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Mike Flanagan, Pick My Book!
Mike Flanagan, choose my book to adapt and turn into a miniseries! Oh wait, I forgot to include the supplication in that sentence. Mike Flanagan, please choose my book! I daresay that seeing your book adapted into a movie, miniseries, or TV series is a dream of the overwhelming majority of authors, no matter the…
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Horror vs Picture Books (or Good vs Evil)
When my old friend Jack Tyler invited me to join Threads That Bind, I hesitated. The truth is, it’s been a while since I’ve written horror. My writing career began with dark fantasy, dark steampunk, and gothic horror. I later edited the dreadpunk anthologies DeadSteam and DeadSteam II, contributing short stories to each. But since…
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Repulsive
Horror has no boundaries. Most times, horror takes the form of ghosts, an unsolved murder, or even a possessed nun. In this case my idea of horror is an infant left helplessly in the glare of Chernobyl, the blast of a nuke, some form of radiation or infection that gives rise to this three-headed monster.…
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ERAS IN HORROR
Hello again. Since my last post here in the Threads I’ve taken to watching horror movies again. After the newest Evil Dead films, I moved over to see what else is out there. Not just the latest in fright fests, but the horrors of yesteryear. Did you know the French have put out two really…
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A Tour of Proctor Valley
Thursday before last I joined the “Local Legends” series with an essay on haunted San Diego, a high-point of which was the stop in Proctor Valley, epicenter of San Diego’s Bigfoot equivalent, the Proctor Valley Monster. Over the weekend I found this video on the subject by a fellow I’ve enjoyed for a while. I…
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A Witch’s Grave
Folks have been sharing some local spooky legends from their parts of the country in recent posts. For today’s post, I thought I’d share a legend I first heard directly from one of my neighbors in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Like many cities in the southwest, Las Cruces is part of a clumping of towns…
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Plight of the Indie
Good morning, all. I just thought I’d use “free-for-all Monday” to point out some sobering facts concerning those of us who write without contract or publishing house behind us. A few points for readers to consider about those who toil in our spare time to create something of value as entertainment…
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Ghosts and “The Monster” of San Diego
Good morning, friends and followers, and I hope it finds you in the mood for spooks! Negatrite opened this can of worms and C.W. scooped out a handful, so I’m diving in to get my share before they’re all gone! For those who don’t know, San Diego, the city on the southwestern corner of the…
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Beasts, Monsters, and Urban Legends of Texas
Three weeks ago, negatrite! posted a nifty article on creepy things that just might visit your backyard if you live in New Jersey or Delaware. Then he threw out the challenge to show him some creepies from the readers neck of the woods. So I decided to take up the challenge and find out what…
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