Ken, the editor of Shock Totem and our lovely hand model, shows off the smoky beauty that is Shock Totem Issue #5. Due to fluctuations in the universe, this issue is rather late, but she has arrived and she’s gorgeous! This issue of Shock Totem is yet another eclectic mix of horror fiction and nonfiction, featuring previously unpublished stories from … Read More
Shock Totem Issue #2
Issue #2 of Shock Totem is coming out on July 1st. I can’t tell you how excited I am! It will be the first issue out since I was on staff, and I can’t wait to see it. Here is the illustrious TOC: * To Be Titled: An editorial, by K. Allen Wood * The Rat Burner, by Ricardo Bare … Read More
“Be Mysterious: Writers In Masks” Features Kurt Newton
Masks by Kurt Newton When Mercedes first came up with her mad cross-promotional scheme to showcase writers and artists wearing masks, I admit I thought it was a bit silly, a variation on the child’s game of dress-up. But as the weeks unfolded, and Mercedes’ blog presented people in gas masks, clown masks, masquerade masks, even a World War II … Read More
Guest Post By Kurt Newton
Literary Horror and Other Unnecessary Labels By Kurt Newton Whoever said horror fiction had to be crude? Whoever said you can’t have horror without art? Somebody must have said it because it’s all I see when I read blogs discussing the current state of the horror genre. You’d think there are only two types of practitioners vying for supremacy in … Read More
So I Won Some Chocolate!
And I cannot tell you how excited I am! The very charming Eisley Jacobs ran a contest on her blog, and there are some really sweet and heartwarming comments on there. You can check it out here. Also, once upon a time Kurt Newton and I had a writing challenge going on, and I emerged the victor. As a consequence, he … Read More
What A Prize!
So, this rocks. Enter Tweet the Meat’s Halloween contest, and what can you win? A copy of Shock Totem’s debut issue, signed by the very scary Kurt Newton and the not-so-scary Yours Truly! Or I can be scary. Whatever you wish.