Natasha Sinclair's Blog, page 10
November 19, 2022
The Making of Delevan House #14
Twisting History Creating Magick in Texas We’ve spent many hours researching in the dusty corners of “Delevan House.” When we decided our story would…
The Making of Delevan House #14
November 12, 2022
The Making of Delevan House #12
Going Rogue #BeBrazen The earliest use of the term is regarding elephants. There are “elephants” in any room, group, gathering, or social structure. …
The Making of Delevan House #12
November 8, 2022
Fuckin’ Maggots
Content Warning: Contains graphic violence, crass language, swearing, and sex.
An imprefect reading of ‘Fuckin’ Maggots’ by Natasha Sinclair. Originally published by The Evil Cookie Publishing, in their extreme horror anthology, Gorefest. Reprinted in Incesticide: Collected Horror.
November 5, 2022
Remember, Remember, the 5th of November
—Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night.
It’s been little to do with politics for a long time.
When it once celebrated the failed gunpowder plot — where Catholic Englishman Guido Fawkes was found guarding the explosives intended to assassinate King James VI (and I) and members of the House of Lords on 5th November 1605.
This is the socially acceptable night to light fires and set off explosions into the sky! As effigies of Guy Fawkes are set upon bonfires and burned in commemoration.
As a chil...
November 4, 2022
Delevan House Announcement
Imbolc is situated between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. It’s a Celtic festival celebrated across Scotland and Ireland since the Neolithic …
Delevan House Announcement
October 29, 2022
Witch on Trend
One of the most prolific characterisations called upon in the writing of horror fiction is that of the Witch. The incarnations cross genres, not exclusive to horror. The notions of the Witch rouse deep interest that peaks at no other season as high as it does around Halloween. From the green-painted faces of cloaked children playing the hag, practicing cackles for trick-or-treating shenanigans to the overwhelming number of book and movie releases parading their Witch down the street, through...
October 28, 2022
The Making of Delevan House #11
Samhain Weekend Samhain (All Hallows Eve) signals the end of the year for some. As nature’s wheel turns, the season cycles towards peace found in …
The Making of Delevan House #11
October 21, 2022
The Making of Delevan House #10
What are the ingredients of Folk-Horror? Perhaps when targeting a specific genre, writers must consider the essential ingredients in the recipe to …
The Making of Delevan House #10
October 17, 2022
Proper English
I adore the creativity and diversity in language.
English particularly causes such passionate debates. Many folks have definitive rules in their minds—especially those of us working in literature—regardless of which wrung we stand.
I am a massive fan of dialects in life and literature. It’s something that took me a long time to appreciate. As a child, I was taught that regional dialects were a bastardisation of English—they were regarded as dirty. And my young brain felt this to the co...
October 14, 2022
The Making of Delevan House #9
Writers on vacation? My girl is in the mountains; I picture her standing high, overlooking the land in a circlet of evergreens painted in autumnal …
The Making of Delevan House #9
