Entries from February 2013 ↓

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Tales Of Frightened 571217Shakespeares Hometown  Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette.
Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom.  The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Noroi: The Curse is a Japanese found footage style movie, directed by Koji Shiraishi. The main character is a man named Masafumi Kobayashi. He is an expert on the supernatural and has produced a number of...

Got my annual call for entries from the Austin Film Festival the other day. Their screenplay competition has an impeccable reputation and industry awareness, but my werewolf script didn’t fare too well when I entered a few years back so I usually pass. I know, I know, it’s all subjective but [whine] that same script made the finals and semi-finals of reputable genre contests and received two positive reads from Nicholl!![/whine] I’ve been reluctant to take another shot... until now.

“Due to an increasing demand by our industry judges, we’ve created a new horror award category for the Screenplay Competition. This category is open to any feature horror script including dark suspense, thriller, sci-fi and macabre themes.”

Austin has always had a genre category, but I like the new emphasis on horror. Not sure if my odds will be any better though.  Check out the details here.

Got my annual call for entries from the Austin Film Festival the other day. Their screenplay competition has an impeccable reputation and industry awareness, but my werewolf script didn’t fare too well when I entered a few years back so I usually pass. I know, I know, it’s all subjective but [whine] that same script made the finals and semi-finals of reputable genre contests and received two positive reads from Nicholl!![/whine] I’ve been reluctant to take another shot... until now.

“Due to an increasing demand by our industry judges, we’ve created a new horror award category for the Screenplay Competition. This category is open to any feature horror script including dark suspense, thriller, sci-fi and macabre themes.”

Austin has always had a genre category, but I like the new emphasis on horror. Not sure if my odds will be any better though.  Check out the details here.

Monday 2/25/2013 Monday was a crappy day at work. Worst I’ve had in awhile, when you figure in that I worked all weekend. It was so busy, I had to skip the gym at lunch time! My first reaction was ‘that sucks, guess I have to go lift on Tuesday instead!’ But then, I realized [...]

In the Tall Grass is a novella length story written by Stephen King and Joe Hill. The story was first published in serial form in 2012, in Esquire magazine. Part one was published in the June-July issue and Part two was published in the August issue. Two months later the complete story was made available on Amazon Kindle and has since been made available for other e-reading devices...

The Dracula Archives was first published in 1971 and although it is an interesting and well-written novel, it seems to have escaped the notice of many fans of vampire fiction, which is a pity because the book has much to offer...

Wednesday 2/20/2013 Well, I was working from home this wednesday and since my gym’s in the same town as work, I normally have to wait to drive over there after I get off at 4. This Wednesday? Just wasn’t feeling it. I was kind of tired, I was enjoying being home and driving back to [...]