Horror/Paranormal talk

CafeDoom writing comp 2009 (closes 30th October)

feeds@yuku.com (Blunt Ed D) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:43:30 GMT

Hi all - I hope you don't mind me posting about this here, but if you do then feel free to move or delete it.

Our annual comp is underway. It's free to enter, and the first prize is publication of your story at a professional rate. Further details are posted below, if you're interested.

This year's fifth annual, free to enter, Cafedoom Writing Competition is looking like being the best ever, despite the generally gloomy economic outlook. Recession - what...

just checking in...

feeds@yuku.com (kaolin) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:02:16 GMT

is there anybody out there? Didn't get a response to my last query maybe 6 months ago. Hoping all is well with Doorways. Duotrope has you temporarily closed (for a good long while). Is there anywhere besides these forums to get news?

Dead Tone

feeds@yuku.com (alishalee) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:55:54 GMT

hey its a new movie coming oout called Dead Tone its about a group of kids that play a game 7eventy 5ive where you call random numbers and they ended up calling the wrong number and things started to happen so to see that movie it comes out in sept 8 in theaters so dont miss out

Dead Tone

feeds@yuku.com (BillyJeans28) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:25:18 GMT

have you guys heard of the movie called Dead Tone? this movie is the directors cut to 7eventy 5ive. its going to be released on September 8th with Screen Media and Goodrich Quality. i watched the trailer to the movie off of youtube and i was scared already. i cant wait to watch this movie on a big screen with surrounds system! it'll be off the hook

nite tales coming soon

feeds@yuku.com (alishalee) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:39:51 GMT

hey tv fans its a new series coming out called nite tales it hit tv on augs 7 @ 11pm on channel wgn and it is a follow up from the movie nite tales so go to the splash page at nitetalestheseries.com its going to be good and scary so dont miss out

Nite Tales-the series

feeds@yuku.com (BillyJeans28) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:22 GMT

is going to be a tv series now, but im not really sure if flavor flav is the host or not. he'll most likely still be the host. the movie was pretty good for an independent movie, the series shouldnt be any different. the show might be even better so who knows.

Creature Attack Brazil Manhattan Project Connection?

feeds@yuku.com (jamesvanderwall) — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:40:33 GMT

All,

Found this on the web. I am interested in this sort of thing. Any comments on its authenticity?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mQeqfbEOFk

James Vanderwall PhD.

Let the Right One In

feeds@yuku.com (Yvette Tan) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:30:42 GMT

Just saw Let the Right One In, a Swedish vampire movie adapted from the book of the same name. It's about a lonely young boy who is bullied in school and who makes friends with a mysterious girl who moves in next door and turns out to be a vampire. The film was...

13Hrs - Horror Movie currently in Production! Starring Isabella Calthorpe, Gemma Atkinson, Joshua Bowman, Gabriel Thomson, Tom Felton, Peter Gadiot, Anthony De Liseo, Simon MacCorkindale,

feeds@yuku.com (13hrsMovie) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:29:27 GMT

check out the teaser trailer here....

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=74409065742&h=qsTO2&u=4qbYv

Synopsis:
A full moon hangs in the night sky and lightning streaks across dark storm clouds. Sarah Tyler returns to her troubled family home in the isolated countryside, for a much put-off visit. As the storm rages on, Sarah, her family and friends shore up for the night, cut off from the outside world. But something comes out of the driving rain and...

Weird stuff confiscated at New York customs

feeds@yuku.com (glossgirl) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:12:49 GMT

My favorite is the fully gassed-up chainsaw.

http://www.nydailynews.co...f_confiscated_at_ne.html

March Writing Discussion: Action versus Suspense

feeds@yuku.com (Richard Payne) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:03:06 GMT

I came across this great definition:

Action means "Happenings"
Suspense means "Uncertainty"

The author of the book "Conflict, Action, and Suspense" (William Noble) maintains that both of these are needed to maintain a reader's interest. If nothing happens, the reader loses interest. If there is no suspense, then the reader loses interest. I'd like us to discuss what writing techniques can be used to create a strong opening, one...

2nd Annual Woodcarvers Retreat

feeds@yuku.com (Cairnwood) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:49:32 GMT

This weekend the Nightstalkers of Indiana and I will be hosting the Second Annual Woodcarvers Retreat. Attendees will take part in writers workshops, an esoteric roundtable discussion, a tour of haunted Converse (including Marty's Pub and the town cemetery), and, most importantly, an all-night paranormal investigation of one of the most haunted sites in the Midwest.

Guests include Medium Dalton Kropp (A&E's Psychic Kids), Author Tracy Jones, Comic Creators Scott and...

March Madness Write-a-thon

feeds@yuku.com (Richard Payne) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:07:21 GMT

Watch this space for an announcement coming this week-end about the March Madness Write-a-thon!

The Descent and The Descent 2

feeds@yuku.com (Richard Payne) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:45:49 GMT

Frankly I really liked the original yet I've heard that some folks thought it sucked? What's the general opinion - should I bother to see part II?

RED

feeds@yuku.com (Freezenerve) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:04:51 GMT

Just watched this movie . It's based of the Jack Ketchum novel. I really enjoyed it. Has anyone else seen it? Not to mention Red is one of my favorite Ketchum novels.
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The line up for this months issue

feeds@yuku.com (Freezenerve) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:01:07 GMT

I will post it tomorrow. Working on the formatting for the new issue this week. My goal is to have it done on Monday night and to the printer on Tues.

FEATURED WRITER - MARCH 2009 is LISA MORTON!

feeds@yuku.com (Richard Payne) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:59:13 GMT

Our MARCH GUEST WRITER is LISA MORTON!

Yippee for us!

Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, reviewer and the author of three nonfiction books, including The Halloween Encyclopedia. Her short fiction has appeared in several dozen books and magazines, most recently Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet, Winter Frights, Terrible Beauty: Fearful Symmetry and Dark Passions: Hot Blood XIII. She won the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction and is a two-time winner of...

R. B. Payne - My Thread

feeds@yuku.com (Richard Payne) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:58:03 GMT

For starters, I thought I'd just prepare a list as to what's in the pipeline. So here's what's on tap, so far, for 2009. 1. My short story "A Circle of Friends" will be in Doorways #8, due out in "the spring." 2. My short story "Marvelina" will be in Dark Discoveries magazine, issue #16, due out in the autumn 3. My short story "Eddie G. at the Gates of Hell" will be in the Midnight Walk anthology, due out in May, 2009 Planned Submissions...

Something Makes My Flashlight Die

feeds@yuku.com (Freezenerve) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:55:13 GMT

Worst Horror Writing Ever

feeds@yuku.com (Richard Payne) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:52:56 GMT

Samples of sentences or paragraphs that we find in published work that makes us shiver in horror.