#horror writeblr

It is okay. I am not bummed out. I was actually very proud of this story. I thought it was incredibly lovely. Maybe I will end up submitting it elsewhere. Just have no idea where would anyone want it as it folk horror and I would love for people to read it. It is about three sisters settling a deal with the devil in order to hide one of the sister's crimes. <3

the laughing man house publishing is putting together a charity anthology to benefit orgs assisting in western NC. guidelines:

THEME: Folk horror and ghost stories, it doesn't have to be specific to Appalachia (although that is a bonus). WORD COUNT: >8k loosely, but if you have something that goes over, that's totally fine!  ART: We welcome art!  POEMS: Absolutely! 

deadline is october 11th. thought i’d share here if anyone is interested in contributing, you can find the interest form at their linktree:

Genre: ghost story, gothic, psychological horror, literary-upmarket

Demographic: adult

Form: novel

Progress: third draft complete (soon seeking beta readers)

Inspiration: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, the short fiction of Shirley Jackson, Twin Peaks, Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, Yellowjackets, Possession (1981), Ethel Cain’s discography, A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, the behaviour of cuckoos, the limestone quarries of South West England

Aesthetics: rotting apples fallen from the tree, chainsmoking, Bathstone, stigmata wounds, tradgoth fashion, flies, dust, decaying autumn leaves, pastoral bliss corrupted

Synopsis: In the drought-ridden Somerset town of Twygrave, eighteen-year-old Peter Linwood gets trapped in the disused limestone quarry. With his loss sparks a chain of events that have Violet Spencer, his stepsister Grace’s best friend turned bitter nemesis, leaving the town – and the country – seemingly for good.

Six years later, with Peter recovered, it’s the brilliant, magnetic Grace now missing, and all her husband Malcolm can do is adjust, a plan is thwarted by Violet’s sudden return. Violet reattaches herself to the charming (and wealthy) Linwood family, tries to make a tentative truce with Malcolm, and reunites with her teenage sweetheart Rhona, but cannot ignore the inexplicable happenings within the town that can only be described as a haunting.  Violent and Malcolm find themselves lost in horrifying revelations that call into question what happened to Peter in the quarry, what Rhona might be hiding, and just who Grace, the woman they all loved and despised, really was.

*Pilot Airing Soon*

Set in 1989, The Night Service is a supernatural fiction podcast presented as a late-night AM radio program.

From the town of Cedar Bend, host Arla reports on the local rumors, unexplained events, and increasingly unusual conditions surrounding the town. Each broadcast ends with an open phone line, allowing a sleepless caller or two to tell Arla about the things watching from their windows, speaking through their radios, or following them home.

　𖤐　belial’s writeblr intro (v4.0)　𖤐

hello, i’m belial ( they/any ) and this is my writeblr! you may have previously spotted me under the urls belialwrites or motelbf, but antihell will be my final resting writing place for a bit. i’m 34 ( nearly 35 ) and an academic editor but i love to write new adult fiction and poetry. i have too many universes in my head with a multitude of characters and usually little to no direction for the plot progression. i do an unhealthy amount of planning, aesthetics, and character development compared to getting words down, but i enjoy it. i’m an insomniac that is always online, so please ask for my discord if you ever need a springboard to bounce ideas off of or to listen to you work through details in your wips and ocs! also, please send me an ask or dm if you’d like to be added to my general taglist and i’ll keep you updated on important things about my wips and their progress.

what’s on my blog? general inspiration, writing tips and reminders, motivational posts, and maybe even a little bit of the work i create (my writing, edits, and developmental ramblings on my wips)!

what do i write? usually i stay in the horror, thriller, paranormal, supernatural, or dark fantasy genres. i've also recently begun trying poetry. i also write fanfic for horror films/franchises and the bible. i have a lot of recurring themes and subjects in my writing, including

religion/humanity vs. morality/divinity;

liminal spaces & unsettling atmospheres of unreality;

psychological horror, usually focusing on mental illness & memory loss;

death & all that entails;

body horror, dread, & being left in the dark (literally or figuratively);

symbolism & trope subversion; and finally,

biological families vs. found families (including nature vs. nurture) !

　𖤐　links　𖤐

BELIAL — about me tag, favorite posts, my rambles, my writing, my wip intros, pinterest (remaking), spotify, wip page (its own wip lol)

COMMUNITY — boosts, my taglists, new writeblrs, others’ work

INSPIRATION — general, character, setting, ship, story

ETC. — manifesting, motivation, positivity, prompts, reminders, resources, tropes

　𖤐　main wip　𖤐

꒰ ᝰ ꒱　rose wound　—　( planning )

NA poetry anthology — ( description coming soon )

LINKS — intro, pinterest board, playlist, tag

꒰ ᝰ ꒱　twisted stitches　—　( writing )

NA psychological horror — A college student named Oliver is forced to withdraw from university because of his progressively deteriorating mental health. He moves back to his parents’ house only to find that his childhood imaginary friend, Stitches, is still there. After a troubling series of events around town, Oliver begins to suspect that Stitches may be to blame.

This was not proofread thoroughly so please ignore typos I swear I can write. Consider this an open tag and I leave a light tag for.. everyone reading this. Everyone. Yes even you. Especially you.

looking for an intimate, bloody lesbian horromance to sink your eager teeth into this summer?

e-ARC applications for my debut novel, IN THE END, YOU KILL US BOTH are now OPEN, and will remain open until JULY 19TH.

full synopsis + cws can be found on the application page! due to graphic content, please do not apply to receive an e-ARC if you are under eighteen years old!

most recent is my commission by @roachcult here on tumblr of my necromancer family, the Morvants, from my mortuary wip. roach does some of the gnarliest most metal gore art I’ve ever seen, you should definitely go look at their stuff if you’re a fan of horror in any sense ♥️♥️♥️

(mild gore and some blood to follow here, btw)

my main male character for vol. I, Maxi Morvant -

my partial antagonist for vol. I and my mmc for vol. II, Hector Morvant-Casares -

and my partial antagonist for both vol. I and II, and my main female character for vol. III, Aurore “Rora” Morvant -

seriously, if you’re a horror writer or just a horror fan, please go check out @roachcult. I’m saving up already for the next time comms open. their art absolutely fantastic and so so worth it 🖤