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No One Gets Out Alive: Movie Review

It’s the month of spooks and pumpkins! I hope you’ve been thinking about your prompts for me! My week-long writing challenge is coming up!

I think it will be good for me. Because I’ve been focusing on my novel, I’ve been missing the immediate gratification you get when you write short fiction!

So keep an eye out, Oct 25th is when it will start!

The Movie

Desperate and without documentation, a woman from Mexico moves into a rundown Cleveland boardinghouse. Then the unsettling c...

The Rules of the Road: Book Review

Lately I have had the travel itch so bad. I have been thinking that even a small trip would be fun, maybe renting a cabin or something. Anything really would be nice.

And speaking of travelling, let’s segue into my review! The author did send me a free copy in exchange for a review but, of course, my following review is completely my own honest opinion!

The Author

C.B. Jones is an author from somewhere in the middle of America. His work has appeared on The NoSleep Podcast and in Co...

Malignant: Movie Review

The spookiest month is the year is well underway! I have a super exciting announcement in that I will be starting a week-long writing challenge where I will be taking prompts from you, my lovely reader, and writing fiction based on them for your enjoyment! I plan on starting it Oct 25th, so get your prompts ready!

I also have another announcement! THROUGH THE TEMPEST BLACK is an upcoming anthology that features my horror tale “The Rathwick Ritual on Sentinel Hill”.

Right now, the publishe...

Confessions: Novel Review

Ah, the start of another week. And it’s finally cooling off, thankfully. Let me take this fine, fine morning to plug my Patreon! In case you’ve forgotten, by subscribing to my Patreon you get exclusive access to WIP snippets, videos, writing tips and articles, and more! In fact, for subscribers at the Cultist or Dreamer level, an ongoing fiction series is available for you to read!

So click here and support an indie horror writer today!

The Author

Kanae Minato is a Japanese writer ...

Midnight Mass – Show Review

How long has it been since I reviewed a TV show? Midnight Mass just came out and I may have binged the entire thing on my little vacation away from writing. Oh well.

As always, I keep anything spoilery after my little spoiler-line so avoid going past it if you haven’t finished the series yet.

The Show

An isolated island community experiences miraculous events – and frightening omens – after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.

– Midnight Mass Netflix landing pag...

What One Wouldn’t Do: Anthology Review

Why hello! I am back from my little vacation and I’m here with an anthology review.

Disclaimer: I was given an ARC of this anthology for review but everything I’ve written is my honest opinion!

The Editor

Scott J. Moses is an American horror writer whose debut novel, Non-Practicing Cultist, came out in July, 2021. He has also published a collection of short fiction, Hunger Pangs, and has had his short fiction featured in Paranormal Contact, STORGY, Coffin Bell, among others. Beside...

A PLM-Cation

Happy Monday everyone!

You may have noticed that I didn’t post anything last Thursday and now you see a new post that is obviously not about a review. Regular readers (you know who you are, you beautiful cutie pies) will know that I have a bad habit of overloading my plate at times and I spend most of my free time working on my writing and everything else, not leaving much time to just take a break. As such, I am very good at burning myself out!

As such, I decided to take a week off so I c...

The Luminous Dead: Book Review

Hello, hello lovely reader!

Before the review, let’s chat the Colorado Festival of Horror (COFOH)!

Being completely honest, it felt weird to go to a convention and be close to a crowd, but I also enjoyed being out at a horror convention again! The event was small, though it made sense since this was COFOH’s first convention ever. There was a vendor room, a handful of panel rooms, a film room, and various activities. They even had a special convention beer!

I think COFOH is off to a...

Level 16: Movie Review

Hello lovelies!

The Colorado Festival of Horror is happening this weekend and I am thinking of going on Saturday, so if any of you are attending, keep an eye out for me! If I go, you can expect a special post about it on Monday!

The Movie

Level 16 is a 2018 sci-fi thriller written and directed by Danishka Esterhazy, starring Katie Douglas, Celina Martin, Peter Outerbridge, and Sara Canning. The movie follows a group of young girls living in a strict school which is keeping them s...

Carmilla, The Moth Diaries, and Jennifer’s Body

Hi everyone! Today, I wanted to do a special blog post, mainly because I recently rewatched Jennifer’s Body and was struck by its similarities to the novella, Carmilla, that I never noticed before.

Because of that, I wanted to look at the similarities, as well as highlighting another favourite movie of mine called The Moth Diaries.

Let’s dive in with a look at the novella that started it all:

Carmilla

For some nights I slept profoundly; but still every morning I felt the same ...