Maybe it’s the whiskey talking. Maybe it’s the new Devilment CD that I’m jamming to but either way the ideas for this list are flowing. I think that I have made my choices rather evident throughout the year so this will most likely not be a shock to anyone. Please send any complaints to […]
Mercy (Blumhouse Productions 2014) just might have the set up of the perfect storm to be the next big horror film. If it is not enough for you that Mercy is based on the short story “Gramma” from Stephen King’s Skeleton Crew, the cast of Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead), and Dylan McDermott (American […]
A little over a week ago, the news came out that Michael Pitt will not be returning to the show Hannibal in the role of Mason Verger. Knowing that I am a huge fan of the show (and an even bigger fan of the actor himself), friends and social media acquaintances of mine were quick […]
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Attractive Nuisance
The worn brickwork and exposed pipes adorning Legendary Comics and Coffee’s interior miraculously succeeded in making the long, narrow café feel homey instead of dank and dingy. The atmosphere was equal parts historical renovation and intentional steampunk design. This atmosphere was welcoming to the faithful customers who saw the shop more as a clubhouse than […]
Horror-writers and Elizabeth Fields are teaming up to bring you a chance to win a signed copy of her latest book “Still The Night”. The contest is simple, just retweet today’s HW Twitter posting that is a picture of Elizabeth and her book. You will be automatically entered and one random retweeter will be randomly […]
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WolfCop: Movie Review
My mother always said, “If you ain’t howlin’, you ain’t livin’.” Did Lou Garou’s mother tell him the same thing? No way to know for sure. If I were to guess, I’d say “yes”. “Howl, young man, HOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWL,” she’d say with fire in her eyes, and Lou would nod and take a swig of his […]
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Acadia’s Law: Book Review
Synopsis: Ask yourself: How would YOU survive an epidemic? Acadia King is a young widow suddenly faced with answering this question, and in ways she could have never dreamed possible at the start of her evening. It has been two long years since the death of her husband. Caving to the pressure from her good […]
I got the idea to write a few two sentence horror stories a few months ago. After pondering the idea for a couple of days of how I could accomplish the telling of an entire story in just two short sentences, I accepted the challenge to push myself and other horror writers to do the […]
Clever. One word; clever. That is how I will summarize Still the Shadows by Elizabeth Fields, a collection of four short horror stories suitable for young adults or adults who have a preference other than the hack ‘n slash gore and zombie apocalypse that seems to be on permanent repeat on Amazon’s “Top Choices” list. […]
Arachnaphobes Take Cover! A team of scientists found eight, count them, eight potentially new species of spiders in an Indian tiger preserve. Field studies at the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is difficult due the bears, bison, tigers of course, and venomous snakes that live in the region, so microfauna like spiders have been ignored. The researchers […]