Category: Blog Post
EXTREMELY WEIRD SPLATTER Written in Its Authors’ Guts: Group Interviews, Part Three
by L. Andrew Cooper As I put together the table of contents for the forthcoming anthology Extremely Weird Splatter, I asked authors to answer three basic questions about why they and their stories fit with a project aiming to fuse extreme horror and splatterpunk with weird fiction. Not entirely randomly, I’ve sorted responses into three
Four Stories About Dogs
by H.J. Dutton Dogs often enjoy more diverse roles in horror than cats. While the feline almost always plays a spooky set piece or antagonist, the canine might play victim, protagonist, tragic villain, or maybe an agent of evil. Of these options, the last is least common. Historic and evolutionary connections between dogs and humans
EXTREMELY WEIRD SPLATTER Written in Its Authors’ Guts: Group Interviews, Part Two
by L. Andrew Cooper As I put together the table of contents for the forthcoming anthology Extremely Weird Splatter, I asked authors to answer three basic questions about why they and their stories fit with a project aiming to fuse extreme horror and splatterpunk with weird fiction. Not entirely randomly, I’ve sorted responses into three
EXTREMELY WEIRD SPLATTER Written in Its Authors’ Guts: Group Interviews, Part One
by L. Andrew Cooper As I put together the table of contents for the forthcoming anthology Extremely Weird Splatter, I asked authors to answer three basic questions about why they and their stories fit with a project aiming to fuse extreme horror and splatterpunk with weird fiction. Not entirely randomly, I’ve sorted responses into three
Snuff and Stuff: A History of Internet Shock Content
by H.J. Dutton It’s eighth grade. You’re at a cafeteria table picking through dry salad when the boy next to you nudges your side. Turning, you see he has his phone out. He says something along the lines of, “Hey man, check this out. You gotta see this; it’s nuts. Seriously crazy shit.” So, curious,
Interview with Author Joseph Hirsch: Scribe of Mutating Histories, Humanities, and Other Horrors
About the Author Joseph Hirsch (he/him) is the author of several published novels and novellas and many short stories, articles, and essays. His new horror novel, Church of the Last Lamb, is available in print and eBook from Underground Voices. His nonfiction has appeared in Fight Hype and Film International. He holds an MA in German Studies from the University of
Five Tales of Avian Terror
by H.J. Dutton No animal in mythology and fiction has had stronger associations with horror than the bird. Millennia before James O’Barr’s brooding series The Crow was collected into a graphic novel in 1993 and adapted into a cult film classic in 1994, corvids were associated with death and other ill tidings. Their natural role
Splatterpunk, de Sade, and the Infinite Set Piece
by L. Andrew Cooper This article is my second bit of content created in support of Extremely Weird Splatter, the first anthology from Horrific Scribblings that’s paying its contributing short fiction authors professional rates. To pull it off, though, we’re crowdfunding, so please visit us, follow us, and consider backing us at https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/horrific-scribblings/extremely-weird-splatter Read moreMeet
Analog Horror Revisited: Interview with Mike Lombardo, Director of DEAD FORMAT
by Reese Hurd Speaking of analog horror,,, which we were, back in February… from reelsplatter.com… About Mike Lombardo Read moreFive Christmas Ghost StoriesMike Lombardo grew up on a steady diet of Goosebumps, scary story books, 90’s Nickelodeon, and horror PC games. He is an award-winning independent filmmaker, writer and FX artist who runs Reel Splatter Productions.
Five Stories About Bugs and Creepy Crawlies
by H.J. Dutton and Reese Hurd The popularity of some topics in horror doesn’t require much explaining. Bugs, for example. Through millions of years of evolution, humans developed an instinctual aversion to insects and arachnids, a survival mechanism that protects us from toxins, disease, and infestation. The horror genre routinely exploits our primal fears of