That weird little plant you scraped up from the gutter. That pulsating mountain off the coast of Japan. That collection of body parts you procured for your experiments. Can you feel the unearthly forces about to burst forth and release the monster that could conquer the world? On New Year's Day 2018, I posted New Year, New You, a story about becoming what you truly want to be. Behind the story were horror writing goals I set for myself. I wrote more. I submitted more stories for publication and contests. I applied to writing events. It was scary and hard wo[...]
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horror fiction
0 My day was filled with body horror. I was taking an online first aid course. I was expecting a review of CPR and how to use an AED machine. But the first aid section was the stuff of horror movies: shockingly graphic and so, so bloody. The wound care module opened with an arm so lacerated, they could’ve been fighting off Jason Voorhees and a freshly sharpened machete. But the eye module was worse. I now know the proper first aid if you have your eyelid sliced off. Not just cut open, so your eye socket fills with blood and you need stitches. No[...]
