For this shockingly terrible and frightful A-Z of horror blog this week I have chosen something so utterly horrid that it will make you go pale. It is the most brutal of murders, the most hideous of monsters and the most dreadful of reviews. To gaze upon it would make even the most hard-hearted of … Read more
This week I have a contractual obligation to write the A-Z of horror. This is one of the most influential tales to have shaped scary stories, legends and lawyers for centuries, but I would say that, it’s in my contract to do so. If you want to make anything of yourself, you need to make … Read more
“Somebody blows their nose, and you want to keep it?” (Venkman, 1984). This week is all about the slime that holds the spooky spirited apparitions of the dearly departed, and nefarious naughties, together. That is right, no haunting can ever truly be complete without… E is for Ectoplasm From the parlours of Victorian … Read more
Last week on the Ash and Col podcast we were discussing the classic short story W.W. Jacobs’ The Monkey’s Paw. “Monkey’s paw?” said Mrs. White curiously.“Well, it’s just a bit of what you might call magic, perhaps,” said the Sergeant-Major, without first stopping to think.His three listeners leaned forward excitedly. Deep in thought, the visitor … Read more
Think hard, as without memory you’ll never understand what you ever did to deserve this. It is time for my A to Z of horror. This week I am because I published, the Village is controlled by the children, and every night I’m there I break my heart to please. That’s right… D is … Read more
And so, the A-Z of horror, according to me, continues. In this blog, I want to examine an element of horror that is more terrifying than a terrifying terror trying to terrify a Trevor. Now that’s terrifying! And if you can get what it’s going to be from that, you can probably tell everyone what … Read more
‘I came to you because I want to tell my story,’ the man on Dr Harper’s couch was saying. The man was Lester Billings from Waterbury, Connecticut. According to the history taken from Nurse Vickers, he was twenty-eight, employed by an industrial firm in New York, divorced, and the father of three children. All deceased.‘I … Read more
Time for another entry into my exploration of horror via an A to Z and poetry. This time, I have decided to look at one of the most important words ever used to create a great scare. So, to the many eyes, ears, and fingers of the readership, I give you… B is for … Read more
by Ashley Lister The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o’clock; in some towns … Read more
OK, so just how does one follow the amazing job that Ashley Lister did on his A-Z of horror? I know, with my own version. Not just a rehash of the format. If I am going to follow the master, then I must play to my strengths. So, in this A-Z of horror I will … Read more