Category: visceral horror
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Speakable Horror
Narrating Fear and Sharpening Instincts Living something—even if only in the mind’s eye—can leave a lasting imprint. That’s what I love about horror. It lingers. It teaches. It prepares. The horror genre has a remarkable way of keeping us alert. It activates our survival instincts, nudging us to imagine the worst and consider how we’d…
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Shivers Down Your Spine: The Thrill of Horror
Have you ever felt a chill run down your spine when you heard a strange sound while home alone? Or that eerie sensation of being watched, even when no one else is around? These reactions are not just clichés from horror movies—they are deeply ingrained in our ancestral heritage.Let’s dive into the culture and curiosities…
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Indie Horror Film: The Stink of Flesh
From August 23-25, I attended Bubonicon 55, an annual convention of literary science fiction, fantasy, and related genres in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was a panelist and a vendor. My vendor table, which featured books published by my company Hadrosaur Productions, was next to the table for Horrifying Hot Sauce. D. Ryan Mowry, the company’s…
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Terror of the Gut
Bantam paperback foldout cover. Artist unknown. For a long time now I’ve held the view that between HP Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, it was Howard who was the consistently better writer. The operative word being “consistently”. At his very, very best, HPL probably outshines REH — but not by much. And it may be…
Threads that Bind 