Welcome to the premier article in the new column, “Unwelcome Tenants,” which will explore the many (and ongoing) contributions of British author Ramsey Campbell to H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.[1] While much of Campbell’s fiction is non-Mythos horror, he’s...
Hellnotes welcomes Brian Engel, who will be contributing a series of occasional columns on classic horror. Stan Winston’s Pumpkinhead A Flawed, But Memorable, Monster Movie By Brian Engel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqJ8Teiv6YY] Monster movie classics have a wide...
From Classic to Contemporary By Michael Collings, Ph.D. When I was still teaching at Pepperdine University, one of my favorite courses was “Myth, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.” The class read contemporary novels and short fiction, many of them based on time-honored...
If you’ve ever gone to the website for our parent company, JournalStone Publishing, you’ve no doubt seen a series of essays from Dr. Michael R. Collings. These essays provide valuable tips for writers trying to hammer out their first novel as well as...
by J.S.Watts Confession time. I am, mea culpa, slightly ambivalent about the modern horror genre. I know! What an admission, and on a website dedicated to horror. Before you exorcise me, let me explain. It wasn’t always this way. Look at my bookshelves and you will...
From Publishers Weekly… Mark Doty is the guest editor for this year’s Best American Poetry anthology, and here he takes us through the long hours and the ultimately rewarding experience of a year of reading more than anyone could ever be expected to read....
