How to stay mentally strong while writing dark fiction

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter what you’re writing, it can be hard to quiet the critical voices in your head as you work....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

Stephen King's house will become a writing retreat

Posted on 10/26/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Would this be a dream come true or a nightmare come true? Stephen King and his wife have received rezoning...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Writer's block / writing prompts

Happy 76th birthday to R.L. Stine!

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy birthday to author R.L. Stine, who turns seventy-six today! Stine shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, and we’re...

Tagged As: Graphic novel, Horror, Young adult literature

What the critics think of Stephen Chbosky's "Imaginary Friend"

Posted on 10/07/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

After twenty years, Stephen Chbosky has published a follow-up to his beloved-by-many debut novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Horror

Stephen King will publish a collection of novellas in May 2020

Posted on 10/04/2019 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With his latest novel still on the bestseller list, Stephen King revealed yesterday that he’ll release a new book next...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Excerpt, Horror

Writing advice from Stephen King

Posted on 09/20/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have several literary birthdays this week and tomorrow especially, but few of the other authors were as generous with...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Writing advice

"The Institute" by Stephen King is already optioned for TV

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two of Tuesday’s hot release are already set for TV adaptations. Deadline reports that Spyglass Media Group emerged victorious from...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Horror, New release, Pop culture, TV adaptation

Reviews mixed for Malcolm Gladwell, Stephen King new releases

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 12:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Malcolm Gladwell and Stephen King both released new books yesterday, though with The Testaments by Margaret Atwood hitting shelves, you...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Horror, Nonfiction, The Guardian, The New York Times

Stephen King: "The Institute" isn't exactly ripped from the headlines

Posted on 09/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Margaret Atwood isn’t the only wildly popular author releasing a scary tale next week. Stephen King’s sixty-first novel, The Institute,...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Horror, Politics, The New York Times

Netflix show takes inspiration from "The Turn of the Screw"

Posted on 08/15/2019 at 09:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Shirley Jackson provided inspiration for the first season of a Netflix horror show; now the producers are turning to Henry...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Horror, Pop culture, TV adaptation