Category Archives: Everyday I Read the Book: Literary Thoughts

DEAD STUDENTS SOCIETY

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Daniel

A while back, I blogged about Asylum, the gay zombie novella by gay horror author Mark Allan Gunnells. Mark is bringing back the dead (again) in the novella Fort, which takes place in the same universe as Asylum, includes some … Continue reading →

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The tainting of horror with sci-fi in the 90s

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Daniel

In its continuing effort to distance itself from the masked psycho killers of the 80s, the 1990s kept trying to explore futuristic fear by blending elements of horror with big sci-fi themes for a new millennium. The results usually just … Continue reading →

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Chatting with the men of In Darkness Peering

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Daniel

The new gay horror fiction anthology In Darkness Peering: Tales from the Bent Side, edited by David D. Warner, is available now and features a story by yours truly! In my tale “Unholy Matrimony,” a gay couple’s meeting with a … Continue reading →

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A chat with gay horror author Joshua Skye

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Daniel

In author Joshua Skye’s new novella Cradle, Radley, a grieving gay man, comes to a small town to live in the house left to him by his deceased partner. But The Habersham House has a dark history; young children have … Continue reading →

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Demonstrate your horror knowledge and you could win 3 of my novels!

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Daniel

It’s October 2015, my new gay Halloween horror novel Wet Screams has been released, and I’m feeling generous. So you just might get a treat…here’s the trick. If you have picked up a copy of my gay Halloween horror novel … Continue reading →

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer – movie vs. graphic novel

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Daniel

Buffy creator Joss Whedon has said that the script he wrote for the original movie was nothing like the finished product. He has also said Donald Sutherland massacred the dialogue as written and ad-libbed most of it. As a result, … Continue reading →

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The gay horror novels of John Inman

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Daniel

Looking for some thrills, chills, and a splash of queer camp in your gay horror fiction? Here are four novels from author John Inman that you should definitely check out. HOBBLED Hobbled is pure page-turning fun. It’s also plays out … Continue reading →

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New millennium horrorthon

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Daniel

Fiction and video game adaptations, slashers, witches, zombies…here’s a mish-mosh of crap from the first decade of the 2000s. RIDING THE BULLET (2004) Based on a Stephen King novella, Riding the Bullet will really only work for you if you … Continue reading →

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Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive vs. Trucks

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Daniel

Two movie adaptations of a Stephen King short story made nearly a decade apart. So how do they compare? MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) Stephen King directs and has admitted to being burnt on coke at the time. It’s a 1980s movie—it’s … Continue reading →

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The Haunting vs. The Haunting

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Daniel

The Haunting, based on the classic Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House, is a story that is much more focused on the human psyche than it is on the paranormal. So if the mysteries of the mind scare … Continue reading →

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