Spooky Challenge - Day 7
A Brando Sando magic system that fucks…
In space.
From Patrick Barb
Spooky Challenge - Day 6
Inspired by the huge parrot I saw today and my unhinged friends 😂
Picture credit: Crimson_harpy on Instagram
Spooky Challenge - Day 3
Today’s prompt is from my friend from Pseudopod, Alex Hofelich. He and I share a mutual love of Mothman, which should come as no surprise that his prompt for me is: Mothman's badonk.
Spooky Challenge - Day 2
Second day, second challenge. Today, it’s a drabble based off the prompt: Halloween in Space!
Spooky Challenge - Day 1
The first story of my annual writing challenge! Join me for the next seven days for spooky stories!
Today’s prompt from Marilyn D: It’s your last year of trick-or-treating, and your parents have let you go alone. At your last house, you ask to use the restroom, and when you leave the house, you realize the streets are all empty and all the lights along the street are out… including the house you were just in.
Withered Hill: Novel Review
I loved the folk horror elements and the use of dual timelines, I loved how the mystery slowly unfurly in trickles and drops, I loved the strangeness of Withered Hill, and I loved the brutality of the ending.
Something in the Walls: Novel Review
Something in the Walls was a fun, wild ride. From the twists and turns, the superstitions and madness a group of people can be consumed by, this novel did not let go.
In The Valley Of The Headless Men: Novella Review
In The Valley of the Headless Men is as poignant as it is chilling. Definitely pick up a copy if you’re a fan of folklore and wilderness horror!
Lure: Novella Review
The plot pulls at you like a riptide, you’re swept away, choking on the salt, as you watch the villagers suffer the curse of the sea.
I Believe in Mister Bones: Novel Review
Besides being a book about an urban legend about a monster named Mister Bones, the book also offers a pretty candid view on the horror indie scene. It was refreshing and fun honestly.
Crushing Snails: Novel Review
The end was a slowly tightening noose, a part of me wished Winnie would fight against it, the majority of me accepted this slow sinking into darkness along with her.
Spooky Challenge 2024 — Day 7
Day 7’s prompt: “An incompetent serial killer is menacing a small town, but for some reason (sheer luck) he is never caught. What finally gets him caught?” — J.W. Donley
Spooky Challenge 2024 — Day 6
Day 6’s prompt: “A gothic horror kaiju story.” – Carson Winter
Spooky Challenge 2024 — Day 5
Day 5’s prompt: “When I found the dead man in the abandoned bowling alley, he was wearing shoes two sizes too big, and there was a rattling wheeze coming from behind the pins at the end of the lane.” – TJ Price
Spooky Challenge 2024 — Day 4
Day 4’s prompt: “One day, Justina’s period starts exactly when it’s supposed to, but blood isn’t the only things she’s menstruating out of her body…” – L Walter
Spooky Challenge 2024 — Day 3
Day 3’s prompt:
“The runner’s high brings euphoria and a sense of freedom. But one night, that feeling leads down a deadly path of destruction – leaving the runner with no memory of what they’ve done or why.” – Chris Anderson
Spooky Challenge 2024 - Day 2
Day 2’s prompt: A rope on the sidewalk starts killing people.