Otto; or, Up With Dead People (2008) – Horror Movie Review

I think Otto is a zombie movie; or, at least a movie within the movie stars zombies. Despite not being the film I expected, I can’t say watching was a complete disappointment. Of course, when it comes to movies, I’m extremely open-minded and don’t mind characters engaged in acts of homosexuality. Yes, you read that [...]

Three…Extremes – Horror Movie Review

Scene from the film Box

Foreign horror movies are inchin’ up my list of favorite sub-genres, and films like Three…Extremes (Sam gang yi, 2004) are an example of why: strong characters within an intriguing story that exposes the potential for horror in everyday life. I watched it via Netflix Watch Instantly on 12/31/2009. 3 1/2 stars out of 5 The [...]

WIP Update: Buzzards – Too Much of a Twist?

I told y’all how great Buzzards is coming along, right? Yeah, so, I have a concern and I don’t know if it should be a concern. Or if it’s just my inner critic attempting to censor my muse. Or if it’s a concern best handled during revision. Here’s the situation: For the past few months [...]

WIP Update: Buzzards and Wolf

Buzzards is coming along at a respectable pace. Well, that’s not entirely true; it’s coming faster than anything I’ve written before. There are about 20 handwritten pages I have to type up before I can update the WIP word counter on My Projects page, which is one of my goals for this weekend. I never [...]

The Lottery; or, The Adventures of James Harris – Book Review

I borrowed The Lottery; or, The Adventures of James Harris by Shirley Jackson from the Logan County Library on 12/18/2009 and I read it that evening, all 306 pages. While I did not find what I expected, I was not disappointed. 3 1/2 stars out of 5 My first experience with Shirley Jackson was about [...]

Halloween Horror Nights 2009-Chiller Scary Good Film Competition

Chinese Chiller by Christopher Baker

Hurry! The voting for this competition closes on Friday, September 25, 2009. I’m sorry to toss in my two cents so late in the contest with only two days left to cast your vote. I wanted to write about the Halloween Horror Nights 2009-Chiller Scary Good Film Competition* as soon as I watched all of [...]

All Boobs, No Brains? Me Thinks Not

Do horror films still only feature “damsels in distress,” incapable of saving themselves, who also happen to show off their naked bodies at every opportunity? I don’t think so. This is my response to a fellow horror movie lover’s blog post on the topic.

Welcome!

Pull up a comfy chair, grab some snacks and open your mind. Ultimately, I want this to be a place for my muse and me to reconnect, explore, create, learn and grow! By unleashing my muse, I force my left-brain tendencies to take a back burner to my right-brain urges, which have been strangled, hardly [...]

Attention: Inner Critic

I will no longer allow you to dictate my writing behavior. I will break the barriers and conquer my personal battle with perfectionism. I’ve taken the leap and enrolled in Holly Lisle’s How to Think Sideways writing course. Thus far, I’m finding it rather challenging to fit in the homework between my day job and [...]