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Synopsis Hot Splices features eight interwoven tales about the Film Addicts, the flicker freaks, the Cinephages — they devour film for the high, to connect to the art on the granular level...the bleeding perforations in their skin are just part of the game. There are five forbidden films, that when run together can induce madness … Continue reading Creepy Reads: Hot Splices by Mike Watt
Synopsis Ella Louise has lived in the woods surrounding Pilot’s Creek, Virginia, for nearly a decade. Publicly, she and her daughter Jessica are shunned by their upper-crust family and the Pilot’s Creek residents. Privately, desperate townspeople visit her apothecary for a cure to what ails them — until Ella Louise is blamed for the death … Continue reading Creepy Reads: The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman
Synopsis Every year, on her birthday, Laura gets a letter from a stranger. That stranger claims to know the whereabouts of her missing friend Bobby, but there’s a catch: he’ll only tell her what he knows in exchange for something...personal. So begins Laura’s sordid relationship with her new penpal, built on a foundation of quid … Continue reading Creepy Reads: Dear Laura by Gemma Amor
Inspired by the constant encroachments of Christmas upon the rightful Halloween season, Mondo Vulgare has declared a full two months of extra spooky times with The Nightmare During Christmas. From October 31st to December 31st, they will feature wall-to-wall Halloween-themed content, and I have graciously been allowed to participate! My second contribution to The Nightmare … Continue reading Escaping the Spookhouse: HAUNT and the Lingering Trauma of Abuse
Inspired by the constant encroachments of Christmas upon the rightful Halloween season, Mondo Vulgare has declared a full two months of extra spooky times with The Nightmare During Christmas. From October 31st to December 31st, they will feature wall-to-wall Halloween-themed content, and I have graciously been allowed to participate! My first contribution to The Nightmare … Continue reading Movie Review: Satan’s Little Helper
Welcome to day three of the Flame Tree Press Blog Tour for John Everson's new novel The Devil's Equinox! This darkly erotic horror story about arcane rituals and parental love was released on June 13, and I'm joining some fellow bloggers to spread the word about it. My review will go live at a later … Continue reading Flame Tree Press Blog Tour: The Devil’s Equinox by John Everson
Synopsis Ben Shadeland and Eddie Blaze are the hottest young music composers in Hollywood. Fresh off an Oscar nomination, they've just been chosen to score a big-budget horror movie by Lee Stanley, the most demanding director in film. But Ben, the creative half of the duo, hasn't written a note since his wife divorced him … Continue reading Creepy Reads: The Sorrows by Jonathan Janz
