Michael Myers was Framed
What if Michael Myers didn’t kill his sister Judith?
On Writing Horror
This post first appeared on Quora November 29, 2019. Other posts follow below, with links. How do I write a young adult horror book? Ooh this is a fun question! With young adult horror, try to keep it suspenseful and creepy. Avoid sexual situations and gore. You need to avoid going into graphic detail. Pick…
Atheists & Addiction Recovery: The Higher Power
I haven’t had a Mental Health Monday article in a while, but this is one that I’d been thinking of doing for some time. One of the most accessible and free tools for addiction recovery is Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. AA and NA provide a safe space for addicts to recover, to depend on…
A Response to Rowling
I wasn’t going to respond to JK Rowling’s essay at first. Even though she claims to have done almost two years of research on trans issues, she seems to have missed reading the entire WPATH standards of care and is under the impression that we have children changing gender willy-nilly without any real good cause.…
The Attack on Horror
These are all Quora questions I get often, mostly by people who seem to think they’re taking the morally superior ground. I don’t think they’d be fun at parties, but who knows? Maybe they would. I don’t care to find out. Horror gets crapped on a lot by people for a variety of reasons. Typically…
When did our perspectives of clowns change from one of comedy into one of horror and evil?
This post originally appeared on Quora December 19. 2019. When did our perspectives of clowns change from one of comedy into one of horror and evil? Pretty much for as long as people have been donning makeup to become clowns, they’ve been associated with both comedy and horror/evil. There’s no “perception change” to be seen…
Which horror/thriller was your favorite, Tales From the Dark Side, The Outer Limits, or Twilight Zone?
This post originally appeared on Quora December 25, 2019. Which horror/thriller was your favorite, Tales From the Dark Side, The Outer Limits, or Twilight Zone? How could I choose? Tales, Limits, and Zone all had their own merits. A good episode from any of them could leave me awake thinking about it and its implications for hours.…