Having said all this about discussions of What Is Art, consider this your final warning, for we are now about to launch into a What Is Article.
Read MoreTreat Em Right: Science Fiction vs Art Classification
For decades, horror has been where I’ve gone to unwind. Not a week passes when I’m not reading it, watching it, or playing it.
Read MoreHorror Tells Me I’m Not Alone
Are you trying to catch up too? If so, allow me to add five more pieces to your list, each one lovely, eerie, and uncertain.
Read MoreWords for Thought: Short Fiction Review
What I am opposed to, however, is this long-standing tradition of making movies catering to a singular set of tastes to the point of making it weird for the rest of us. Movies made exclusively for the straight, white, male experience.
Read MoreI Like Movies Too: Loving Movies Made for the Male Gaze
For my part, I live a spectral life. My career in fiction and nonfiction focuses on ghosts and ghost stories.
Read MoreBetween the Dreaming and the Dead
Still, I will say it: if you want a pet who will actually help with your writing, an author's best friend is absolutely the dog.
Read MoreDog is in the Details
Spain is a medium-sized country in terms of publishing speculative literature, with around 1,500 science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles per year, although the average print run rarely exceeds 3,000 copies.
Read MoreThe Spanish Scene
I didn’t want adventures, not like that. I supposed I wasn’t creative enough to be a writer. I told myself this for years. Decades.
Read MoreExperiences: On Not Being Creative Enough to Be Creative
Sure, “blood is the life”, as Dracula’s Renfield would have us believe, but closer examination reveals a plethora of nuances to that phrase, provided we listen close enough to the rantings of a self-admitted lunatic.
Read MoreRenfield: Blood is the Life (But Only if Necessary)