-
Search The Author’s Graveyard
Archives
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- January 2022
- June 2021
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- March 2018
- November 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
Categories
- A Breach of Silence
- academic
- Alex Morgan
- Ali Spagnola
- Alice Walks
- Alistair Cross
- Alternative Rock
- Amerakin Overdose
- Anthology
- baseball
- Blogging
- Bloody Mary
- Book Reviews
- Books
- Bowie
- Castle of Horror
- Cauldron of Deceit
- classic fiction
- Cold Snap
- Creative Writing
- Critics of fiction
- David Bowie
- David Maloney
- Eclipse Records
- Education
- Erin Thorne
- fiction
- Film
- Forever Still
- Ghost
- Ghost Story
- Ghosts
- Glam Rock
- Graveyard
- great new album
- Hard Rock
- haunting
- Heavy Metal
- Hippocampus Press
- horror
- Horror Book
- Horror Books
- Horror Collection
- Horror Film
- Horror Movie
- Horror Short Stories
- Hot New bands
- Jason henderson
- Jordan peele
- Jordan Peele Us
- King
- literary fiction
- love story
- Marie Lavender
- Megan Rapinoe
- Memoryfield
- metal
- Metal Heads Forever
- Moonage Daydream
- Movie Review
- Music
- Music review
- mystery book
- Our Last Enemy
- paranormal teen romance
- Peele
- plays
- professor
- prog rock
- progressive metal
- Raucous celebrations soccer
- Ravenscroft
- Reviews
- Robyn Cage
- Rock and Roll
- Rock Critic
- Rock Review
- Romance
- S.T. Joshi
- Saint Diablo
- Sarah Jeavons
- Scare
- Scary
- Scary Movie
- Scary Story
- SCI FI
- science fiction
- science fiction blogs
- Screamo
- Seven Deadly Pleasures
- Shakespeare
- Slender Man
- Sophia Bush
- Stephen King
- Super Fantastical People
- Teaching Writing
- The Bloody Jug Band
- Thriller
- Trolling
- Uncategorized
- Ursula Dabrowsky
- Us Film
- Us Movie
- US Soccer
- Vito Gulla
- WCR247 Radio
- WikkedLiss
- Women's Soccer team
- Woods
- Writing
- young adult
- Young Adult Paranormal
- Ziggy Stardust
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Review – Sifting “The Infinite Loop”
I recently posted this review in Metal Heads Forever Magazine. I thought it would be cool to blog it too. Here’s the link if you want to see it in the full layout with pics: http://www.mhf-mag.com/content/cd-reviews/sifting-the-infinite-loop-album-review/ It is no secret … Continue reading →
Posted in A Breach of Silence, academic, Alex Morgan, Alice Walks, Alistair Cross, Alternative Rock, Amerakin Overdose, Anthology, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, Castle of Horror, Cauldron of Deceit, classic fiction, Cold Snap, Creative Writing, Eclipse Records, Education, Erin Thorne, fiction, Film, Forever Still, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, great new album, Hard Rock, haunting, Heavy Metal, Hippocampus Press, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, metal, Metal Heads Forever, prog rock, progressive metal, Ravenscroft, Reviews, Rock and Roll, Rock Critic, Rock Review
|
Tagged Eclipse Records, hard rock, prog rock, progressive metal, rock, sifting
|
Leave a comment
Horror as Misrepresented Literary Fiction
There is an ongoing discussion concerning the relative position of “horror” fiction as compared to other types of storytelling, and the more popular pre-conceived notions are rather distasteful. The horror genre is known as a gratuitous one, filled with feeble … Continue reading →
Posted in academic, Alex Morgan, Alice Walks, Alistair Cross, Alternative Rock, Amerakin Overdose, Anthology, baseball, Blogging, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, Castle of Horror, Cauldron of Deceit, classic fiction, Cold Snap, Creative Writing, Critics of fiction, David Maloney, Education, Erin Thorne, fiction, Film, Forever Still, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, Hard Rock, haunting, Heavy Metal, Hippocampus Press, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, Jason henderson, Jordan peele, Jordan Peele Us, King, literary fiction, Megan Rapinoe, Metal Heads Forever, Movie Review, Music, Music review, mystery book, Peele, professor, Raucous celebrations soccer, Ravenscroft, Reviews, Rock and Roll, Rock Critic, Rock Review, Romance, S.T. Joshi, Saint Diablo, Scare, Scary, Scary Movie, Scary Story, SCI FI, science fiction, science fiction blogs, Screamo, Seven Deadly Pleasures, Shakespeare, Slender Man, Sophia Bush, Stephen King, Super Fantastical People, Teaching Writing, The Bloody Jug Band, Thriller, Ursula Dabrowsky, Us Film, Us Movie, US Soccer, WikkedLiss, Women's Soccer team, Woods, Writing
|
Tagged amazon, anthology, Aronovitz, author, books, horror, horror movie, Shakespeare, Stephen King, young adult
|
Leave a comment
Be a Patriot / Be a Teacher
Originally posted on Michael Aronovitz's Blog:
I see a lot of rhetoric lately about the women’s U.S. Soccer team being unsportsmanlike and unpatriotic, so stop. Right here. They are heroes. If you are going to get your feathers all…
Be a Patriot / Be a Teacher
I see a lot of rhetoric lately about the women’s U.S. Soccer team being unsportsmanlike and unpatriotic, so stop. Right here. They are heroes. If you are going to get your feathers all ruffled because they cussed a bit in … Continue reading →
Posted in A Breach of Silence, academic, Alex Morgan, Alternative Rock, Amerakin Overdose, Anthology, baseball, Blogging, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, classic fiction, Cold Snap, Creative Writing, David Maloney, Education, Erin Thorne, fiction, Film, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, Hard Rock, haunting, Heavy Metal, Hippocampus Press, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, Jason henderson, Jordan peele, Jordan Peele Us, King, literary fiction, love story, Megan Rapinoe, Metal Heads Forever, Music, Music review, mystery book, Our Last Enemy, paranormal teen romance, Peele, plays, professor, Raucous celebrations soccer, Ravenscroft, Reviews, Rock and Roll, Rock Critic, Rock Review, Romance, S.T. Joshi, Saint Diablo, Sarah Jeavons, Scare, Scary, Scary Movie, Scary Story, SCI FI, science fiction, Super Fantastical People, Uncategorized, US Soccer, Women's Soccer team, Writing
|
Tagged Alex Morgan, Angry Dems, Democrats, Megam Rapinoe, Megan Rapinoe, Republicans, Schools, teachers, Womens soccer
|
Leave a comment
Horror Writing and Metal Music – Similar Process
I know. My pic makes me look like a priest, but I am a rocker through and through. I also write professional horror stories, and the mechanics of forming a metal band and writing a horror novel are eerily similar. … Continue reading →
Posted in A Breach of Silence, academic, Alice Walks, Alistair Cross, Alternative Rock, Amerakin Overdose, Anthology, baseball, Blogging, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, Castle of Horror, Cauldron of Deceit, classic fiction, Cold Snap, Creative Writing, Critics of fiction, David Maloney, Erin Thorne, fiction, Film, Forever Still, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, Hard Rock, haunting, Heavy Metal, Hippocampus Press, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, Jason henderson, Jordan peele, Jordan Peele Us, King, literary fiction, love story, Marie Lavender, Metal Heads Forever, Movie Review, Music, Music review, mystery book, Our Last Enemy, paranormal teen romance, Peele, plays, professor, Ravenscroft, Reviews, Rock and Roll, Rock Critic, Rock Review, Romance, S.T. Joshi, Saint Diablo, Sarah Jeavons, Scare, Scary, Scary Movie, Scary Story, SCI FI, science fiction, science fiction blogs, Seven Deadly Pleasures, Shakespeare, Slender Man, Sophia Bush, Stephen King, Super Fantastical People, Teaching Writing, The Bloody Jug Band, Thriller, Uncategorized, Ursula Dabrowsky, Us Film, Us Movie, Vito Gulla, WCR247 Radio, WikkedLiss, Woods, Writing, young adult, Young Adult Paranormal
|
Tagged David Maloney, Metal Heads Forever, Michael Aronovitz, Phantom Effect, Rock review, scary, Shakespeare, Stephen King, Tamara Thorne, Teaching Writing, The Witch of the Wood, tombstone, weird fiction, woods, writer groups, writers, writing, young adult
|
Leave a comment
Social Media Basically Sucks
Of course I use social media, but it still basically sucks. Before discussing its uses (and misuses) as commercial and political conduits, let’s just look at what most people post. From my perspective, I am a small market horror writer … Continue reading →
Posted in academic, Alice Walks, Alistair Cross, Alternative Rock, Amerakin Overdose, Anthology, baseball, Blogging, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, Castle of Horror, Cauldron of Deceit, classic fiction, Cold Snap, Creative Writing, Critics of fiction, Erin Thorne, fiction, Film, Forever Still, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, Hard Rock, haunting, Heavy Metal, Hippocampus Press, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, Jason henderson, Jordan peele, Jordan Peele Us, King, literary fiction, love story, Marie Lavender, Movie Review, Music, Music review, mystery book, Our Last Enemy, paranormal teen romance, Peele, plays, professor, Ravenscroft, Reviews, Rock and Roll, Rock Critic, Rock Review, Romance, S.T. Joshi, Saint Diablo, Scare, Scary, Scary Movie, Scary Story, SCI FI, science fiction, science fiction blogs, Screamo, Seven Deadly Pleasures, Shakespeare, Slender Man, Sophia Bush, Stephen King, Super Fantastical People, Teaching Writing, The Bloody Jug Band, Thriller, Ursula Dabrowsky, Us Film, Us Movie, Vito Gulla, WCR247 Radio, WikkedLiss, Woods, Writing, young adult, Young Adult Paranormal
|
Tagged horror, Novel, paranormal, Phantom Effect, Rock review, romance, Shakespeare, Stephen King, story, Tamara Thorne, Teaching Writing, tombstone, weird fiction, writer groups, writing
|
Leave a comment
Review of Jordan Peele’s “Us.”
There is much to like about Jordan Peele’s 2018 horror film, “Us,” that which he directed and wrote. First off, many of the shots are meticulously filmed and delightfully choreographed. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (and beach) work quite well … Continue reading →
Posted in Alice Walks, Blogging, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, Castle of Horror, Cauldron of Deceit, classic fiction, Creative Writing, Critics of fiction, fiction, Film, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, Hard Rock, haunting, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, Jason henderson, Jordan peele, Jordan Peele Us, King, literary fiction, love story, Marie Lavender, Movie Review, Music, Music review, mystery book, Our Last Enemy, paranormal teen romance, Peele, professor, Reviews, Rock and Roll, Rock Critic, Rock Review, S.T. Joshi, Saint Diablo, Scare, Scary, Scary Movie, Scary Story, Screamo, Shakespeare, Slender Man, Sophia Bush, Stephen King, Super Fantastical People, Teaching Writing, Thriller, Us Film, Us Movie, Woods, Writing
|
Tagged amazon, Aronovitz, author, books, Creative Writing, horror, Jordan peele, Stephen King, Tamara Thorne, Us, writing
|
Leave a comment
The Story Behind “The Tool Shed”
Re-blogging today about the inclusion of my short story, “The Tool Shed,” in Jason Henderson’s first anthology titled “Castle of Horror” (released on Amazon July 1st, 2019). I did talk about this more briefly on July 1st, but I thought … Continue reading →
Posted in academic, Alice Walks, Alistair Cross, Alternative Rock, Amerakin Overdose, Anthology, baseball, Blogging, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, Castle of Horror, Cauldron of Deceit, classic fiction, Cold Snap, Creative Writing, Critics of fiction, Erin Thorne, fiction, Film, Forever Still, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, Hard Rock, haunting, Heavy Metal, Hippocampus Press, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, Jason henderson, King, literary fiction, love story, Marie Lavender, Music, Music review, mystery book, Our Last Enemy, paranormal teen romance, plays, professor, Ravenscroft, Reviews, Rock and Roll, Rock Critic, Rock Review, Romance, S.T. Joshi, Saint Diablo, Sarah Jeavons, Scare, Scary, Scary Story, SCI FI, science fiction, science fiction blogs, Screamo, Seven Deadly Pleasures, Shakespeare, Slender Man, Sophia Bush, Stephen King, Super Fantastical People, Teaching Writing, The Bloody Jug Band, Thriller, Uncategorized, Ursula Dabrowsky, Vito Gulla, WCR247 Radio, WikkedLiss, Woods, Writing, young adult, Young Adult Paranormal
|
Tagged academic, amazon, anthology, Aronovitz, author, books, horror, horror movie, Phantom Effect, scary, Shakespeare, Teaching Writing, writer groups, writing
|
Leave a comment
“Slender Man and Ghost Films in General”
I just saw the film “Slender Man,” originally released in 2018, based on the “creepypasta internet meme” created by “Something Awful” forums user Eric Knudsen in 2009. It features a tall, thin, faceless dude who mostly exists in the shadows … Continue reading →
Posted in academic, Alice Walks, Alistair Cross, Alternative Rock, Amerakin Overdose, Anthology, baseball, Blogging, Bloody Mary, Book Reviews, Books, Cauldron of Deceit, classic fiction, Cold Snap, Creative Writing, Critics of fiction, fiction, Film, Ghost, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Graveyard, Hard Rock, haunting, Heavy Metal, Hippocampus Press, horror, Horror Book, Horror Books, Horror Collection, Horror Film, Horror Movie, Horror Short Stories, Hot New bands, King, literary fiction, love story, Marie Lavender, Music, Music review, mystery book, Our Last Enemy, paranormal teen romance, Reviews, S.T. Joshi, Sarah Jeavons, Scare, Scary, Scary Story, SCI FI, science fiction, science fiction blogs, Screamo, Seven Deadly Pleasures, Slender Man, Stephen King, Teaching Writing, Thriller
|
Tagged Michael Aronovitz, paranormal, Phantom Effect, Reviews, Stephen King, story, Teaching Writing, The Witch of the Wood, tombstone, weird fiction, woods, writer groups, writing
|
Leave a comment