Posted on October 30, 2012
by Brad C. Hodson
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I recently got together with friends and fellow authors Lisa Morton, John Palisano, and Jodi Lester to discuss what frightens us, the horror genre, the writing biz, and all sorts of other interesting goodies. Here’s Part 1 of the discussion: Q: What do you… Continue Reading “Roundtable Discussion: The Horror of it all!”
Category: March of the Autumn People, My Words In the Wild, Writing and Other Violent CrimesTags: Bad Moon Books, Brad C. Hodson, Byron, Charles Dickens, Chuck Palahniuk, Clive Barker, Coleridge, Edith Wharton, ghosts, halloween, Harlan Ellison, Hell Manor, Henry James, History of Halloween, horror, horror movies, Jodi Lester, john palisano, Joyce Carol Oates, Kubrick, lisa morton, Midnight Walk, My Words In the Wild, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nerves, Oscar Wilde, Patrick McGrath, Poe, publishing, Ramsey Campbell, Robert Louis Stevenson, Shakespeare, Shelley, Silence of the Lambs, Stephen Gregory, The Lovely Bones, The Shining, Toni Morrison, torture porn, Trick or Treat, Truman Capote, Victor Hugo, writing
Posted on February 27, 2012
by Brad C. Hodson
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My goal with these Women In Horror Month interviews was to get them each up in a timely manner, spacing them out throughout the month. Unfortunately, life often has different plans. So, I have to apologize, mainly to Martel Sardina. Martel was gracious enough… Continue Reading “Women In Horror Month: An Interview With Martel Sardina”
Category: March of the Autumn People, Writing and Other Violent CrimesTags: borderlands, David Morrell, Doug Winter, Elizabeth Massie, F. Paul Wilson, harley davidson, horror, jack ketchum, martel sardina, Mort Castle, Tom Monteleone, Twilight Zone, women in horror, writing
Posted on February 10, 2012
by Brad C. Hodson
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Horror writers often break molds. The stereotype for many is a thin, scarecrow-esque middle aged man in a Black Flag t-shirt with a blazer thrown over it, probably bullied frequently as a kid, with a twisted streak that gets exorcised in his writing lest… Continue Reading “Women In Horror Month: An Interview With Maria Alexander”
Category: March of the Autumn People, Writing and Other Violent CrimesTags: Clive Barker, del howison, Disney, Douglas Adams poetry, horror, Jeff Gelb, Kelly Dunn, Maria Alexander, Neil Gaiman, samurai, Seth Lindberg, shikendo, writing
Posted on September 28, 2011
by Brad C. Hodson
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In the van ride home from KillerCon 3 in Las Vegas, Hal Bodner looked out the window at the desert speeding by. Behind him, John Skipp flipped through his CD’s with John Palisano, trying to find the perfect road trip music. Lisa Morton and Shannon… Continue Reading “Beer and Moaning in Las Vegas, or My Weekend With Hal Bodner”
Category: March of the Autumn People, Writing and Other Violent CrimesTags: benjamin kane ethridge, bite club, black and orange, burning effigy, Christopher boyle, convention, gardner goldsmith, gene o'neil, hal bodner, horror, jack ketchum, john palisano, John Skipp, jonathan maberry, killercon, las vegas, lisa morton, mercedes yardley, michael louis calvillo, mma, monica kuebler, rj cavendar, rj cavender, rue morgue, scott james magner, stratosphere, UFC, wrath james white, writing
We all do stupid things from time to time, yet years ago I decided to revolve my life around one of them. You see, I have chosen the single most masochistic, cruel, and unforgiving career path imaginable. I suppose there are worse decisions. Scraping… Continue Reading “I am an idiot”
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