Our Halloween reading roundup has a spooky story for every age group from preschoolers to adults; there’s sure to be something for everyone. Read More
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The GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup 2019
Tag Archives: Horror
‘The 7th Guest’: A Disappointing Return to Stauf’s Mansion
‘The 7th Guest’ is a board game based on the 1993 video game of the same name that attempts to recreate the sinister vibe of the original. Read More
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in October 2018
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Rebecca, Elizabeth, & Missy explore romance, horror, magic, and espionage across six books. Read More
The Saga Continues: ‘Tales From Vader’s Castle’ Series
‘Tales From Vader’s Castle’ is a five-issue Star Wars Adventures comic series that takes the Star Wars saga into the horror genre. Read More
Battle Borne: J.L. Murray on Writing ‘Monstrous’
J.L. Murray is known for dark speculative fiction that is poignant and insightful, and has been known to make grown men weep. Here she is on this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction!, talking about how setting and character can work together to pack an emotional punch. Read More
The Big Monster of This Year Is the Scary Fairy
Fairies often come to mind around Halloween. After all, it seems like half the costumes in the stores come with wands and wings. But there’s another reason fairies might be on your mind this time of year. Fairies are terrifying. Or at least, they’ve been terrifying lately. And let’s face it: fairies, at their mythological… Read More
Halloween Horror Nights: Scare Zones and Shows
Halloween Horror Nights isn’t just about creepy houses; there’s also some fantastic scare zones and shows! Read More
Halloween Horror Nights 2016: One Night. Nine Houses
Take a “Chance” on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Read More
Alpha Workshop: Summer Solved for Teen Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Writers
Alpha Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror serves teen writers ages 14-19. Applications are being accepted now through March 5, 2016. Read More
4 New Books and Activities For Indoor Fun
For those weekend afternoons when your kids come to you, yet again, saying, “Mom, I’m bored,” here are a few new suggestions to give their play some direction. Read More
Geek Speaks…Fiction! With Guest Brian Kirk
This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! we welcome author Brian Kirk. Brian’s highly anticipated psychological horror book, ‘We Are Monsters,’ is coming out on July 7th from Samhain Publishing. Read More
Return to The Room
The Room 2 follows on from the story that was set up by its predecessor as you continue to solve your way through different puzzle boxes. Read More
Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film
Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film is a thought-provoking look at the cinematic history of magic, vampires, mad scientists and all things that go bump in the night. Read More
Why You Should Be Watching Hannibal
This week season one of Hannibal was released on DVD & Blu-ray and you should be watching it. Read More
Review: The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice
Anne Rice is probably best know for The Vampire Chronicles series which drew legions of fans into the realm of vampires and demons and things that go bump in the night. Her vampires do not sparkle, nor pretend to be teenagers. They roam the earth killing where they see fit, sometimes the vilest of humans,… Read More
Revisiting The 7th Guest: A Classic Re-Released after 19 Years
Many, many years ago when I was about seven years old, I went on a trip with my mother to visit my uncle and aunt who lived in the countryside about an hour;s drive from us. Whilst we were there, my uncle told us about a new video game he had recently bought and we… Read More
Talespinning by David J Howe: Who, Horror and More
I love short story collections. When I’m struggling to find the motivation to sit down and read, which has unfortunately been my situation lately, the promise of being able to sit down and finish a story in one short session is often enough to convince me to pick up a book. I also find them… Read More
The All Singing, All Dancing Zombie Apocalypse
This time last year, I’d just finished the edits on the weirdest fiction I’ve ever sold. They were for Rigor Amortis, an anthology of romantic horror stories. After the contracts were in and the release date was set, I caught myself wondering: Who died and made me a zombie-lover? As is typical of b-movie horror,… Read More
Making Movies in the Produce Aisle
Ever wondered how filmmakers create the sound effects for movies? I mean, those zombies can’t really be ripping out someone’s stomach, right? Film sound designer Tim Prebble demonstrates some techniques in this completely G-rated video. I just hope he composts all of his “victims.” Via Good Read More
How Stephen King Taught Me Percentile Rank and the Normal Curve
I was driving my ’58 Plymouth Fury on a long trip out of Boulder, Colorado to a strange town in Maine, when I stopped at a hotel along the way for a needed caffeine boost. A man in glasses and a way with words came over and asked, “So, what do you know about percentile… Read More
