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Things that Mess with Your Head: Author Devin James Leonard on The Buddy Snatchers
by L. Andrew Cooper I caught up with Horrific Scribes veteran author Devin James Leonard to talk about his debut novel just in time for its release… About the Author Devin James Leonard’s tales often take place in rural, blue-collar settings, featuring working-class characters who go to great lengths to avoid legitimate work. His writing
Fruiting Bodies of Extremely Weird Splatter: Authors’ Other Works, Part Three
Some authors who contributed to the Extremely Weird Splatter anthology (which fuses extreme/splatterpunk and weird horror) are established with hundreds of publications, and some are geniuses at the beginning of their transgressive paths. This series of three articles highlights career landmarks or, where appropriate, career trajectories. JG Faherty “The Fishhook Prophecy” “Hellrider is a thunder
Fruiting Bodies of Extremely Weird Splatter: Authors’ Other Works, Part Two
Some authors who contributed to the Extremely Weird Splatter anthology (which fuses extreme/splatterpunk and weird horror) are established with hundreds of publications, and some are geniuses at the beginning of their transgressive paths. This series of three articles highlights career landmarks or, where appropriate, career trajectories. Nick Badot “The Copper Merchant” Read moreMeet Silas the
Five Seaside Stories
by H.J. Dutton …with commentary by Ramsey Campbell and Brian Hodge! I propose two reasons why so many horror stories have seaside settings. First, the edge of an island or continent functions as a liminal space between the known and the unknown. It is a threshold between human civilization and a realm that humans have
Horrors that Know Your Name: Interview with Author Raymond Brunell
by L. Andrew Cooper About the Author Raymond Brunell writes literary and speculative horror from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the mines closed but the paperwork never did. His short fiction has appeared in Horrific Scribes, Skeleton Flowers Press, Moss Puppy Magazine, TrashLight Press, and Across the Margin, among others; he holds a Best American Science
Three Bully Stories
by H.J. Dutton Bullies in horror are, in the majority of examples, the epitome of wasted potential. The issue isn’t as much authenticity – though that is a minor gripe in most cases – as it is focus. Even in a book or film with a plot that hinges on a conflict between bully and
Three Psychic Stories
by H.J. Dutton …with commentary from bestselling author Philip Fracassi! Psychics often appear in horror stories, but a limited number of those stories deliver horror about psychics. Many horror stories that feature psychics don’t derive their horror from them because the psychic characters are the protagonists and/or victims. For an example of horror about psychics,
Fruiting Bodies of Extremely Weird Splatter: Authors’ Other Works, Part One
Some authors who contributed to the Extremely Weird Splatter anthology (which fuses extreme/splatterpunk and weird horror) are established with hundreds of publications, and some are geniuses at the beginning of their transgressive paths. This series of three articles highlights career landmarks or, where appropriate, career trajectories. L. Andrew Cooper “Sam the Cat” Alex’s Escape. Fourteen-year-old
A Roadside Stop with a Horror-Movie History: The Gas Station in Bastrop, Texas
by Camille McCullough About thirty miles southeast of Austin, Texas, at 1073 State Highway 304, stands The Gas Station, also known as the Last Chance Gas Station. At first glance, it might resemble one of the many old roadside businesses scattered across US highways. For horror movie enthusiasts, it is instantly recognizable as an important
More Internet Horror
by H.J. Dutton The internet democratizes access for artists, writers, and other creatives: anyone, regardless of experience or connections, can post a project on the web and gain a following. Kane Parsons, director of A24’s The Backrooms (2026), is a famous example of someone who took advantage of this access, having started his career in