Sitting roughly thirty feet from a living legend is sure to make anyone a little mesmerized, but for me, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that had my heart pounding almost out of my chest for the first ten minutes of the event.
Much like college basketball’s annual March Madness bracketology, I decided to take those thirty-two names and pit them against each other until a winner was crowned.
If I were to compile a list of “People You Should Know” in the horror literary world, Shaun would rank pretty high up there.
The life of an independent author is not for the faint of heart. It also doesn’t come without casualties- countless hours of sleep, canisters of coffee grounds, social get-togethers, ink cartridges.. the list goes on and on. Very rarely does one simply pen the next great American horror story and get to live out their…
Living in northern Illinois has its advantages. I get to call Ray Bradbury’s hometown of Waukegan home. I was able to celebrate my beloved Chicago Cubs’ World Series win from the comforts of my own home some 40 miles from Wrigley Field. I also happen to be right smack dab in the middle of…
These days, there are a number of independent authors out there who are writing the same high tension, keep-your-lights-on terror that the big name folks are. The only difference is, you may not have heard of these fine folks. That’s really no fault of yours and this is why Mangled Matters exists – to not…
Good morning, boils and ghouls! Nothing gets the weekend started off on the right foot better than a collection of goosebump-inducing short stories! Here are five that I not only love, but have had a lasting impression on me. Scary, weird, moody or just plain gross – here are a handful of fantastic short stories…
Upon checking out Facebook today, a lot of people and pages were sharing statuses like “HB Lovecraft!” and “Happy Birthday, H.P.!”. Curiosity got the best of me and I had to know a little more about who H.P. was and what drove people to take time out of their day to wish him a “HB”. Of course, I…
