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I was asked to interview the accomplished Maria Alexander for Gothic.net, and the more I researched and read about her and her work, the more intrigued I became with the artist herself. She has proven her abilities time and time again in fiction and poetry, along with her unmatchable creative side which touches on singing and martial arts, as well. Her life travels and experiences show in her eloquent words and the worlds she builds. With her poetry collection, AT LOUCHE ENDS: POETRY FOR THE […]
April 30th, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline,Professional | Read More »
Every character’s trajectory was altered in this week’s pivotal episode. From exotic Qarth to the frigid north, all the aimless meandering stopped as plans shifted and lives diverted (or just ended). So who is the Ghost of Harrenhal? We dive right in with a crucial scene that leads right off from last week’s bizarre shadow-monster birthing incident. Renly is in his tent with no one around but Brienne, there to protect him, and Catelyn Stark, there to forge an alliance between Renly and her son […]
April 29th, 2012 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
On Tuesday May 8th, horror emporium Dark Delicacies will be hosting a DVD release event for horror thriller Madison County, with signings and probably some discussion with Daniel Dunn (Producer), Ace Marrero (Kyle), Matt Mercer (Will), Natalie Scheetz (Jenna), Joanna Sotomura (Brooke), Marshall Yates (Man with Knife!) and potentially more. If you are in Southern California, stop by the store. They have a great collection of hard to find treasures and these events are a great opportunity for fans. Tuesday May 8th at 7p.m. Dark […]
April 29th, 2012 | Filed under Headline,Horror,Movies | Read More »
Red Iris is a small press specializing in darker urban fantasy, paranormal, and horror. If you write in that bailiwick, but are told your work is too brutal, you might want to give Red Iris a try. They are currently reading for their Blood Iris Anthology of short fiction. Call for Submissions: Blood Iris Anthology 2012 We are currently accepting short story submissions for the 2012 Blood Iris Anthology. Our books tread the line between horror and paranormal, so we love explicit violence, disturbing content, […]
April 28th, 2012 | Filed under Headline,Professional | Read More »
With The Raven movie, starring John Cusack, opening this weekend, we thought today might be an appropriate day to post Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem The Raven. This is from a Project Gutenberg archive of an illustrated 1883 edition. Gustave Doré was the illustrator. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber […]
April 28th, 2012 | Filed under Books,Fiction,Headline,Horror,Movies | Read More »
This week’s Game of Thrones propelled the story forward in leaps and bounds. Robb Stark waged war, Joffrey revealed the depths of his cruelty, Daenerys got out of the desert, the brothers Baratheon vied for the crown, and Davos Seaworth helped Melisandre enact one of the most bizarre incidents in the entire Song of Ice and Fire series. While it moved the players forward quite a bit, this episode didn’t feel as rushed as previous weeks. We got to spend a lot more time with […]
April 22nd, 2012 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
Criminal Element, a subsidiary of leading publishing house Macmillan, is reading for high quality crime and mystery fiction in all subgenres. Much of the site is teasers for forthcoming novels, but they also buy original fiction for the Criminal Element site. Awesome tagline: Murder. Mystery. Mayhem. Professional pay rates and then some. Criminal Element welcomes submissions of original short crime and mystery stories in all subgenres. We are not interested in “true crime” or other non-fiction material. We are interested in stories between 6,000 and […]
April 21st, 2012 | Filed under Professional | Read More »
A picture of a bloody bath mat, with the caption, “bath mat that turns red when wet”, has been burning up Pinterest. This is fiction. While it might be cool to have a bath mat which turned blood-red when stepped on with your wet bare feet, this product does not exist. The rug pictured is a creation of Spinning Hat. The Spinning Hat Blood Bath collection includes a bloody bath mat, Blood Bath shower curtain, blood towel, blood apron, blood pillow (Do you use aprons […]
April 20th, 2012 | Filed under Headline,Lifestyle,Video | Read More »
There’s a new chapbook by a very good friend of mine and a truly brilliant writer, Loren Rhoads. Loren is the woman behind the gone but never forgotten Morbid Curiosity magazine, a hugely influential nonfiction zine about first-person experience. Her fiction is equally cool, so I’m really looking forward to checking this out! Sex. Drugs. Rock’n’roll. Space aliens. Demonic possession. Murder. Friendship. Ashes & Rust contains four previously published post-apocalyptic short stories inspired by growing up in Flint, Michigan. The chapbook’s stories originally appeared in […]
April 18th, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline | Read More »
Laika, who produced the movie “Coraline” in 2009, in conjunction with Focus Features, will be releasing “Paranorman”, a new stop-animation comedy thriller adventure film on August 17, 2012. Norman Babcock, a young boy, can see and communicate with the dead. An ancient witch’s curse falls upon their New England town of Blithe Hollow, and Norman is the one who can save them all. Filled with not only ghosts, but also zombies, “Paranorman” sees Norman pushed around by classmates and the undead alike. He must become […]
April 17th, 2012 | Filed under Headline,Movies,Video | Read More »
