Stephen King was a gateway to horror for me. I grew up loving monster movies and doing school reports on Edgar Allen Poe and the Salem witch trials. Then, at ten years old, my uncle took me to see The Shining. I pestered my mom until she let me read her movie tie-in paperback, and I was captivated. I’d never read anything like Stephen King before. I fell completely into the worlds he built. The scenery surrounded me; his characters felt like people I knew. In the whirl of supernatural beings and evil forces, Stephen King’s stories felt more rea[...]
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4 I have dipped my toe into the new book Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King. If you didn't know, some of our Midnighters are reading the newest Stephen King release for our celebration of #FrighteningFall. Go read the initial post here. Stephen King...It's easier to list the books I haven't read than have. I have shelves in my bookcase dedicated to his work. I belong to the Stephen King library and get all his new books shipped to my house. I mean...why wouldn't you? He is one of the people I would love to meet, though I'm sure I would freak out[...]
We, here at The Midnight Society, are big Stephen King fans. When we heard IT was being made into a movie...we freaked out a little. Okay, a lot. The book is a monster, published in 1986 it stands at 1138 pages. The story flips between the late 1950s and the mid 1980s...27 years in-between. A great look at life as a kid versus life as an adult, how our fears change, but never leave us. I've read the book twice. Scared the crud out of me, infected my brain with ideas that creatures in the drains were going to kill me. Then the mini-series aired in the fall of[...]
So, I took myself to see a movie this week... Annabelle: Creation. Yes, I took myself. Yes, I truly enjoy seeing scary movies alone. Though there were two other people in the theater, *sigh* they didn't scream or bother me, so I let them live. Let's be honest...Annabelle, The Conjuring movies...I'll happily go see ANY AND ALL of them. Possessions. Demons. Ghosts. Creepiness. These are a few of my favorite things. So, we all know Annabelle, that is based on a real doll tucked safely away behind glass guarded by priests and the Warrens. We saw Annabelle...one[...]
This month will be a special horror movie live-tweet event! We will be heading to summer camp and watching THREE movies. All in the Friday the 13th franchise. Why? Well... Our fabulous fearless leader Jolene hosts a writer/artist showcase where she posts stories and art on her blog. Each year she has a different theme and likes these creations to be a little creepy. I have been honored to be a part of the last three themes: haunted house, harvest festival, and haunted hotel. This year will be my fourth. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to unite artists, to c[...]
God, I love Twin Peaks. And I love David Lynch. I recently posted on my own blog about what an inspiration Lynch is for me, particularly in how he stays true to his ideas. But for this post I want to focus on something else, because I know that Lynch's work is not for everyone. Some people find the pacing of Twin Peaks agonizing, it's humor cartoonish and it's soap opera presentation off-putting. As a kid who grew up watching General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, I adore it. But even if you don't care for Lynch's style, I still think there is a lot for you to[...]
Okay, my creepy-loving friends, time to announce the chosen movie for my monthly live-tweet. For June, let's watch a horror movie...GET OUT. The 2017 American horror film was written, co-produced and directed by Jordan Peele, his directorial debut. I have not seen this. AAAAHHHH! I tried to go to the theater, but the schedule was mean and said no. So I have no witty insights to share here, only the blurb from the back of the DVD case. "When Chris, a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinis[...]
We're celebrating middle grade horror this month. So I thought of middle grade me, and if you had asked kid-me if I liked horror, I would have said no. Maybe because Mom was all about the non-scary, about keeping us from things that she didn’t like. Maybe because Dad liked it, but being a not-so-talkative guy, there was never any discussion about it. But when I look back on my childhood, I did like horror. If Dad was watching some crazy, creepy movie, I watched it, the whole time knowing I “shouldn’t”. I had books I loved, only later realizing they were h[...]
Good Morning, poppets, I have something SO exciting for all of you today. My critique partner and friend, Jessica Bayliss, is revealing her cover! Jessica is unfathomably talented. I was chatting with my mom the other day, trying to remember the title of this amazing book I just read so she could buy it. Turns out the book I was remembering was Jessica's most recent story I had the privilege of beta-ing!. She is THAT good. ^^^ This is a Jessica ^^^ And now onto the goods! Broken Chords by Jessica Bayliss Genre: YA Horror (novella) Release dat[...]
My daughter, somewhere around age 7 or 8, told me that her friend insisted they put their hands up when driving by a cemetery. If you didn’t…a ghost would follow you home. I told her that wasn’t true. No amount of putting your hands in the air would stop a ghost from following you home. Mom of the year…right? She asked me if I believed in ghosts. I said yes. And I do believe that cemeteries are full of paranormal goodness. Though I am unsure of the odds of something following you home, I do believe it could happen. Cemeteries are strange places, a consta[...]