2024-09-02 06:21:15Disclaimer: An author and editor, I am not a mental health professional. Trigger warning: Addiction, grief, loss, animal death. Holistic Horrors: EV Knight’s “The Flannigan Cure” from American Cannibal by L. E. Daniels Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol-related…
2024-07-13 16:09:25By Lee Murray Trigger Warning: This article addresses issues mental illness. Trauma. Anxiety. Depression. Psychosis—the Venn diagram where horror and mental illness meet at times seems a perfect circle. This panel will examine the role that horror can play,…
2024-07-06 16:09:26By Lee Murray Striking a sustainable work-life balance for the long-game in horror takes time and experience. Eric LaRocca, Christa Carmen, Ace Antonio-Hall (Nzondi), Pamela Jeffs, and EV Knight offer their insights in a panel moderated by L. E.…
2024-06-29 16:09:26By Lee Murray Trigger Warning: This article addresses issues of grief, loss, and mental health. Moderated with compassion by Mo Moshaty, an author-producer with experience working closely with death doulas, the panel commenced with a round-robin of introductions, including…
2024-06-22 16:09:58By Lee Murray Trigger Warning: This article addresses mental illness. For this panel, held in the virtual space, I had the honour to be joined by panellists L.E. (Lauren Elise) Daniels, Lauren McMenemy, John Palisano, and Angela Yuriko Smith…
2024-05-28 05:05:29 Short-Story Review by Lee Murray “Through the Looking Glass and Straight into Hell” (a short story by Christa Carmen, published in In Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror, edited by Mark Matthews Plot Summary: In Christa…
2024-03-01 09:10:08 Trigger Warning: This article addresses mental health. This month on Holistic Horrors we take a brief look at the role of poetry in promoting well-being and connectiveness. Numerous studies suggest that this is the case. For example, in…
2024-01-01 09:10:27 Trigger warning: This article discusses mental health. Happy New Year to all our colleagues for 2024! As we head into 2024, and before the Wellness Committee gets stuck into its work for the coming year, it is appropriate…
2023-11-01 08:10:00In this month’s column, Del Gibson and Lee Murray discuss the recent HWA Weird & Wonderful Panel, P.M. Raymond reflects on the StokerCon 2023 Self-Care for Horror Writers Panel, while Anton Cancre offers a heartfelt response to the StokerCon…
2023-08-01 07:27:23The following post contains this writer’s individual experiences and opinions. This post should not be interpreted as mental health diagnosis or treatment. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact your nearest mental health center or local…
