Reading Weird Horror #9 from @undertow.bsky.social@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social is one of my favorite writers. I love how subtle and complicated his stories are. I love his obsession with mismatched teeth. This many-layered story talks to me about housing, conformity...
Reading Weird Horror #9 from @undertow.bsky.social@seanbirnie.bsky.social, a killer. I love the vibe, love what happens, love the ending - one of the things about weird horror is to stop right before the part where, in a normal story, you'd get the big reveal. And:
Novels are ok. They're a legitimate way to learn how to write short stories.
"I did the sign of the cross as the ambulance shrank in the distance, though I did not feel the presence of God, but the presence of my butthole." Margaret Meehan speaks for all of us in SW Review.
"The twisting in my stomach was the wrong kind." Brace yourself! This essay is a lot of things, and good is one of them.
This is a deeply personal essay by an author who wished to remain anonymous. It explores their experience with murder kink, a journey deepened and illuminated by engaging with and writing transgressive and erotic horror. "In Horror Stories, They Fuck Like Me."
I When I was eighteen, I saw Hostel for the first time. Growing up, my parents didn’t want violent films in our house (to such a degree that I wasn’t even allowed to watch Forrest Gump until I was eig...
I want to thank @stephstephking.bsky.social - when I was just starting to write, you were generous with advice. I was intimidated by the lit mag jungle, and you sent me your handwritten cheat sheet; that was my main resource for like a year! You're a killer writer and a good friend. Appreciate you.
I wrote Aurealis 18 months ago, politely pointing out that the community has collectively decided against doing this and they may want to reconsider. They didn't write back. This policy makes them look embarrassing and out of touch.
Where can you find myself, @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social@avramargariti.bsky.social between the same pages? Weird Horror and nowhere else in the universe, my friends. (Issue 9, dropping next month!) If you've got some cash, they could use it.
As I write this Uncanny, and Apex are conducting their annual crowdfunding drives. Weird Horror magazine has never crowdfunded before. In the past, we'd simply use revenue from our book-publishing activities to help fund the magazine. We now need your help. crowdfundr.com/weirdhorror
Help keep Weird Horror magazine going. Genre magazines are suffering. Revenue and marketshare is shrinking. We need your help. We can't continue publishing the magazine without your support. Please co...
Jen Donohue is an extremely good writer I just want to point that out
