A good horror story is subjective. According to Goodreads, horror is “fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the audience.” If your story’s not scary, is it still horror? People label Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles as horror. It’s a great series but I didn’t find the Read more…
Certain locations scream possessed by ghosts. Old cemeteries and abandoned asylums. Eastern State Penitentiary clearly looks like a haunted prison. Do the ghosts of past prisoners still roam the halls? Eastern State Penitentiary is said to be one of the of most haunted places in America. It’s no wonder. When Read more…
Happy Halloween. To celebrate, download a new dark fantasy horror story, The Wailing Town. It’s free today only. Halloween is kind of bittersweet. All month, horror lovers have been looking forward to this day. But after today, the Month of Horror will be over. I’ve been reserving a few horror Read more…
A movie is giving you serious nope vibes and you are loving it. Ever have that experience? What are the best scary horror movies to watch on Netflix? What are some bingeable TV shows that’ll get you in the Halloween mood? Here are my favs. These are in no particular Read more…
Many things can make your haunted house story fail? Flat characters. Bad writing. Boring spirits. Bad pacing. People like to bring up The Turn of the Screw as the ghost story to read. But, I really don’t get it. I was about a third of the way through the book and Read more…
You visit a haunted house. Bad things happen. Either you’re scarred for life or you become one of the ghosts now haunting the house. Haunted location stories have a straightforward storyline. I’m currently writing several and I’ve been struggling to make them unique. Yes, I know there’s nothing new under Read more…
When ebooks first came out, I looked and them and thought, ick. Those aren’t real books. Then, I realized they were cheaper than paper. I became a believer. You’d think I’d learn my lesson. I had a similar reaction when audio picked up steam. Then, someone I knew kept talking Read more…
I don’t know when I started enjoying scary stories. It’s something that’s always been there, like writing. I wish I remembered what started my dark obsession. I wasn’t allowed to watch scary things as a kid. My parents made my brother and I close our eyes whenever Michael Jackson’s Thriller Read more…
Yeas ago, I was doing a Pinterest search for building inspiration for my fantasy world. Mont Saint-Michel came into my feed and I just fell in love. It’s such a beautiful structure. It inspired Isla in The Lost Sciell. A few months later, I learned it was a real place. Read more…
Some horror short films have better acting and visuals than some feature-length movies. And, they’re free. I used to watch a lot of short horror movies on YouTube. My favorite was Lights Out which actually became a movie. I think that film got me into horror shorts. I stopped watching them Read more…
