I have always had a deep fascination with serial killers. So let me stop you right now and tell you that if you have any book recommendations for me based off this information, to go straight to the comments and tell me what to read. I devour anything involving them, mainly non-fiction, but that’s because there used to not be a ton of serial killer books in the young adult category. In fact, we've talked about serial killers on this blog too, one of my favorites being the post on the true story of HH Holmes and the Murder Castle (which is terrible and awful and[...]
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1 Hmm, do you perhaps know a little book called.... (If you don't, it's on sale for 99 cents right now, so get on that!!) Well, our favorite #HorrorTwins are back with a sequel! Are you ready for this? Serial killers? The perfectness of a book that celebrates all that is autumn? and.... murder? And, obviously, BEAUTIFUL COVERS! Look at the pretty!! HAUNTED (THE WOODSVIEW MURDERS, #2) Last October, corpses piled up in Woodsview, Massachusetts faster than autumn leaves in the dead of fall. The small town changed forever when Jeremy Kane, known as the Harvester, sl[...]
Hello, Darlings!! I am SO thrilled to have our very own Horror Twins, Brian LeTendre and Jolene Haley, on the blog today! They graciously let me feast on their brains about their books, both past and upcoming. So I'll stop boring you and just hop right in! How did you two start writing together in the first place? Brian: I was lucky enough to participate in a few of the Pen & Muse writing showcases (Dark Carnival and Haunt), and I was a big fan of Jolene's because she's such a positive force in the writing community. I asked her to be a gu[...]
You know what I love? Creepy towns with secrets. Amusement parks have always felt ominous to me. Crowds of people happily running around, blind to what's going on around them in their joy. The rides are running--death traps if I've ever seen one--carnival food consumed by the bucketful, made by people peering out at the cheery park goers who don't know anyone in that town or have any reason to care about what happens when your food is made. It's hot, the day is coming to a close, there's a magic in the air that could be great, or could be.... something....else. A[...]
Let's revisit this classic book of Scary Stories! Have you read this? It's responsible for getting many great readers into horror.. Synopsis Are you brave enough for Scary Stories? Some boys and girls were at a party one night. There was a graveyard down the street, and they were talking about how scary it was. "Don't ever stand on a grave after dark," one of the boys said. "The person inside will grab you." "A grave doesn't scare me," said one of the girls. "I'll do it right now. . . ." Welcome to the macabre world of Scary Stories. Inside, you'll find alar[...]
Howdy, horror fans! It's me, Kathy! I am thrilled to announce my choice for our Midnight Book Club read for April! I am super-dee duper excited to read MARY: The Summoning! And then I shall attempt to host the Twitter chat where we can talk about all the creepiness. AND WAIT THERE'S MORE...the author, the fabulous Hillary Monahan, has accepted my invitation to join us for our chat. So we can ask all the questions and quite possible fangirl a bit too much. Which is completely acceptable and not at all weird. So join the fun and read MARY: THE SUMMONING. And a HUGE[...]
Hello Kittens, Well, the month of love is almost gone. I've eaten more than enough chocolate, but there won't be much of a break in that department...my supermarket is already full of mini eggs and chocolate carrots (arguably the best kind of carrot). I've thought a lot about what I wanted my post to be about...I revisited some of my favourite horror ships (Cat and Casper, anyone??), dwelled on flicks that show us real love (ODD THOMAS, *happy sigh*), but I wasn't feeling the urge to write about any of that...While I wanted to stick with the theme of lo[...]
Hello Kittens, Boy, have I had a week. I'd tell you all about it, but I really don't want to turn this into a big pity party. I've done enough sulking. So instead of whining about my life, I thought we could chat about real life horror...in publishing! Now, I know that a lot of you out there are just like me; Agentless (as of a week ago #frown) and wading through the cold, dank query trenches. Querying is terrifying. Sending your words out into the world to be judged at face value is enough to give me the chills in the middle of August. But you know wh[...]
Hello, good day, bonjour. It's been many months since we chatted last. I took a much-needed hiatus from everything excepting real life -- hence my absence -- but as things go, I'm back like a bad case of herrrrr--- herpy derpies? Bunny rabbits. It's been long enough that you ought to suffer a re-introduction from me. So I'll keep this brief, sparing those who are familiar already: Hello! My name is Kira. I write low-key horror fiction and dark urban fantasy for young adults, I'm pre-query on my first novel, and I'm a senior-level graphic designer.[...]
I was initially going to post this week about my favorite slasher Jason Voorhees, and why I love him so. But my fellow Midnighters have done such a great job writing about different slashers and why they’re so great, I decided instead to write about the Woodsview Harvester. The Harvester is the slasher that Jolene and I created for our new Woodsview Murders series as our love letter to all the slashers that have come before. I can honestly say creating a slasher was one of the items on my writing bucket list. I literally grew up in the era of slashers. Texas Ch[...]