Well: Short Fiction
For today’s prompt: a married couple (tourists), plagued by marital woes, take a trip to a village on a quiet island. They arrive amidst a once-a-century festival that honours the island’s pagan history. The islanders are convinced that the couple’s arrival on their island has been foretold.
The Hungry Visitor: Short Fiction
Today’s prompt is: a vampire decides to go trick or treating.
Buzzkill: Short Fiction
Today’s prompt is: a strong, handsome man navigates post-apocalyptic world to find love… while fighting off zombees.
Whirlpool: Short Fiction
For my second story, I went with this prompt: a state park employee needs to work a night shift at an isolated visitor center. This location takes nearly an hour to reach by car, yet as a curious weather phenomenon occurs, an after hours visitor shows up…and they didn’t drive there.
The Best Way: Short Fiction
Happy Monday and happy first day of my October writing challenge! From today until Sunday, I'll be writing one piece of fiction a day based on your prompts! Today's prompt: An alleged woman friend locks you in the laundry room with a ghost.
Trick 'r Treat: Movie Review
Trick 'r Treat is an amazingly fun horror comedy anthology film -- perfect for the Halloween season!
Catherine House: Novel Review
Catherine House is Gothic, atmospheric novel with a Poe-esque rotted decadence that seems to choke the reader as much as it does Ines.
No One Gets Out Alive: Movie Review
No One Gets Out Alive follows a standard formula of jump scares, ominous nightly appearances, and a sense of isolation for the protagonist as well as a nice ending that ties everything up in a spooky bow.
The Rules of the Road: Book Review
The Rules of the Road perfectly captures that lonely and sometimes creepy vibe one experiences when they are on a long, long drive in the nondescript areas of America.
Malignant: Movie Review
A young woman who -- after her abusive husband bashes her head into a wall -- begins to have visions of people being murdered, only to find out that those visions are actually happening.
Confessions: Novel Review
Gripping until the end, Confessions is a gritty psychological thriller that explores the types of decisions people might make if driven into a corner.
Midnight Mass - Show Review
An isolated island community experiences miraculous events - and frightening omens - after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.
What One Wouldn't Do: Anthology Review
Coming out on October 5th, What One Wouldn't Do is a dark fiction anthology about what people are capable of when it comes to getting what they want -- tales and poems of witchcraft, necromancy, revenge, and sorrow populate this anthology.
A PLM-Cation
The weather is finally cooling and I am ready for all the sweaters and hot drinks!
The Luminous Dead: Book Review
The Luminous Dead is an emotional rollercoaster that takes you deep into the dark guts of an alien planet, haunted by the rumblings of creatures called Tunnelers that no one has survived an encounter with.
Level 16: Movie Review
I had no idea what I was getting into with this movie, but Level 16 quickly sucked me in. The movie is a dystopian, sci-fi reimagining of The Lord of the Flies, but instead of boys, there are girls who are bred for purity and obedience.
Carmilla, The Moth Diaries, and Jennifer's Body
I deep dive the Gothic world of female vampire eroticism with Carmilla, The Moth Dairies, and Jennifer's Body.
The Ritual: Movie Review
As a horror flick about a mysterious monster hunting down a group of friends while the four men attempt to repair their friendship through the horrific experience of unintentionally being hunted down by a monster, overall definitely a fun movie, but not exactly one that stands out.
The Ritual: Book Review
This book was an odd one for me, not in a bad way though. The first half of the book starts off a wilderness horror, the four friends fight against the elements, then something that seems to be hunting them in the woods. Then the second half becomes cosmic horror.