Welcome to zombie week! I hope it's been fun for you and no un-dead have wandered out of a cornfield to eat you for dinner. If you're reading this, I guess you're safe, but stay vigilant! I have to admit that I'm not a huge zombie fan...ghosts and demons are more my jimmie-jam. Watching the un-dead saunter along the street hoping to catch and eat people never thrilled me. But I'm hopping on the zombie train because I have discovered something. Zombies can be more than mindless creatures hobbling out of the trees. This revelation struck when I read... Zombie[...]
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4 I have seen the premiere of ASH VS. EVIL DEAD, and it is glorious. Before we get into that thought, allow me to set the scene. I attended New York Comic Con this past weekend, and ASH. VS. EVIL DEAD pretty much ruled the entire show. Smack dab in the middle of the front lot was an exhibit that allowed fans to go into the trailer that Ash lives in on the new show. On Saturday at 3pm, over a thousand EVIL DEAD fans filed into the historic Hammerstein Ballroom for the ASH VS. EVIL DEAD panel. Moderated by Kevin Smith, the panel featured the cast of the[...]
Hello kittens, First, before I type another pretty little word, did you guys know that HARROWED is out?? It's written by our very own Jolene Haley and Brian LeTendre. You can click the title and it'll bring you right to the goodreads page! Where you go from there is up to you *cough*buyitnow*cough*. Now, as you may know, it is the most wonderful time of the year. The trees are turning golden hues, everything is pumpkin flavoured, and Halloween is just around the corner. It's also premiere season! All the best shows are back on TV with a mighty vengeance[...]
Hi all! It's an exciting day here. Not only am I bringing you yet more horror from our favorite science fiction show, but the new season starts TOMORROW! Dr. Who returns. Eeeeeeekk! I'm hoping for more terror out in space. But first let's go back to the Tenth Doctor played by David Tennant back in 2006 and an episode that takes us back in Earth's history. The show begins with screaming. People dressed in elaborate gowns and wearing masks race through a hall. Behind them a shadow drifts across the wall and a terrible ticking, whirring sound makes your bl[...]
I decided to tackle a post on something I am asked about all the time. Like, really, all the time. I don't think more than a day goes by where someone isn't emailing/tweet/DMing/PMing me for querying advice. It comes with the territory of being a literary agent intern (multiple times). So I decided to do a comprehensive post on my top advice for those who are querying horror. As not only someone who writes it, but someone who interns for the Bree Ogden (horror queen), I know plenty about it. Giveaway! I'll be selecting two queries to help in the month of October[...]
The verse about Lizzie Borden goes like this: Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother 40 whacks. And when the job was nicely done, She gave her father 41. I remember skipping rope to this very verse, and it's one that isn't really kind to Lizzie--I mean, she was acquitted of the murders. Since then, there have been various retellings of this story, but none quite like the YA version Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie are releasing TODAY. Sweet Madness tells the Lizzie Borden tale as seen through the eyes of Lizzie's Irish maid. I was lucky enough to receive a[...]
Hello, kittens! I have an extra special post for you all to feast your peepers on. First of all, I want to congratulate the winner of my First Post Giveaway....Hay Farris!! I'll track you down and start building you the coolest package ever. If that's not exciting enough, I'm a beyond thrilled to have Aaron Mahnke on the blog today! If you don't know Aaron, not only does he write incredible supernatural thrillers, but he is the creator/host/producer/king of the podcast LORE. (I'll wait while you frantically listen to all the episodes your day allows. I[...]
This just in...a GIVEAWAY!!!! http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/YTdmM2RlYjFhMDQ0NmM1YWQxNjA5MTk3ZGNiYTk3Ojg=/? GUYS! You have noooooooooo idea how excited I am to share with you the cover of HARROWED! THIS IS THE BOOK YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! And our very own Jolene and Brian co-wrote this baby! I mean seriously, the talent that has been shoved between these pages! OMFG! Okay, I promise...no more exclamation points. I've already abused them enough here. But, as a lover of horror, I cannot wait for this book to be out in the world. And the cover? I[...]
Hello, kittens. We all have that one story we like to tell at parties. You know the one I'm talking about. It usually starts with "It happened to a friend of a friend of mine..." They're usually just trendy retellings of our favourite urban legends. They're supposed to capture your attention in between drink refills, not scare you. I never thought any of them were true...until I heard the story of the goblins. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story "The Tale of the Reoccurring Goblin". I remember it l[...]
Hey everyone! My name is Jenna J. and I am new around here!!! I am super excited to be a part of The Midnight Society!!! Like, you really don’t understand the depths of my excitement. I am a writer who loves horror, young adult novels, and watching endless amounts of Netflix. I am a twenty something girl who lives in California and works in accounting at a university. I am someone who is still trying to figure out where I belong and what I belong to. I am an introvert to the core and I am not very good with people. But that’s all the boring stuff. On to[...]