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Horror Literature and the Status Quo
It is my contention that horror is essentially a conservative, even reactionary, genre. There are exceptions, of course, that goes without saying. But at its core, horror is not progressive. The scary story story is meant to reinforce the status quo. Horror has its roots in folk tales and fairy tales. The purpose of those…
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Epiphany
“A hack is on the constant hunt for ‘ideas’ for his plots, or ‘new angles.’ The real writer is haunted by a plot which he must write out of inner necessity. He is impervious to suggestions.” ~ EDMUND BERGLER Today’s post is a bit of a personal journey, one that will be of interest, I…
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Writer’s Block v. Procrastination – What Prevents an Author from Writing?
A few weeks ago while talking with a group of friends, one of them asked me the famous million-dollar question – ‘Where does your inspiration come from?’ I replied as always, ‘If someday someone finds out, they will become a millionaire.’ Then another asked, ‘How do you deal with writer’s block and lack of inspiration?’…
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The Stone Seekers
Good morning, my fellow Threadbound, and I hope it finds you all well. Happy Birthday to me, by the way; born in the witching hour of the 7th day under a waxing crescent moon, I take to horror like a fish takes to swimming. There was a time, though, that my jam was fantasy, and…
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Story Structure for Horror Stories: Part Two
Continuing my last post on story structure for horror, I wanted to take another look at structure, this time dissecting it using the 10 steps to story structure from K.M. Weiland. Let’s first take a quick look at those steps and then see how they can be applied to horror. 1. The Hook What is…
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Seppuku
The sun is setting on this warrior of the rising sun. Pierced by an arrow, his sword arm useless, he has failed his Daimyo. An arrow! The weapon of cowards. He will never see the face of the man who has killed him. No matter. His duty is clear, and his faithful katana will be…
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The Sky Frightens
As I slowly (and I do mean slowly) eek out an episode here and there of In The Light Of… on Kindle Vella, I watch lots of YouTube videos for inspiration. What’s my story about? A friendly guy in the present day who helps people deal with UFO abductions. I’m trying to make the UFO…
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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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