I thought there was room to squeeze in another Halloween special before the magic and mischief begins:D and what better than an article on the hottest creepy sub-genre of recent times. Now largely undefined by location or tropes, ‘folk horror’ was originally used to describe a particular genre of British films spanning from the late…
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10 Halloween Creative Writing Exercises to Chill and Thrill.
“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”– Dracula (1897) I think I could possibly be Halloween’s number one fan (no pun intended:D) and as the leaves change colour and the apples drop ready for a steaming, autumnal pie; it’s the time of year when the ancients believed the veil between…
5 Literary Genres You May Not Have Heard of
While we’re all familiar with standard literary genres; it’s also a great idea to educate ourselves on the subtleties that lie within them. We not only become aware of a whole new canon of literature, we’re further increasing our possibility of being inspired and maybe even creating a genre of our very own! So here…
Epistolary! Lusty Lovers of Letter Writing
‘Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls’ -John Donne The epistolary style is defined as a story which unfolds through a series of letters and other documents, such as newspaper articles, diary entries; even emails and blog posts! It’s a topical subject for me as I’m currently reading Where or When (1993) by the late…
3 ways Shirley Jackson can help you improve as a writer.
‘You’ll have your milk from your cup of stars tonight when we get home. But just for now, just to be a very good little girl, will you take a little milk from this glass?’(1) *Note: this article is not intended to explore the author’s life or critique their works in detail. It is simply…