British soul, German soil, haunted playlist.
#HorrorWritersChat co-host
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This one is going to be hard.
One of the last things Matt asked us at Horror Writers Chat was to share a horror writing related dream.
This can be;
> an actual dream that inspired you.
> a dream you have for your writing career.
Interpret this any way you’d like.
#HorrorWritersChat
This is one of Matt’s favourite questions to ask us:
What does horror mean to you?
#HorrorWritersChat
Writing ace horror itself feels like an act of rebellion, against the suffocations and injections of amatonormativity.
Writing asexual Gothic or aromantic Romantic pushes back against a culture of telling people sex and romance (repopulation and marriage) = THE human experience.
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
Writing ace horror itself feels like an act of rebellion, against the suffocations and injections of amatonormativity.
Writing asexual Gothic or aromantic Romantic pushes back against a culture of telling people sex and romance (repopulation and marriage) = THE human experience.
Hello, #horrorwriterschat!
I'm Steve and my published horror is a horror comedy. My next one (outside a sequel) is much more surreal, but I do plan to go back to influencer horror as I'm very drawn to the question of the gaze/parasocial relationships
Matt has always been exceptionally kind
Thanks for attending our gathering today.
First, introduce yourself & share the horror subgenres you write.
Then, please share a happy memory you have of Matt OR a happy memory of being part of this community he started.
If the feelings are too raw right now, post a candle 🕯️
Hello, #horrorwriterschat!
I'm Steve and my published horror is a horror comedy. My next one (outside a sequel) is much more surreal, but I do plan to go back to influencer horror as I'm very drawn to the question of the gaze/parasocial relationships
Matt has always been exceptionally kind
We know Matt liked to bake. So do I. But the act of sharing a recipe is even more special!
A couple years ago, around the holidays, he sent me a sticky gingerbread recipe. Even took the time to list the American ingredient substitutes!
thelegendarybrownie.com/2017/02/20/n...
We know Matt liked to bake. So do I. But the act of sharing a recipe is even more special!
A couple years ago, around the holidays, he sent me a sticky gingerbread recipe. Even took the time to list the American ingredient substitutes!
thelegendarybrownie.com/2017/02/20/n...
We have the time Matt didn't. What I have left, I'll try to make the most of.
#HorrorWritersChat
This one is going to be hard.
One of the last things Matt asked us at Horror Writers Chat was to share a horror writing related dream.
This can be;
> an actual dream that inspired you.
> a dream you have for your writing career.
Interpret this any way you’d like.
We have the time Matt didn't. What I have left, I'll try to make the most of.
#HorrorWritersChat
My first indie horror in debuted in October, and I could use reviews. Check out my collection of weird suburban horror stories, all set in a neighborhood suspiciously similar to the one I live in: books2read.com/ShadowHill
My first indie horror in debuted in October, and I could use reviews. Check out my collection of weird suburban horror stories, all set in a neighborhood suspiciously similar to the one I live in: books2read.com/ShadowHill
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
I wrote, till I started to publish, and ghost-write, and made it how I live and pay my rent.
Matt was right that finding joy is a rebellion. It's a kindness in a hard world.
#HorrorWritersChat
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
I wrote, till I started to publish, and ghost-write, and made it how I live and pay my rent.
Matt was right that finding joy is a rebellion. It's a kindness in a hard world.
#HorrorWritersChat
I'd love to be able to earn enough from writing that I could set up a writers retreat in the middle of nowhere. I would keep bees, and you can come tell them the news.
There would be a library for all your books.
And if anyone is in danger, they could come there and... disappear.
This one is going to be hard.
One of the last things Matt asked us at Horror Writers Chat was to share a horror writing related dream.
This can be;
> an actual dream that inspired you.
> a dream you have for your writing career.
Interpret this any way you’d like.
I'd love to be able to earn enough from writing that I could set up a writers retreat in the middle of nowhere. I would keep bees, and you can come tell them the news.
There would be a library for all your books.
And if anyone is in danger, they could come there and... disappear.
#HorrorWritersChat
This is one of Matt’s favourite questions to ask us:
What does horror mean to you?
#HorrorWritersChat
Goodness it was the crafty fox that he was. I'll say the same thing I always do.
Horror is about exposing the monsters, and showing they're not always the one with monstrous faces.
This is one of Matt’s favourite questions to ask us:
What does horror mean to you?
Goodness it was the crafty fox that he was. I'll say the same thing I always do.
Horror is about exposing the monsters, and showing they're not always the one with monstrous faces.
I'm Eryn, I write mainly psychological and supernatural horror, and I'm a co-host for this most marvellous chat.
I can't even tell you how long I've known Matt for. Like others here, it's been since Twatter days.
We bonded over horror, books and both being ace. And he was.
Thanks for attending our gathering today.
First, introduce yourself & share the horror subgenres you write.
Then, please share a happy memory you have of Matt OR a happy memory of being part of this community he started.
If the feelings are too raw right now, post a candle 🕯️
I'm Eryn, I write mainly psychological and supernatural horror, and I'm a co-host for this most marvellous chat.
I can't even tell you how long I've known Matt for. Like others here, it's been since Twatter days.
We bonded over horror, books and both being ace. And he was.
Apparently it's a foot in a slipper. It took me even longer to realise it is, actually, a foot in a slipper.
Apparently it's a foot in a slipper. It took me even longer to realise it is, actually, a foot in a slipper.
And just at the point I did, Billy Boyd's The Last Goodbye (from the Lord of the Rings) came on Youtube randomly.
I guess we're doing it that way then.
And just at the point I did, Billy Boyd's The Last Goodbye (from the Lord of the Rings) came on Youtube randomly.
I guess we're doing it that way then.
We will keep up #HorrorWritersChat while we all have breath in our bodies.
Rest well Matt, you wonderful human.
I've known Matt for years. He was a warm, gentle, generous, all-weather friend. I miss him.
We will keep up #HorrorWritersChat while we all have breath in our bodies.
Rest well Matt, you wonderful human.
I know what they want. I know they will say I chose this. I did.
I open my eyes at the last and let them learn. Nothing that hunts me survives unscathed.
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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I know what they want. I know they will say I chose this. I did.
I open my eyes at the last and let them learn. Nothing that hunts me survives unscathed.
#HorrorWritersChat
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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"IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME. AND WORSE STILL. MUST. PISS!"😮
"IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME. AND WORSE STILL. MUST. PISS!"😮
To dehumanise is to lose sense of humanity. Humanity is not in your skin, or your fingernails. It's choosing to be human. So either loss of will, or an alien that takes over. But hey they might do things better. Or so they think, anyway.
Can you imagine being trapped there?
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
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To dehumanise is to lose sense of humanity. Humanity is not in your skin, or your fingernails. It's choosing to be human. So either loss of will, or an alien that takes over. But hey they might do things better. Or so they think, anyway.
Can you imagine being trapped there?
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
#HorrorWritersChat
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
#HorrorWritersChat
I be Eryn, I write psychological and supernatural horror, often historical based: and I think industrial horror of the future is scarier.
And you can just fight me on that because you know I'm right.
[Material responsive. Cranial activity. Under control.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: TELL US, WHO YOU ARE, WHAT DO YOU WRITE, AND WHAT INDUSTRIAL HORROR IS SCARIER? OF THE PAST, OR OF THE FUTURE?]
#HorrorWritersChat
I be Eryn, I write psychological and supernatural horror, often historical based: and I think industrial horror of the future is scarier.
And you can just fight me on that because you know I'm right.
[Material responsive. Cranial activity. Under control.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: TELL US, WHO YOU ARE, WHAT DO YOU WRITE, AND WHAT INDUSTRIAL HORROR IS SCARIER? OF THE PAST, OR OF THE FUTURE?]
#HorrorWritersChat
[Material responsive. Cranial activity. Under control.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: TELL US, WHO YOU ARE, WHAT DO YOU WRITE, AND WHAT INDUSTRIAL HORROR IS SCARIER? OF THE PAST, OR OF THE FUTURE?]
#HorrorWritersChat
Anyway it took me this long to decide if I wanted to post it.
Now I am, at last.
Anyway it took me this long to decide if I wanted to post it.
Now I am, at last.
They fear realising they are just an average, awkward bloke
Also, that they may not only live life never being loved, but had an opportunity to be loved unconditionally, and either ignored it or shunned it for something they felt entitled to
Reveals they be dumbasses
They fear realising they are just an average, awkward bloke
Also, that they may not only live life never being loved, but had an opportunity to be loved unconditionally, and either ignored it or shunned it for something they felt entitled to
Reveals they be dumbasses