Month: December 2025
Five Christmas Ghost Stories
by H.J. Dutton Merry Christmas, everyone! In preparation for the 25th, this week I’ll discuss a niche yet increasingly popular subgenre. Recent holiday horror films such as Krampus (2015), the second Black Christmas reboot (2019), and this year’s reboot of Silent Night, Deadly Night would have audiences assume that the subversion of holiday cheer in
Interview (Part II) with L. Andrew Cooper, Publisher and Editor, Horrific Scribblings
My first interview with Andrew focused on all things Horrific Scribblings, chronicling the past year or so of his publishing journey. Afterwards, I realized that I wanted to rewind the tape a bit and get some insight on what led him there—his early interest in horror, his Ivy League education on the topic, and how
Interview (Part I) with L. Andrew Cooper, Publisher and Editor, Horrific Scribblings
Using a self-publishing company left a bad taste in Cooper’s mouth, so he decided to just… do it himself! I needed to know more, so I spoke with him about his motivation to start Horrific Scribblings, what it took to get it done, and his thoughts about skinning someone alive (a totally natural segue). Check