The first film we watched that was deliberately part of the Hooptober challenge was Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Hooptober 11 – Late Night with the Devil
My second Hooptober film was Late Night with the Devil. Like The Substance, I watched this before knowing about the challenge, but it does give me another country – Australia, so it’s not a total loss.
Free Fiction – Love in the Age of Zom-boys
This story was originally published in the anthology, So Long, and Thanks for all The Brains under the title, The Z Word.
Hooptober 11 – The Story So Far
Hooptober is a Letterboxd movie challenge created by Cinemonster. The goal is to watch 31 horror films in October, but the catch is that they have to fit the criteria Cinemonster posts. This year that means things like 2 Indian films, 1 film by Wes Craven, 1 film from 1984 and so on.
“I shine like thunder, cry like rain”
Yesterday was my birthday and in a glorious bit of serendipity we had tickets to go to see one of my favourite bands, The Sisters of Mercy.
“And the words falling out of our minds”
The Cure are on of my favourite bands and they’ve appeared on Music Wednesdays a couple of times, but there’s a new Cure album on the way and they’ve released the first single.
Hooptober 11 – The Substance
I kicked off the month by going to see Coralie Fargeat’s, The Substance. And it was a wild ride. At one point, somewhere near the end, a guy down the front of the packed theatre shouted out “Oh, come on!”
I think he meant it in a good way.
Happy Birthday, Serial Killer Z
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the first book in my serial killer vs zombies series, Serial Killer Z.
It’s also Clive Barker’s birthday. I hadn’t noticed that before but Barker is one of my favourite authors so it’s pretty cool.
Free Fiction – Crab Hands
It’s a long weekend here in Vancouver, so you get a story.
This was my entry to a recent flash fiction contest run by Crystal Lake Publishing. It didn’t win, but I like it so I thought I’d post it here. As usual, this hasn’t been professionally edited so expect typos.
Trigger warning for kabourophobiacs.
Quote of the Month – July
I’ve known you since you were a little girl, Rachel, and I’ve trained you to become one of us. You’re like a daughter to me. Fuck this up and I will gut you like a fish and feast on your entrails. Good luck!