We’re under a hundred days till Halloween, so I think we can safely say it’s spooky season. And that means it’s time to start putting together our viewing lists for spooky season. So, as I’ve done for the past several years, I’ve made a list of films to check out in the lead up to … … Continue reading →
Hello Followers of Fear. I did say I would be back, but this is sooner than expected, isn’t it? Anyway, I’m happy to announce that it looks like I have one more event I’ll be appearing at before the year is out. Remember when I did BookBash earlier this year? Well, they decided to host … … Continue reading →
Happy birthday to the blog,Happy birthday to the blog.Happy Birthday to Rami Ungar the Writer.Happy birthday tot he blog. Well, this snuck up on me. But it’s true: today is the fifteenth anniversary of when this blog first came online. I still remember the day in the library that I created the blog. I had … … Continue reading →
You know, I thought I would have this post out much sooner than this. But things have been busy these last two weeks. There’s been work, the Columbus Book Festival,* an article to write, and even submitting a short story for Bram Stoker consideration (if you didn’t know, that takes a lot more work than … … Continue reading →
Peter Pan is a character/story that every child loves growing up. However, as we actually grow up, not only do we see the tragedy of the character, but you also realize he’s kind of creepy. I mean, he hides outside a window to listen to a girl tell her brothers stories. And in the books, … … Continue reading →
You might have heard of this novel, even if you haven’t read it or even if you don’t read horror. That’s because it recently won the Pulitzer Prize, the first horror novel to ever do so. And given the stature of the Pulitzer Prize, that’s quite the accomplishment (though as my friend and colleague Kevin … … Continue reading →
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of reviewing The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson (see my review here). To say the least, it was quite the read. And since I’m lucky enough to be friends with its author, I thought I would pick her thoughts and see what she has to say … … Continue reading →
You know, the last time I did one of these posts, I had barely anything to say other than I’d done a new draft of The Shape of Evil. I just wanted to let people know all the things I was juggling at that time. Well, eight months have passed since then, and things are … … Continue reading →
Hello, my Followers of Fear. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Well, that couldn’t be helped. I had StokerCon the first week of June, and then I had a whole to-do list to go through after I got back. Finally, I had my first week back at work, and that took up a lot of … … Continue reading →
I first met Tamika Thompson last year on the Diversity in Horror panel at StokerCon. Later, I read a short story by her that I really enjoyed, and she told me her debut novel was coming out soon that explored similar themes as her short story. I was immediately intrigued and, as soon as I … … Continue reading →