*How long have you been writing for?* I started writing for fun in high school, but stopped for some time once I went to college. I didn’t pick up into writing until I was teaching Middle School in Baltimore City when I got much more into the local theatre scene. I had written plays before […]
Andrew is a novel by author M.J. Orz. This is the first review I’ve written in almost two years so please forgive it if it lacks any sort of depth. The novel is an anthology format that weaves different stories together, all tied in nicely by their connection to the eponymous Andrew. One strength of […]
Hey guys, BadAssGeek here. All movie lovers know what it feels like when you discover a movie that surprises you. You go into it with little-to-no expectations and find yourself blown away. When that movie is over you find yourself excited and can’t wait to tell everyone you know about it, but it’s 2 a.m. […]
The sparrow had disturbed Grandmother throughout the week. She was living with us, and had been for some time. Grandmother had grown so frail that I insisted she move in. For her advanced age, Grandmother was healthy and content with only the faintest hits of senility. Her eyes were failing, we weren’t sure she heard […]
If there was an Eisner for Best Week of Comics, this one would have to be nominated. Die Kitty Die #1 (Astro Comix / Chapter House) The sign of good story tell can be when you are reading a first issue but you feel like you have known this character your whole life. Die Kitty […]
Last month, I talked about movies that all horror writers must watch to help them become better storytellers. Learning what makes good horror stories work so well can give an incredible boost to your own writing in the same way that absorbing more books (both good and bad) can help you hone your craft. Here is another roundup of […]
The Shallows is a 2016 film featuring a surfer lady getting lost in Mexico or some foreign country while being attacked by Jabberjaw. Was the shark some sort of monster? I don’t think so, at least not with how many sharks are killed a year by humans. Now I am not trying to make some […]
Before we get to the synopsis, let’s roll with a bit of history. In the spring of 1946, a serial killer dubbed The Phantom Killer terrorized Texarkana. Over the span of ten weeks, he attacked eight people, killing five. Seeing as how these attacks occurred at night, they were referred to as The Texarkana Moonlight […]
Dusty scores a press pass to ScareFest and sees some wonderful, terrible things
I was given a PDF edition of The Uncommitted by Margaret Goss for review. The cover art is eye-catching; so are a few inconsistencies. Perhaps I notice them more than others because of my years in publishing. I do have to admit they did little to distract from the story itself…only the overall presentation of […]