Happy October! This is definitely one of my favorite times of year–pumpkins, pumpkin chocolate-chip cookies, Halloween, horror movies, cooler weather, and so many new book releases. For those of you in the Halloween spirit, I’ve got 3 fun updates: 1.) First, my horror-romance novella GHOST FIRE is out today! Set in Paige Tyler’s Dallas Fire … [Read more…]
Fictional creatures have the power to intrigue us, amuse us, delight us–and terrify us beyond belief. I asked the authors in the Writers Who Read interview series a simple question, What is the creepiest creature in literature? Here are their choices for the scariest non-human entities, drawn from classic horror to children’s books, that are trapped (we hope) … [Read more…]
I’m over at the romance site Lady Smut today talking about horror movies that center on women’s sexuality. Read the post here. This list of films contains, not coincidentally, some of my favorite horror flicks. I love a good scare, but even moreso I love it when there’s a deeper meaning behind the monsters, murder, … [Read more…]
Horror season is nigh, and along with my steady diet of rom-coms, I’ve started watching more scary movies. This week I viewed IT FOLLOWS, which is a cross between THE RING and a bad afterschool special: A girl, Jay (Maika Monroe), finds herself being followed by a shape-shifting monster after having sex. If she wants … [Read more…]
I just watched THE BABADOOK, this Australian horror movie streaming on Netflix about a creature that comes alive from the pages of a children’s book–one you’d never borrow from your library because it’s a creepy vintage popup book and also it’s fucking evil. It made me think a lot about stories and what makes them scary. … [Read more…]
I’m so excited for Friday night’s premiere of Constantine that I’ve taken to drink. It’s not like I’m counting down the days or have watched the preview over three times, really, it’s just that, you know, some shows demand a cocktail creation. My Steamed Demon here is similar to a whiskey sour, except it’s with … [Read more…]
I’ve loved horror movies since I was a kid, but it’s different now. Horror has changed. I’ve always enjoyed fantasy, with its implication that there are worlds and creatures unknown and unseen in our daily lives. And within the fantasy realm I’m especially drawn to dark paranormal stories, in the same way my toddler is … [Read more…]
Today I’m welcoming writer Cait Spivey, author of the novella I See The Web and its sequel, A Single Thread, which comes out on Halloween. I gulped down I See the Web over the weekend, and, despite being a severe arachnophobe, enjoyed reading a unique tale with a funny young adult narrator. (But, yes, I … [Read more…]
Today I welcome a guest post by Hillary Monahan, author of the new YA horror Mary: The Summoning, talking about a horror trope that needs to die as part of the Halloween 2014 series. Our scene is a party, possibly in a frat house but more likely in a cabin in the middle of the … [Read more…]
Though I’m mainly a romance writer, I’m writing a horror story this fall. I’ve long been drawn to ghosts and gothics, and it’s been a great experience. Here are ten reasons why all romance writers should try writing in a genre like horror occasionally. (Of course this all comes with the caveat that seasoned horror … [Read more…]