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Hi All,I'm D. Michael Hope, and I'm an audiobook narrator. I've been a horror fiction fan forever and have a few horror books I've narrated.
Stjepan wrote: "Hello everyone!I love horror!
The funny thing is - I don't get scared, ever!
I write, I've just published an ebook recently (it's on pre-order now, but it will be out on October 21st) and while I ..."
I come across the same thing with readers finding my work a bit horrifying or nightmarish, but it never affects me that way. The same goes for me reading other great horror books or watching movies. I'm generally the one in the theater laughing as the people beside me cover their eyes.
Not to mention, in a majority of my stories, the humans/protagonist doesn't always win. Score 1 for the Creature.
Welcome, Stjepan & David! Glad you are here!
Hey, my name is Ryleigh and I'm from Indiana. I love all types of horror movies.
Hey all,I'm on a mission to find my genre, both as a reader and a writer. I've been working on romance recently, but it's starting to bore the hell out of me. So I thought back to my childhood reading. I remember sitting up late at night trying to finish Cujo by Stephen King. I read so many of his books and could never put them down.
So thought I'd give horror a go. I'm currently reading the House Mates by Iain Wright and am throughly enjoying it. Looking forward to getting stuck in to horror!
Thanks
Barry
Hi y'all,I'm Zach. I'm a librarian and sf/f/h author who's got a few short stories and a satirical novel (To Another Abyss!) to my name thusfar. I try to read broadly for reader advisory purposes at work, but my personal reading interests have been leaning more and more towards weird horror and bizarro in recent years.
While I'm interested in general discussion and networking with other horror readers & writers, I've primarily joined to find different ways to get the word out about books I've enjoyed since Amazon seems to be blocking me from posting reviews for authors I follow on social media. :/
welcome to HA Zach! sorry, I have no idea how to help with that problem :(
Hi, My name is Terence Simmons. I am an EXTREMELY passionate horror enthusiast and writer! Thanks, Char for guiding me to this awesome group!
Latasha wrote: "welcome to HA Zach! sorry, I have no idea how to help with that problem :("Thanks! It's apparently a common enough phenomenon that there are a handful of posts out there complaining about it, and the vague definitions Amazon uses to catch people. Nobody else knows what to do about it, so eh, guess I'll just put my unlawful opinions on other sites.
Welcome everyone! And, ugh, don't even get me started on Amazon.
Welcome, Barry, Zach and Terence! Its a great month to be an Aficionado! Of course, it's always a great time to be a member of HA :)
Hi everyone, old and new members. I wish you to feel welcome in this group.
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@Zach: I'm currently going through the same thing with Amazon, myself....
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Hi everyone! I'm Danielle. I'm from Tennessee. I love horror of all kinds! Movies, books, art, all of it. I'm looking forward to chatting with you all. :D
hello and welcome to the group Danielle. I'm from TN as well! north east here.
I'm a horror author looking for a new crush. I've read the likely suspects but looking for someone new who I can't put down.
I like Jennifer hillier. I could not put her books down
It's so cool that there are so many women in this group. I can't get my wife to read my work. Horror just isn't her thing.
Hi everyone, my name is Joe, avid reader and horror enthusiast, I’d love recomendations for your favorite horror authors.
Bil wrote: "I'm a horror author looking for a new crush. I've read the likely suspects but looking for someone new who I can't put down."Kealan Patrick Burke, Edward Lorn, Tim Curran, Greg Gifune, James Newman, Jonathan Janz, Adam Howe, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Gregor Xane, Adam Cesare, Richard Laymon, John Claude Smith, Jeff Strand, Lee Thompson, Michael McBride. And I forgot to name a bunch, but that should be good for starters ;)
Hey guys!Been a horror fan since the video (VHS -- man I'm old) store packaged Evil Dead instead of Raiders of the Lost Ark in the rental box. Thanks to them I haven't shifted my luggage from the Horror Hotel since.
Although my horror reading and watching doesn't include many 'new' releases out there (as in the words of Shaun Hutson, "Horror's become to nice"), it's the one genre I can't turn my back on, unlike my love-hate-hate-God, not you again relationship with Sci-Fi.
Chuck me a little Dark Ambient, a slice of Campbell, Herbert, early Barker or Hutson and I'm as happy as a psychotic hog frying bacon.
Keep in the shadows, and don't scare old ladies...they have detachable teeth that can be used as throwing stars. Hope to talk to you all soon.
Alex
Welcome Danielle, Bil, Joe and Alex!
Welcome Alex! I bet that was some surprise- Evil Dead instead of Indiana Jones lol.
Latasha wrote: "Welcome Alex! I bet that was some surprise- Evil Dead instead of Indiana Jones lol." It was around the time of Dead being branded a video nasty. Think the store owner was trying to help Sam Raimi out by some crafty promotion :D
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I'm Terry and I've been a fan of horror for as long as I can remember. I've searched the web for days looking for a group that have interest similar to mine and this one seemed more welcoming. I look forward to learning and sharing with fellow members as I'm certain that I have not experienced everything horror has to offer. Thank you so much for having me on board.