Anthea Carson's Blog, page 2
November 30, 2013
November 24, 2013
Sexy Thriller
Stumbled upon this fast read,
I highly recommend it if you like delicious page turners.
I highly recommend it if you like delicious page turners.
November 21, 2013
September 18, 2013
August 6, 2013
The Conjuring
I stumbled upon this wonderful blog about The Conjuring. The blog is written by horror author Stephen Graham Jones. I've had the pleasure of attending a few of his workshops in Colorado and I highly recommend them to writers of all genres, but especially of horror.
Here is the link to the blog. http://www.demontheory.net/scared-str...
Really appreciated all the information about horror movies contained in this article. There are so many I haven't seen.
The Conjuring had me gripping my seat the whole time. As the mother (played by Lily Taylor) lit her match to find her way in the cellar after the door slammed shut I thought about some of the things I learned at the Horror Workshop Jones led in Manitou. Basic fears, fear of the dark being one of them, were very much played upon throughout the movie. This movie did things I haven't seen before. (Of course there are so many movies I haven't seen.) I was shocked by the director's choice to use an image or real arms clapping inside the wardrobe when the mother plays the blindfold game with her daughter. Things like that probably have been done before but I hadn't seen them. I kept vacillating between horror and humor.
Found Jones's comments about victim-ghosts interesting. I've always found monsters more frightening if they are wounded somehow. I think the experience of partial empathy intensifies terror rather than diluting it. I think this is due to the experience of two conflicting emotions. Adds harmonic resonance. Begins to seep into the genre of psychological horror. The specter of finding at the core of the monster some fragmented part of oneself.
Here is the link to the blog. http://www.demontheory.net/scared-str...
Really appreciated all the information about horror movies contained in this article. There are so many I haven't seen.
The Conjuring had me gripping my seat the whole time. As the mother (played by Lily Taylor) lit her match to find her way in the cellar after the door slammed shut I thought about some of the things I learned at the Horror Workshop Jones led in Manitou. Basic fears, fear of the dark being one of them, were very much played upon throughout the movie. This movie did things I haven't seen before. (Of course there are so many movies I haven't seen.) I was shocked by the director's choice to use an image or real arms clapping inside the wardrobe when the mother plays the blindfold game with her daughter. Things like that probably have been done before but I hadn't seen them. I kept vacillating between horror and humor.
Found Jones's comments about victim-ghosts interesting. I've always found monsters more frightening if they are wounded somehow. I think the experience of partial empathy intensifies terror rather than diluting it. I think this is due to the experience of two conflicting emotions. Adds harmonic resonance. Begins to seep into the genre of psychological horror. The specter of finding at the core of the monster some fragmented part of oneself.
July 26, 2013
Heron's Path
If you are looking for a historical young adult novel for your reading enjoyment, you might want to check out Heron's Path, by Alethea Eason, published May, 2012, is an engaging story about two sisters, Katy and Celeste, growing up in a world that is very intermingled with a fictitious Native American tribe called the Nanchuti in approximately late 1800's. The Nanchuti seem so real that one is inclined to google them during the reading, which I did. I found out there was no such tribe, but in the afterward you can learn about the tribe that they are based on, the Karuk in Northern California. This book had me intrigued with the ways and history of the Karuk, and the enchanting world of Northern California more than a century ago. The poignant story of the sisters had me turning the pages to find out what happened. The strange connection that Celeste had to the Nanchuti kept me interested to the end.
July 20, 2013
Thin Ice
Thin Ice, the third book in The Oshkosh Trilogy, is now available on Kindle.
http://www.amazon.com/Thin-Ice-Oshkos...
Find out what happened the night their car went through the ice in Lake Winnebago.
http://www.amazon.com/Thin-Ice-Oshkos...
Find out what happened the night their car went through the ice in Lake Winnebago.
July 12, 2013
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The Dark Lake
Midwest Book Review ... Her mind is trapped into endlessly reliving an echoing memory of a party that turned horrific when her car fell through ice in Lake Winnebago. As much as she tries to stay sober, hold down a steady job, and restart her life, the past keeps bubbling to the surface even as the local police dredge up her lost, water-wrecked car. Alternately harrowing and thoughtful, The Dark Lake dramatically mirrors the hidden depths of the human psyche. Highly recommended.
The Dark Lake
Midwest Book Review ... Her mind is trapped into endlessly reliving an echoing memory of a party that turned horrific when her car fell through ice in Lake Winnebago. As much as she tries to stay sober, hold down a steady job, and restart her life, the past keeps bubbling to the surface even as the local police dredge up her lost, water-wrecked car. Alternately harrowing and thoughtful, The Dark Lake dramatically mirrors the hidden depths of the human psyche. Highly recommended.
July 9, 2013
Delightful free humor self help book
Do your self a favor and download this funny, uplifting book that is free today and until July 11.
