AHS and the Cycle of Doom
Contains spoilers! The premier of American Horror Story: Coven, was a provocative look, not only at what happened to the series, but what has happened in much of horror.
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Book Review…
I have had a bad review. Scratch that, I have had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Review. Actually, I’ve had several in recent years and it has brought to mind a very dismal thought.
Horror Fiction: The Incredible Shrinking Industry
Normally, posts on here are concerned with facts, however, every now and again, I will post some thoughts. I recently stumbled across an article discussing this topic. Horror is one of those fiction genres hardest hit in recent years with poor sales and shrinking markets.
“Wither” Now Out!
Wither follows Phillip Moore, who is the world’s most successful skeptic. He’s made it a personal mission to debunk the paranormal world and it has paid of handsomely. With millions of books sold and a global following, he has had his choice of locations to expose during his career.
The Moon Sees Me Giveaway
Here’s the button if you would like to enter for a giveaway of my novel, The Moon Sees Me. Goodreads Book Giveaway The Moon Sees Me by L. Chambers-Wright Giveaway ends August 10, 2011.
Silent Hill Fanfiction
Yes, I dabble in fan fiction. Geeks ahoy, so there, I admit it. I have a problem.
“Head Jumping” in Fiction
I developed much of what I know on writing from the traditional school of fiction. Recently, I began noticing that some of those tried-and-true methods aren’t necessarily being practiced today. Primarily, it was always stressed that you should limit your character perspectives to around 1 or 2 per chapter.
Horror from the East… Part 2
This is the second installment on the article series that explores the trend of Asian horror and how it affected the horror industry overall. What can Western writers and authors learn from the new wave of interest in horror from the East? What are other aspects of horror we can learn?
All I Need to Know About Writing… I Learn from the X-Files? Part 2
As promised, here’s the next installment on tips, tricks and tidbits writers can glean from the hit television series, “The X-Files.” No Theory is, “Out There.” It’s true.
Learning Horror from the East
The horror genre in America has plummeted in popularity in the previous decades. Sadly, the genre’s popularity has seen much hardship since the 1970s. America used to be the leader in the world when it came to horror cinema and fiction, but it seems today that you are more likely to find a foreign film that will be more frightening and more suspenseful than anything American.
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