Horror Reading Music

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I don’t typically have music on while I read, but I occasonally do when I write. These tunes certainly have that foggy-woods-beyond-an-aristocrat’s-spooky-mansion vibe. Think A Turn of the Screw or Ghost Story.

August Crow and the Origin of the Splatter Western

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The Magpie Coffin (Splatter Western Book 1) by [Wile E. Young] Hunger on the Chisholm Trail (Splatter Western Book 2) by [M. Ennenbach] DUST (Splatter Western Book 3) by [Chris Miller] The Night Silver River Run Red (Splatter Western Book 4) by [Christine Morgan] Starving Zoe (Splatter Western Book 5) by [C. Derick Miller] A Savage Breed (Splatter Western Book 6) by [Patrick C. Harrison III]

 

Aren’t the origins of terms and phrases fascinating? For instance, according to Grammarly, the phrase Cat got your tongue? originated from the silence that would befall punished sailors in the English Navy who’d recently received a good flogging from the cat-o’-nine-tails. And, interestingly, the term “zombie” originates from the West African words for god and fetish. Who knew etymology could be so kinky? Read more “August Crow and the Origin of the Splatter Western”

Hostel: Part III

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Hostel: Part III (Video 2011) - Photo Gallery - IMDb

Imagine The Hangover as a gory horror movie. Seriously. Hostel: Part III has nearly as many similarities to The Hangover as it does to the first two installments of its own franchise. A guy is getting married and decides to party-it-up with three buddies for his last weekend as a free man. So they lie about where they’re going and head to Vegas instead. They get hammered their first night there and, naturally, they awaken to find one of the men missing from the night before. Read more “Hostel: Part III”

History of Halloween

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Interesting stuff. In fact, this Fire of Learning channel is full of interesting historical videos, including a recent one about mythical creatures of North America. But for now, learn you some Halloween!