2024-09-28 08:00:40 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve been storytelling since I was a little girl and knew I wanted to be a published author from the time I could write. I’d cast my family and friends in…
2024-09-27 08:00:31 What inspired you to start writing? Reading books I loved. Tell us about your work in 25 words or less. My work is queer, monstrous, and playful. What was it about the horror genre that drew you…
2024-09-26 08:10:13Short-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 Carmen’s weird science through-the-looking-glass…
2024-09-26 08:00:58 What inspired you to start writing? I guess the same thing as every other writer: I couldn’t find what I wanted to read, so I decided to write it myself. Tell us about your work in 25…
2024-09-25 08:00:46 What inspired you to start writing? I had always loved telling stories going back to when I first learned how to read and write. Through grammar and high school, college, and even law school, I worked on…
2024-09-24 08:10:33NOTABLE WORKS REVIEW: “No Flesh over Our Bones” by Mariana Enríquez Reviewed by Belicia Rhea Short story in Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez. Hoggarth, 2017. Trigger Warning: This review addresses eating disorders and mental health.…
2024-09-24 08:00:33 What inspired you to start writing? In my life, I often feel powerless against so many injustices. When I write, I have a power I can get nowhere else. It’s incredible. Tell us about your work in…
2024-09-23 15:54:34 Just a quick reminder: the Horror Writers Association scholarship applications are due October 1st. The following scholarships are available. The Horror Writers Association Scholarship The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship Diversity Grants The Dark Poetry Scholarship The…
2024-09-23 08:00:30 What inspired you to start writing? I read a lot growing up, becoming particularly obsessed with Encyclopedia Brown. As I grew older and moved on to King and others, I’d sometimes wonder if I had it in…
2024-09-22 08:10:44NOTABLE WORKS REVIEW: “Know Your Code” by Ramsey Campbell Reviewed by Penny Jones. Short story published in Chiral Mad 3: An anthology of psychological horror, edited by Michael Bailey, published by Written Backwards. Trigger Warning: This article addresses mental…