Tag Archives: Horror

Halloween, Poe, and “The Call of the House of Usher”

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Annie Neugebauer

Happy Halloween! And for wiccans, blessed Samhain! I hope everyone has a fun, special, and safe holiday. What Halloween goodies have I got on the blog for you this year? Well, I’m a busy, busy bee getting ready for an … Continue reading →

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Top Fears

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Annie Neugebauer

My good friend Febe Moss’s post about her fears has inspired me to make a blog post about my own fears. I do, after all, confront these things every day as a horror writer. But I’m putting a twist on … Continue reading →

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Types of Monsters

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Annie Neugebauer

“That truth is that monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win.”– Stephen King, Introduction to The Shining (Simon and Schuster edition, 2002) (I made that sign. Isn’t it cute?) Ah, October. … Continue reading →

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The Founding Fathers (and Mothers) of Horror Literature

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Annie Neugebauer

Originally posted on Wednesday, ‎August ‎31, ‎2011, ‏‎5:20:00 PM Great Grandpa Walpole Horace Walpole (1717 – 1797) “Posterity always degenerates till it becomes our ancestors.” – Horace Walpole The horror genre, like it or not, has its roots deeply in … Continue reading →

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Horror and Terror

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Annie Neugebauer

Originally posted on February 19, 2011 at 7:10 PM *Disclaimer: this is the horror-genre connoisseur’s post. If you don’t like that genre, you probably shouldn’t read this. It might make you angry. It might make anyone angry, for that matter. … Continue reading →

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