Author: Twilight Sage Moon
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HWA Chills of Winter Poetry Blog Series: Featuring My Poem “A Whisper of Silence”
My poem “A Whisper of Silence” was selected for the Horror Writer’s Association Chills of Winter Poetry Blog Series! It went live today, and I included a poetry writing prompt to explore emotions that you struggle with in a way that puts the reader in your shoes. Writing Prompt for Readers Choose one emotion you…
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Auto-Buy Authors: Amber Hathaway
I loved Amber Hathaway’s writing before we became friends after having work in some of the same anthologies. She has an uncanny ability to create characters who are multi-layered, incorporating mental health, asexual, and autism rep with slow burn horror. I reviewed the first of her series, Little White Flowers, as an HWA Notable Work…
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Interview with Zefyr Lisowski on “Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love”
Zefyr Lisowski is the author of Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love, which has become one of my favorite non-fiction horror collections. It is visceral, touches on so many different horror characters and films through the author’s personal experiences, and is a vital read for anyone who appreciates exploring horror through a…
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Happy One Year Anniversary to Waxing Off by E.E.W. Christman!
Last year at Pride with a Bite, we published WAXING OFF by E.E.W. Christman on this day! This ferocious little novella is so cathartic for queer rage and is more relevant than ever. If you need something to aid your rage, this is the ideal book! ABOUT THE BOOK “Waxing Off is a fresh, engaging…
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A Subliminal Metaphor for Trauma
Itch! by Gemma Amor Synopsis Something moves on the forest floor . . . Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. But the tall, dense pine trees are not…
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Goths for Angie Nixon: Art by Nick Dunkenstein
Artist Nick Dunkenstein (who created my logo and avatar) is from Jacksonville, Florida and a vocal goth. She has experienced feeling distraught for the longest time, but has found renewed hope in politician Angie Nixon, who hails from Jacksonville. Angie has been a powerhouse fighting for LGBTQ+ rights amongst other important issues. To raise awareness,…
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Cosmic Horror, Sporror, and One Hell of a Shock
What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne Synopsis The darkness isn’t empty. It’s hungry. At the edge of the City of the Void, a massive chasm extends miles into the earth, its treacherous terrain overrun with vicious monsters and carnivorous plants. For orphaned best friends Petra and Jade, guiding treasure-seeking tourists down into the Void is…
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There is A Life After Life Poetry Radio Show: Featuring My Poem “Saved…?”
My spoken word poetry was featured again on Damon Thomas’s radio show, There is A Life After Life! Damon is a multi-generational Floridian, horror author, and runs Rural Gloom. My poem, “Saved..?,” was on the most recent episode of his radio show. The station that this show appears on is WGOT 100.1 FM is based…
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An Unapologetic Take on Family Influencers, Parasocial Relationships, Mental Health, and Loss
You Watched in Silence by H. Lee Justine Synopsis In this shivery blend of queer psychological thriller and horror, evocatively set in the secluded islands of the Pacific Northwest, You Watched in Silence combines the bite of Jessica Knoll with the twists of Verity and the atmospheric tension of The Haunting of Bly Manor. Caitlyn believes her world is falling…
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Paul Tremblay Takes on Sporror and the Pandemic in Middle-Grade Horror
Another by Paul Tremblay Synopsis The bone-chilling, instantly New York Times bestselling tale of an unsettling, unbreakable friendship—from acclaimed horror author Paul Tremblay. “All the questions we ask as kids about who we are and what we’re worth take a terrifying turn in this spooky tale of a sinister, inhuman imposter and the nightmares he brings. Tremblay…
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