How would you feel if you suddenly started receiving letters from someone you didn't know? Personal letters, from someone who seemed to know more about you than you ever wanted to admit to yourself? The End of the Sentence (2014) delivers--it's not only difficult to put down, (or stop listening to, if you opt to experience it as an audiobook) but it is also easily digestible … [Read more...] about Interview with Female Horror Author Kat Howard
Paranormal Authors
The Legacy of Horror Writer, Lois Duncan
The Legacy of an author like the late Lois Duncan stretches farther than one might think—having been 82 years old when she died of a stroke, she left behind a long prolific career of writing fiction for young adults. Many people read Duncan’s books in their adolescence, so much so her books can be considered a rite of passage. One thing that can be said of Duncan’s writing is … [Read more...] about The Legacy of Horror Writer, Lois Duncan
The Paranormal Journal of Ezekiel Kincaid Entry 4: Rachel’s Circle
I’ve learned not to question when the dead come to me. Now, I welcome them and listen totheir tales. One such visitor was a young girl named Rachel. She wouldn’t tell me her last name, but shedid tell me what happened to her.“Mr. Kincaid.”I was taken out of my world of writing by a soft, sweet voice.“Yes,” I was sitting on my bed with my computer in my lap. I glanced away from … [Read more...] about The Paranormal Journal of Ezekiel Kincaid Entry 4: Rachel’s Circle
Cinema and Television Inspired by Horror Author Richard Matheson
Many of Richard Matheson's works went from page to screen pretty successfully--perhaps that's part of the reason why so many people are familiar with work that he originally penned, but are unaware of the source of the story. After such a long career, one might hope that people would come to recognize your name, but it didn't seem to bother Matheson, who seemed to only write … [Read more...] about Cinema and Television Inspired by Horror Author Richard Matheson
Beyond Frankenstein—Mary Shelley’s Literary Successes
The tragedy of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is that, despite having one of the most famous horror stories of all time, her other work is virtually unknown. Her other two novels, aside from Frankenstein, were actually strange and unique in their own way—keep reading to learn more about the roads Mary Shelley paved for the literary community. Frankenstein, or The Modern … [Read more...] about Beyond Frankenstein—Mary Shelley’s Literary Successes