After all, the spooky season is right around the corner. One thing I guarantee: they will bring out your dark side. Whether you are a horror writer or you just want to flex your creative juices, these horror writing prompts ought to send chills down your spine—which may or may not be...
With Halloween just around the corner, it would be a waste not to introduce one of the best thriller novels I’ve ever read. As many know, Stephen King is one of America’s most influential and creative authors to date when it comes to creating mystery, terror, and suspense. His bookMi...
This unfettering of his creative prowess resulted—perversely, one may argue—in a novel that was far, far less King, one hundred percent Hill, with its iconic protagonist and antagonist, Vic and Charlie Manx, respectively, as well equally iconic supporting players Maggie Leigh and Bing ...
(but only those you can trust not to try to steal your work, Creative Commons and/or Registered Mail can be your best friend BEFORE this stage). Pick the best one you like, that makes the most sense -- but if several people say "blah blah blah should have happened," or a really ...
“The first job they (Creative Artists Agency) got me was Houdini, a TV movie with Paul Michael Glazer and Sally Struthers; I was to play Houdini’s mistress. After I accepted the offer, the agent called back to say they wanted to do a semi-nude scene for the European release. I was...
Greetings, children of the dark. It’s been a big few weeks in my world and I am very much paying for it as I write this to you. I ran the most recent edition of my Writing the Occult series, all about Hauntology, at the end of November, and it feels like since then I’ve be...
A columnist and regular instructor of Weird Writing at LitReactor.com, she has a PhD in Creative Writing and Film studies and lives in Sydney, Australia where she teaches at the University of Western Sydney, and in the University of Sydney extension programs. You can also find her at www....
the Man of a Thousand Faces and master of extreme characterizations, was onboard to star inDracula, playing both the titular vampireandVan Helsing, the titular vampire's nemesis. Chaney succumbed to a throat hemorrhage before production began, leaving director and creative partner, Tod Browning, ...
Play with the words, arranging them in different orders and looking for relationships that inspire you. This is one of many creative techniques that can get you started writing your poem. For additional ideas, check the Poets & Writers website for writing prompts that can stimulate your ...
Play with the words, arranging them in different orders and looking for relationships that inspire you. This is one of many creative techniques that can get you started writing your poem. For additional ideas, check the Poets & Writers website for writing prompts that can stimulate your ...