Mar 1, 2016 | The Writing Life
There’s a double standard in the writing industry. Agents complain about writers all the time–if you check an agent’s Twitter feed or blog, there’s bound to be some not-so-nice comments about the writers who query him or her. But if a writer...
Feb 23, 2016 | Scary True Stories
“My grandma just shot me!” It was a recipe for disaster. In 2012, Jonathan Hoffman’s life seemed to be falling apart. His sister was suffering from brain cancer and his family was splitting up. When his parents prepared to move to Arizona for the...
Feb 16, 2016 | The Writing Life
In January 2016, I discovered my friend had a dark side. While he appeared to be an innocuous broadcasting instructor at the local college, it turned out he was leading a double life. He collects *gasp* horror comics. “In fact, I’m going to be at this...
Feb 9, 2016 | Murder at the Movies, Tales of the Supernatural
Laugh if you will, but horror movies are an art form. It’s extremely difficult to get them right. At a conservative estimate, roughly 90 percent of the horror movies I’ve seen have been complete crap. I was thrilled that The Possession was not one of them...
Feb 2, 2016 | Scary True Stories
“It must be a man.” That what police thought when a serial killer stalked Mexico City’s older women in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. The sheer strength needed to manually strangle people – even the elderly – decided it. Le...
