Survey Says…

by Joseph Maddrey Last month, I decided to pose some questions to members of the HWA’s Virginia chapter via email and Facebook. I thought it would be interesting for everyone to be able to share some author / book recommendations, and to sound off on our goals as writers and as members of HWA-VA chapter. …

Bill Camp Writes about Fay Wray

Here's a link to a recent article by Bill Camp on the Ravenous Monster website. https://ravenousmonster.com/movies-tv/fay-wray-the-original-scream-queen

Review of Death Sketch by Tobias Youngblood & Oliver Shade

Riposte Publications I have been on a bit of a werewolf story kick lately, so I thought I would check out Death Sketch by Tobias Youngblood and Oliver Shade, which is the first in their Nightmares series. I assume the rest of the story will play out in the rest of the series. It proved …

VIRGINIA CREEPERS: A History of Local Horror Fiction

Our own, Joseph Maddrey, recently published a brief article about the history of horror in Virginia. Virginia Creepers: A History of Local Horror Fiction

Review of D. Alexander Ward’s Beneath Ash and Bone

Review of D. Alexander Ward’s Beneath Ash and Bone Necro Publications, 164 pages, $9.99 on Amazon Take the Southern Gothic, add a bit of mystery and folk horror, and then play it to the tune of The Exorcist, and you have a taste of what you’ll find in D. Alexander Ward’s Beneath Ash and Bone. …

The Benefits of Membership in the Horror Writers Association: A RavenCon Panel

by María Badillo Many look at the writing process and declare it a solitary practice. Correction: the art and craft of writing involves a community of artists, editors, and publishers. Going it alone is nearly impossible and ill-advised. Thankfully, all the resources needed are well within reach. At Virginia's fantasy and science fiction convention RavenCon, one …

Author Interview: Sirrah Medeiros

Listen to Apple Podcasts Greetings my writing friends! This week I got the chance to sit down with the amazing Sirrah Medeiros and pick her brain about all kinds of things. An interesting gal with a passion for writing, service, and dogs. And, as you know, I love dogs! Come with me as we talk …

Interview with Sidney Williams

Listen on Apple Podcasts This episode, and a few of the upcoming episodes, are going to be special in that I am doing interviews of Horror Writer Association, Virginia Chapter members. I have been a member of that association for quite a long time now, as far as being a member of anything goes, and …

Baltimore Burial Grounds

by Mark Mellon Toward the end of ‘21, in the empty time between Xmas and New Year’s, I visited Baltimore with my family. Unfortunately, since it was the off season, almost everything public was closed. So with the town being dead, what else to do except visit a cemetery? The first place we went to …

Interview with Red Lagoe

Listen on Apple Podcasts What would you say is the single most important aspect of your writing game aside from butt in chair making the words happen? I would argue that if you said anything other than the help of a good editor, you would be wrong. This week's interview is with none other than …