To Inspire You Yesterday was the 2 year anniversary of Horror Made. Woo Whoo! I’m still floored by how much this blog has grown and more importantly- all of the amazing and creative people I have met on my journey. Thank you for being one of them. Where will our journey take us next? Here’s …
As part of my research into finding some more ongoing narrative horror podcasts I started listening to the Tanis Podcast. This podcast choice was based on the recommendation of BOOKMARC in the comment section of my top 10 horror story podcasts post. I’ve been binge listening to this podcast for weeks now. The story is addicting …
We continue our journey through the Rock and Shock 2015 bookshelf and today we come to one that will forever live next to my volume of Grimm’s Fairytales: Once Upon An Apocalypse Authors Forward by Jonathan Maberry Edited by Scott T. Goudsward & Rachel Kenley Genre: Horror, Zombies, Fractured Fairy Tales 3 Sentence Synopsis: Think of all …
The short answer? Sell ’em. OK, but where? For how much? And what kind of Stories actually get sold?! I’ve been wondering all of this as I’ve been whittling away on some of my own so I figured, I’d share what I’ve been learning with you as well. I’ve broken sites down by their submission guidelines …
Ever miss being told a bedtime story that ends up freaking you out so much that you have feverish dreams of monstrous creatures? I did. So I figured I would bring you my favorite podcasts that fill my scary stories need. As a quick side note, I did a top 10 Horror Podcasts of 2014 and …
To Inspire You: Damn, the light went out. That’s ok, I know my way. Did you hear something? ~Jeanette Andromeda Created by You: Last week’s prompt was “Locked Away”. And, as usual, you all came up with some fun, frightening, and wonderful haiku. But I wanted to share with you all the vulnerable longer-form poem … Continue reading
To find the core of your tale of terror You must slice through the flesh Find the details in reality True terror that is beyond fiction Pluck them from the still beating heart And splash crimson to the page Family savagely eviscerated by an animal Maniac stores human head in freezer Tear the details from … Continue reading
To Inspire You Already trapped, it’s only a matter of time before they take me. ~Jeanette Andromeda Last week I created a twitter poll asking you guys to pick the location of this week’s haikuesday artwork. And at 41% the near-winner was mental institution. So here’s what I made: Created by You: Last week’s inspiration … Continue reading
Traveling down a darkened tunnel Moving slowly Don’t let them see you Emerging on the other side Don’t let them see you Small creatures Little legs with furrowed brows Waiting to run your way With malicious intent A spotlight shines down in the center of the arena You make your way toward it leaping from … Continue reading
Inspired by you: Last week… I over slept… This week, I’m catching up. But your poems into the swirling dark of Haikuesday warmed my weary soul. For your cries into the echoing darkness I offer this: it’s when it’s quiet that you really should worry it means they’re plotting #horrorhaikuesday — Kylie Goetz (xkg) (@eXtremeKylieG) … Continue reading
It’s a lovely day for a walk. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping, wait. Those are not normal birds. Their wing span is immense. They have long sharp beaks, and they are circling above me. The large maple trees adorning each side of the street give me little protection from these foreign creatures … Continue reading
To Inspire You: I offer the first thing that popped into my head upon waking this morning. At the crack of noon no less. When you’re a stranger you can be stranger than the others in the wind ~Jeanette Andromeda Created by You: Last week, you all shared your wicked words spawned from my piece … Continue reading
