What drives someone to head out into the great unknown? Ally Wilkes has a few ideas after writing two acclaimed exploration horror novels (with another coming soon!) She'll be at Writing the Occult: Seekers next Saturday to share her tips on writing explorers.
Tix/details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
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#horror #exploration #polarexploration #horrorfiction #sciencefiction #writers #writing #darkfantasy #occult #paranormal #archetypes #characters #creativity #creativetoots #books
Queen Of The Red Plague (Kat Laurange)
Red, dripping, bony hands thrust out of the vampress’s chest cavity, shoving bone and meat aside, gouts of red fluid squirting between the gaps. Repulsed, Einar fell back, tearing his gaze from the spindly arms now groping out of the vampress’s body, to her ecstatic face (not an improvement), down to Clover beside him.https://sevenstorypublishing.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/queen-of-the-red-plague-kat-laurange/
Current short story should end up being about 6-7k. It'll go straight on https://ferenbrooke.com when I'm finished with the edits.
Feels good to have the end in sight. This one's been a struggle.
Thinking about doing story notes as blog posts. Just talking a bit about the themes and ideas, what I'm trying to express with each story. Good idea or nah?
He’s back. Standing in the corner of the room. It’s been over a year since I saw him last. I’m frozen, unable to move.
He comes closer and hovers over me. I can feel his hand as it brushes across my naked back. I can imagine his smile.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/beelzebubba-a-gay-mans-demon-dog-and-grief-099d04946734
October 2025 Sees Flood of New Horror Fiction
New horror books in October 2025 bring scary stories about zombies, ghosts, and old mysteries. Find out which books are highlighted by libraries and publishers.
#NewHorrorBooks, #October2025, #ScaryStories, #BookRelease, #HorrorFiction
https://newsletter.tf/october-2025-new-horror-books-scary-stories/
Many new scary books are out in October 2025. This is more than usual, with libraries and publishers showing lots of new horror stories.
#NewHorrorBooks, #October2025, #ScaryStories, #BookRelease, #HorrorFiction
https://newsletter.tf/october-2025-new-horror-books-scary-stories/
Confabulation Episode 1: Author interview of horror author Lana Casiello
https://vimeo.com/1192111445?fl=pl&fe=sh
Here is the first of three episodes where I interviewed horror author @lana_casiello. Originally uploaded in full to YouTube, I’ve decided to bring my writing world interview series, Confabulation, to other places. I’ve also decided I’ll be breaking these interviews into episodes moving forward.
In this first episode, Lana and I discuss colonialism in Hawaii and her Hawaiian heritage. More to come in the next episodes, so stay tuned. Follow the blog if you like this Confabulation series. I interview authors, publishers, and other writerly types.
You weren't looking up. You were looking out into something that had no floor, no ceiling, and no interest in the fact that you were there.
That's cosmic horror in one sentence.
Full editorial: https://apokalypsismag.com/what-is-a-cosmic-horror-short-story/
#CosmicHorror #WeirdFiction #HorrorFiction #LovecraftianFiction #DarkSpeculativeFiction
Lauren McMenemy
Seven Story Publishing
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Prism & Pen
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Portents Of Fear
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Apokalypsis Magazine