Guest Blog by James Chambers Admission time: When I first heard about Women in Horror Month, I questioned the need for it. A visit to my bookshelves turned up ample evidence not only of landmark horror fiction written by women but also their consistent, ongoing contributions to the genre. I found Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and […]
By K.W. Taylor I’ve been writing speculative fiction all my life. In the decade and a half that I’ve gotten pieces accepted for publication, I’ve worked primarily in four genres: science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, and horror. The last may be surprising for folks who primarily know my full-length novels—The Curiosity Killers (2016, Dog Star […]
RDSP has made a concerted effort to support women in horror and we consider it one of our biggest accomplishments to have had 3 releases from female writers on the Bram Stoker Ballot in the same year! This post is a round-up of interviews and conversations we’ve had on the subject of women’s contributions to […]
Andrea Marie on Horror Q: How did you first get into acting and modeling? Which do you prefer? I have always aspired to do both, but modeling came first when a photographer friend and I decided to put a portfolio together in 2006. Then in 2011, I started building up film and television contacts and it sort […]
Lucy A. Snyder on Horror Q: Tell us about your first experiences with the horror genre. Gary A. Braunbeck was my main introduction to the horror genre. Before I met Gary 16 years ago, I had graduated from the Clarion workshop, and consequently I was mostly oriented toward science fiction and fantasy. I had been […]
Donna Lynch on Horror Q: Tell us a story about one of your first experiences with the Horror genre. I was seven and watched Friday the 13th at a friend’s house. I was so upset, my mom had to come get me in the middle of the night. She wasn’t very happy about it, and […]
Damien Angelica Walters on Horror Q: Tell us a story about one of your first experiences with the Horror genre. I’m eleven and my father takes me to see Alien. I made it halfway through before I begged him to leave. Then I spent a week dying to know how it ended and begging my […]
Stephanie Wytovich on Horror Q: What scares you? People. I’ve spent the past few years reading about the psychology of fear and listening to countless legends about ghosts and the supernatural. I’ve locked myself in asylums, visited abandoned hospitals, and called out demons in prisons, and what I’ve learned for the most part is that […]
Illustrator Deena Warner on Horror Q: Do you have any advice for artists trying to make art a career? A huge part of the job has nothing to do with talent—it’s how you conduct yourself professionally. Be nice to people. Be available. Finish projects. Meet deadlines (as best as you can). Communicate well. More than […]
Author Jessica McHugh on Horror Q: What scares you? Most things scare me, to be honest. But not in the way that has me leaping into bed so the monster beneath can’t grab my feet, or trying to outrun the imaginary muggers on a nighttime trip to the liquor store. (Though, both do happen from […]