's not much I love more than curling up with a book while watching the snow fall. Once the snow starts to pile, I find myself thinking about one story every year....The Dyatlov Pass Incident. Something about that story has stuck with me since I first heard about it many (many - ugh) years ago. Maybe it's the fact that the tent was ripped open from the insid[...]
Things I'd like to ask Bram Stoker: What was the true inspiration for Dracula? It's possibly the most common question writers are asked. Everyone wants to know where a writer gets their ideas, and the writer often struggles to come up with a satisfying answer. But the history surrounding Dracula's origins makes the question irresistible! So who was it inspiring such terror in Eastern Europe that could have sparked something in Stoker? Was it Vlad the Impaler? He's certainly a solid and popular possibility. But there's also Countess Elizabeth Báthory, who has a[...]
The Midnight Society is BACK! So, that means Midnight Society movie night returns, where everyone is welcome to join me on Twitter to live-tweet the creepy and dark and weird. Why? Well, if you're like me, you have people in your life who just don't 'do' horror. I go to movies alone. I watch at night in the dark when everyone is in bed. BUT...it's fun to share the terror with friends, with people who like the shadows as much as I do. My goal is to have a scheduled live-tweet once a month and maybe a few surprise movie nights, just because. So welcome to... AN[...]
Do you love to read horror? Do you love to review horror and help promote the genre? Does the idea of getting first dibs on exclusive horror fiction and book goodies make you tingle with excitement? You need the Night Worms Book Club in your life! Night Worms was created by Sadie Hartmann and Ashley Saywers, two horror fans who wanted to share their passion for reading and reviewing horror fiction. They've recently created the Night Worms Book Club, a monthly curated box of horror books, magazines, publisher goodies, collectibles and Night Worms exclusives.[...]
You know what you need? A collection of horror coloring books. Now is the perfect time to embrace this. It's the holiday season! Time for magic! And stress! *throws glitter, which you now have to clean up* See what I mean? You need a good coloring session. Or possibly a list of gift ideas for your loved ones who could also use some time to unwind. And what could be better for that than these horror coloring books? Forget flowers and ponies, Edgar Allan Poe's raven is where it's at. 9 Horror Coloring Books on Amazon.com The Beauty of Horror, a GOREgeous Color[...]
I love to receive books as gifts. In fact, I love even more when I've NEVER heard of them. What better than to introduce the reader you love to a new author? I've found five newer horror novels that would make fantastic gifts--there's a little something for everyone. Next week, I'll add a few more ideas for your holiday shopping list. Stay tuned... xoxo, A City of Ash and Red This is a new one for me. Reading the synopsis completely pulled me in. Distinguished for his talents as a rat killer, the nameless protagonist of Hye-young Pyun's City of Ash and Red i[...]
I tend to spend a lot of time looking through upcoming book lists and was delighted to find this dark diamond. Have you heard of Dreaming Darkly? I hadn't until today but it looks amazing. The below cover and summary are from the Epic Reads website. In fact, the Goodreads blurb, which is slightly different, boasts this novel as "A moody and twisty gothic mystery with an impossible romance, Dreaming Darkly is an atmospheric, fast-paced page-turner written by comics veteran Caitlin Kittredge." Moody and gothic is my middle name (not really, there wasn't enough r[...]