After a brief break from this series for all things Halloween and Christmas, I am back to share my love of Dr. Who...a sci-fi show that crosses into the wonderful world of horror. I've returned with one of my favorite monsters. The Silence. Don't you just love him? Created by Steven Moffat, these terrifying creatures appeared in the 2011 season opener Part 1 "The Impossible Astronaut" and Part 2 "Day of the Moon" where they met the 11th Doctor played by Matt Smith. Over six and a half feet tall, they can absorb electricity and use it as a weapon. [...]
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Horror
1 Hello Kittens, I hope your holidays were delightful. My better (but far less scary) half got me a nest for Christmas, so I spent a ridiculous amount of time in my papasan chair, colouring in my Sherlock book and reading, swaddled in fluffy blankets and wearing a frog onesie. It was majestic. Now that the holidays are over, it seems we're getting a delightful pile of fresh new horror. flicks We kicked it off with KRAMPUS, and have THE BOY coming out soon, which looks awesome. But the one I'm most looking forward to is THE FOREST. THE FOREST is about Aok[...]
Hello Kittens, I remember the first time I set foot into the land of Twitter. There was a hashtag going on, one I thought was absolutely brilliant. #SixWordStories People from all over the world were tweeting their stories, a good chunk of them plays on perhaps the most well known six-word-story of all time: Like...come on. Hemingway is so good he can slaughter your soul in six effing words. He is such a legend. The idea of a six word got me thinking about how important words are, and how we sometimes use way more than we should. I know that my own fi[...]
Hello, good day, bonjour. It's been many months since we chatted last. I took a much-needed hiatus from everything excepting real life -- hence my absence -- but as things go, I'm back like a bad case of herrrrr--- herpy derpies? Bunny rabbits. It's been long enough that you ought to suffer a re-introduction from me. So I'll keep this brief, sparing those who are familiar already: Hello! My name is Kira. I write low-key horror fiction and dark urban fantasy for young adults, I'm pre-query on my first novel, and I'm a senior-level graphic designer.[...]
Morning, Kittens. As most of you know, children are kind of disgusting. They grow INSIDE another person, FFS. They come into the world screaming and covered in goop, and that's just the beginning. Now don't get me wrong, I love my tiny human. He is my teenie best friend and I wouldn't trade one second with him for the world. But he is, for lack of a better word, a little bit gross. Some of my favourite horror movies of all time are speckled with creepy kidlets. So in honour of Thanksgiving and kids everywhere, here are some terrifying tots I'm thankfu[...]
Dear Michael, Freddy, Jason, Ghostface (both of you), Leatherface, Harry, Mandy, Pinhead, Angela (you sexy beast), Billy, Death, Pennywise, Jigsaw, Leslie, and all the rest of you fuzzballs, You can't hide the truth from me. I know too much, seen you do your thing one too many times. Yeah, you're killers, (glossing right over that) but deep inside, you're all heart. Each and every one of you. I'm pretty sure you've got everyone else fooled, that's just how good you play your game. You've got everyone thinking you're demigods doling out punishment to those who sin[...]
Welcome to zombie week! I hope it's been fun for you and no un-dead have wandered out of a cornfield to eat you for dinner. If you're reading this, I guess you're safe, but stay vigilant! I have to admit that I'm not a huge zombie fan...ghosts and demons are more my jimmie-jam. Watching the un-dead saunter along the street hoping to catch and eat people never thrilled me. But I'm hopping on the zombie train because I have discovered something. Zombies can be more than mindless creatures hobbling out of the trees. This revelation struck when I read... Zombie[...]
Welcome to October Fear Fest here at The Midnight Society! It is our favorite month of the year when all the ghosties and ghoulies come out to play. Mwahahahahaha! Horror history week! I give you a glimpse of 80s horror. I remember the horror in my history. I am a child of the 80s and there are a few movies I watched as a kid that stuck with me, that still give me chills, that left images permanently burned into my mind. I can't say that I knew I liked horror back in the good ole days. I only knew that if my dad was watching it, it must be cool. And no matte[...]
Welcome to The Midnight Society’s #OctFearFest! You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. - Stephen King When I sit down to think of the history of horror, lots of stuff comes into my mind (Frankenstein, of course) but if there's a type of horror I love best, it's comedy horror. There's nothing better than looking at something terrifying, and having a laugh. I'm sure that when people were first on this planet they were out there clubbing their dinner and laughing over the spray of blood, so the h[...]
Hello kittens, First, before I type another pretty little word, did you guys know that HARROWED is out?? It's written by our very own Jolene Haley and Brian LeTendre. You can click the title and it'll bring you right to the goodreads page! Where you go from there is up to you *cough*buyitnow*cough*. Now, as you may know, it is the most wonderful time of the year. The trees are turning golden hues, everything is pumpkin flavoured, and Halloween is just around the corner. It's also premiere season! All the best shows are back on TV with a mighty vengeance[...]