In the shadows of Europe’s infamous witch trials lurked an equally chilling phenomenon: the werewolf trials.
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20 Forgotten Gothic Stories Every Writer Needs to Rediscover In the vast library of gothic literature, some brilliant gems
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11 Horror Movies with Unique Twists to Inspire Your Writing: As a writer, finding fresh inspiration can sometimes be a challenge.
11 Scary Websites Every Horror Writer Should Dare to Read
Warning: What you are about to encounter is not for the faint of heart. The websites listed below are gateways to the darkest corners of the human psyche
30 Underused Monsters for Your Halloween Stories: Fresh Frights from Global Folklore
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Top 10 Classic Horror Stories
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110 websites every writer should know
10 websites every writer should know, covering everything from writing tools and blogs to news and community forums.
The Slasher Kids Born of Pure 1980s VHS horror!
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The Evolution of the Short-Story by W. J. Dawson
The Evolution of the Short-Story to 1910 by W. J. Dawson I The short-story commenced its career as a verbal utterance, or, as Robert Louis Stevenson puts it, with “the first men who told their stories round the savage camp-fire.” It bears the mark of its origin, for even to-day it is true that the […]
Top 10 Early Vampire Poems
If you love vampires, and who doesn’t, then you’ll love these top 10 early vampire poems.
Top 11 Science Fiction Short Stories Everyone Should Read
Below are the top 11 science fiction short stories everyone should read, but here are a few things to remember about this list before I get hate mail. First,
10 Best Haunted House Movies
I used 4 basic criteria to pick these movies. First it had to be about a haunted house, and the other 3 were on are: atmosphere, creepiness, and suspense.
10 Best Organizations for Writers
Here is our list of 10 organizations we believe are invaluable to writers. Join these organizations if you can, they have a great deal to offer writers. These are not in any
Top 10 Science Fiction Books I Love
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10 Ways to Support National Poetry Month
If I could have voted, I would have put national poetry month in July, this way cocktails and beach chairs would have been part of this list, but I digress. I want to focus on 10 ways to support National Poetry Month.