Dracula Untold is another popular origin story that unveils the life of Vlad the Impaler/Prince of Wallachia (Luke Evans—Fast & Furious 6, The Hobbit) before he transforms into the popular horror icon, Dracula. The Ottoman Empire threatens to take a thousand boys from Transylvania to ensure their ongoing peace treaty. Vlad must choose whether he should appease the Turks’ demands or if he should fight to protect the future of his people (including his son). A great vampire lures Vlad to its lair. Vlad is […]
October 1st, 2014 | Filed under Headline,Horror,Movies | Read More »
Horror stories have been written for centuries. Many times they were based on folklore or handed down tales. Horror can be terrifying, suspenseful, shocking or gruesome. No matter the premise of the story, horror is designed to frighten, invoke fear and make the unimaginable a possibility; in other words to elicit an emotion. Along with the fear, horror can often be sad, pushing limits and boundaries with no intention of returning or giving us a happy ending. It is these stories that I will be […]
September 14th, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline | Read More »
The folks at Dark Scribe are reading for a sequel to their Bram Stoker award-winning Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet anthology. This is an opportunity to have work in a high-paying market with award potential. Desire – the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. What happens when human desire twists, bends, warps, mutates? What happens when desire is fed? Starved? UNSPEAKABLE HORROR 2: ABOMINATIONS OF DESIRE, the sequel to the Bram Stoker Award-winning anthology, will explore the dark underbelly of desire – […]
March 23rd, 2011 | Filed under Professional | Read More »
The Stokers nomination list is out! Horror Writers Association announces Nominations for the 2010 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in a Novel HORNS by Joe Hill (William Morrow) ROT AND RUIN by Jonathan Maberry (Simon & Schuster) DEAD LOVE by Linda Watanabe McFerrin (Stone Bridge Press) APOCALYPSE OF THE DEAD by Joe McKinney (Pinnacle) DWELLER by Jeff Strand (Leisure/Dark Regions Press) A DARK MATTER by Peter Straub (DoubleDay) Superior Achievement in a First Novel BLACK AND ORANGE by Benjamin Kane Ethridge (Bad Moon Books) A […]
March 15th, 2011 | Filed under Books,Headline,Professional | Read More »
