Hello, Kittens! I have a surprise for you all! So you guys obviously know how much I love podcasts, specifically The Black Tapes If you haven't listened to The Black Tapes before, head over to their website and check it out. It is awesome. In fact, I love it so much I may or may not write Alex/Strand fanfiction. (Spoiler alert: I totally do). So it gives me immense pleasure to welcome Alex and Nic to the blog!! First off, I'm dying to know how have your lives changed since you’ve started delving into the paranormal? Are you more weary of the sounds c[...]
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Horror
0 This month we are celebrating horror houses, and since it's also my day to show you how my favorite science fiction show crosses into horror, I've combined the two. I give you one of my favorite Dr. Who episodes, written by Neil Cross, airing in April of 2013... Setting...1974, Caliburn House, a huge, creepy mansion at night during a thunderstorm. Our cast... Professor Alec Palmer, ghost hunter. Emma Grayling, psychic. Clara Oswald, a hesitant explorer, constantly turning to find nothing behind her. The Doctor, who thought finding a ghost[...]
When we decided as a group to write about horror houses this month, my thoughts immediately went to the old delapidated structure that I used to explore as a kid. Back before there were computers, cable TV with eight million channels, Playstations, and cell phones, I had the woods surrounding my house as my sole source of entertainment. Limited technology aside, we knew how to use our imaginations and this run down house/barn was the perfect place to dream it all up. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to explore in a structure that was probably condemmed, but wh[...]
This month we're talking horror houses here at Midnight Society (as you've probably already noticed...). Personally, I've always wanted to live in a house of horrors. My ultimate goal is to someday live in a haunted castle in Scotland even. But if you're like me and currently can't purchase that expensive, yet gorgeous, haunted castle (or home) then here are a few tips for summoning the undead to turn your current home into a horror house. The Come Here Ritual I'm taking these fun and freaky rituals from Saya Underworld, which means I cannot directly copy a[...]
Ken Lamug's THE STUMPS OF FLATTOP HILL brings a long-overdue disturbance to the picture book arena. The cover alone promised me things that I was desperate for the story to keep. And keep them, it did. THE STUMPS OF FLATTOP HILL is an otherworldly cautionary picture book in which dear little Florence accepts a dare to face perils unknown but ends up Doing Something Else And That Is All I Will Say On The Plot Because Reasons. If you want more, go here or here. What I love about Lamug's storytelling is that it's done in fluctuating rhythm[...]
Hello, horror lovers. It's me, your scary movie buddy. I love watching shows that send me racing up the stairs at the end of the day, that cause me to leap into bed to avoid the reaching claws of whatever lurks underneath. And I am happy to watch by myself, because I have to, because no one here has any interest. But I sure do love sharing the experience with friends, with those who enjoy the creepy as much as I do. Which is why once a month I live-tweet a horror movie. And a few of us are having a super good time. It is horror/haunted houses month here at The[...]
Hello Kittens, Well, the month of love is almost gone. I've eaten more than enough chocolate, but there won't be much of a break in that department...my supermarket is already full of mini eggs and chocolate carrots (arguably the best kind of carrot). I've thought a lot about what I wanted my post to be about...I revisited some of my favourite horror ships (Cat and Casper, anyone??), dwelled on flicks that show us real love (ODD THOMAS, *happy sigh*), but I wasn't feeling the urge to write about any of that...While I wanted to stick with the theme of lo[...]
Instructions From Teacher: Compose a poem with 10 - 20 lines in the body to honor a poet from the approved list you received in Homeroom. Type the title of your poem IN ALL CAPS LIKE THIS above the body. Include a photo of yourself for our Poets Bulletin Board. Student's Name: Erica Davis Class: Poetry Assignment: Homework #1 ROBERT FROST IS STILL DEAD SO TEACHER MADE ME WRITE A POEM by Erica Davis Whose head this is I think you know. His shins are in the forest, though. You did not see me stopping here. Just help me lift this last torso. You[...]
It's February, which for the better part of the population means the month of Valentine's Day (why a whole month for that, I dunno. Consumer holiday? I'm celebrating, so I shouldn't talk.) But for a chunk of the horror-appreciating demographic, it's also a month-long celebration of Women in the Horror industry. To commemorate that bad girls of dark fiction, a few women who kickass at the dark stuff, I've collected a few of my favourite blogs who focus on writing horror, reading horror, and watching horror films. If you visit the Women in Horror Month website,[...]
It's February the month of hearts and candy and love... or we could watch a horror movie. If you're like me, when it comes to scary, the list of people willing to share the experience is slim, or none. So I am bringing us together on Twitter for a live-tweet each month. In honor of Valentine's Day, I have chosen the slasher film My Bloody Valentine from 1981. I have not seen this! And, even though I got the DVD in the mail, I will resist watching until the live-tweet. *pets DVD case* I will resist! So if you want to see some in the moment Kathy reactions to th[...]