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
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
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
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
Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. From the gigantic battling behemoths Godzilla and King Kong to the all-consuming cellula beasts in The Thing. Huge accent gods found at the Mountains of Madness or insignificant humans whose atrocities in death camps and killing fields far outdo those of fictional creatures. The primal fear of what … Read more
Dr Zomlove by Colin J Davies All the people stop and stare As my baby walks down the road She’s more than just a woman to me She’s my reanimated Venus de Milo My undead sweetheart Love from beyond the grave With tight grey leathered skin Mud matted hair, with a perfect wave … Read more
The Wrong End of the World by Colin J Davies Our eyes met for the first time as I glanced up from the cold meat counter. The supermarket refrigeration unit seemed to disappear like mist on a sunny day. It wasn’t quite love at first sight, but when Arthur returned every morning at the same … Read more