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Interview with Horror Icon: Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale is a horror legend whose work crosses genres. His writing, which borders on the extreme side while revealing the uncomfortable truths behind humanity, history, and human emotions, set the stage for so many authors to come forward with horror works that force us to look at the dark parts of ourselves and…
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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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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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There is A Life After Life Poetry Radio Show: Featuring My Poem “Art Therapy”
Damon Thomas of Rural Gloom hosts a radio show featuring spoken word poetry called There is A Life After Life, and my poem, “Art Therapy,” was on the most recent episode! The station that this show appears on is WGOT 100.1 FM is based in Gainesville, Florida. I am honored to be featured alongside so…
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Auto-Buy Authors: Erika T. Wurth
I am starting a new series featuring my auto-buy authors (authors whose work I will always pick up) and my first feature is on Erika T. Wurth! Today also happens to be her birthday. Erika is an Indigenous author who local to me, and I love how she incorporated aspects of Colorado into her books…
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A Fun and Emotional Take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Puck by Samantha Allen Synopsis “Full of mischief and romance, this book is everything you’d want in a Shakespearean retelling. A joyful, riotous romp!” —Ashley Herring Blake, award-winning author of Delilah Green Doesn’t Care Named a Most Anticipated Romance of 2026 by Marie Claire and USA TODAY In this A Midsummer Night’s Dream-inspired romcom, Puck is a reality show producer…
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