Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s second wife. The couple married in a secret ceremony in January 1533. Anne received her crown that June and three months later Henry received a daughter, Elizabeth. In just a matter of a few years though, the unfortunate Anne had a change of quarters forced upon her, and exchanged the…
I haven’t done a great deal of posts lately and I am very aware that I haven’t done any posts that could be deemed as being of a spooky nature for quite some time. Where has all of the dark stuff gone from Blog from the Darkside? This is no good at all. I’ve had…
It’s been a while since my last post. I couldn’t think of anything interesting to write and I haven’t done anything particularly of note either. Just the same ever-old-day kind of stuff. I watched Tod Browning’s Freaks (1932) again last week. I like that film and have seen it a few times. I checked up…
I tend to read a lot of work written by the same authors. Once that I know that I enjoy someone’s work I suppose that it is only natural that I should want to read more of it, but I do try to read something different every now and again. Partly, I suppose, because I…
Shortlisted
I have just found out that one of my stories has been shortlisted for Read by Dawn 3. This is the second time that one of my stories has made their shortlist, one made the shortlist, last year, for Read by Dawn 2. I’ve got my fingers crossed that this year the story will actually…
This Might Amuse You
I recently got sent a link and, because it amused me, I think I will share it. The link leads to a poem by A K. Shreck. The poem is about writing and is called If I Only Had A Year and it is at its best when sung to the tune of If I…
They Thirst
Last week I read Robert R. McCammon’s They Thirst. It is one of my favorite vampire novels. I love it and have now read it three times. Whenever I read a book I write the date that I finished reading it inside the front cover. I noticed something intersersting when I did so this time….
Hormones
Just thought I would let you know that the I Am This Meat e-anthology is now live, and (if you want to) you can read my story Hormones by clicking HERE. I’m afraid it isn’t a horror story though folks. All of the stories in I Am This Meat will also be available, at a…
A Strange Halloween Game to Play
I haven’t really done a Halloween post this year, so I might as well do one now because time is getting short and all that. I thought what I would do is have a look around the net for the strangest Halloween game that I could find and, guess what? FOUND IT! At least I…
Reading Cujo
Last week I read Cujo. I have been meaning to get around to reading it for a while because I remember reading in King’s book On Writing that he can barely remember writing Cujo because he was drinking so heavily at the time. I’ll tell you what that man can write better drunk than most…