Wolf in White Van
Wolf in White Van

Author: John Darnielle

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2014-09-16

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0374709661

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Beautifully written and unexpectedly moving, John Darnielle's audacious and gripping debut novel Wolf in White Van is a marvel of storytelling and genuine literary delicacy. Welcome to Trace Italian, a game of strategy and survival! You may now make your first move. Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of seventeen, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright, open in the boundaries between the real and the imagined. His primary creation, Trace Italian, is an intricate text-role playing game that enables participants far and wide to explore a dystopian America, seeking refuge amidst the ruin. However, when two high school players, Lance and Carrie, extend the game into their reality, the consequences are horrifying, leaving Sean to account for it. Darnielle’s Wolf in White Van invites us to comprehend the depth and intricacy of Sean's life. Told in reverse, the story draws us back to the moment that fundamentally altered Sean’s life as he knows it.

Horror Writer's Block: What's Been Made (2022)
Horror Writer's Block: What's Been Made (2022)

Author: Steve Hutchison

Publisher: Tales of Terror

Published: 2023-03-03

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 1778871267

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This book tells fiction writers and screenwriters what kinds of movies have often or rarely been made and warns them about saturated niches. The lower the frequency, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3300 horror movies I reviewed, classified, and rated.

Horror Writer's Block: Characters & Subgenres (2021)
Horror Writer's Block: Characters & Subgenres (2021)

Author: Steve Hutchison

Publisher: Tales of Terror

Published: 2023-02-26

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1778871119

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This book tells you what kinds of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. Authors and screenwriters might want to avoid those. The lower the frequency meter, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated. 21 subgenres and 27 character types were combined, resulting in 621 permutations. The best movies for each subgenre/character combination are listed for inspiration’s sake.

The Dragon Squisher, Volume 1
The Dragon Squisher, Volume 1

Author: Scott McCormick

Publisher: Bookbaby

Published: 2020-12

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781543979169

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Meet Nigel: digger of latrines, shoveler of poop, and the single greatest threat to all the humans, elves, dwarves, and halflings of Esteria. Desperate to escape from military school and return to his carefree life as the village no-goodnik, Nigel sees the king's declaration of war on the gorks as the perfect opportunity to flee, since he's pretty sure his latrine-digging skills aren't going to do much good on the front line. But his escape efforts have a habit of backfiring, and by the time he and his arch-frenemy are banished from the kingdom and sent on an impossible quest for a (probably bogus) magical artifact, the humans of Amerigorn find themselves longing for the good old days when they were merely being annihilated by Lord Smoron. The Dragon Squisher is a fantasy novel for teens that spoofs the tropes of the genre and will appeal to teens, young adults, and adults who love the humor of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. If this is the kind of book you've been searching for--and who hasn't?--look no further than Book One of the Nigel Chronicles: The Dragon Squisher. Funnier than Lord of the Rings! Shorter than Harry Potter! This coming of age fantasy novel is an epic fantasy treat for all fans of humorous fantasy.

Horror Writer's Block: 100 Adventure Writing Prompts (2021)
Horror Writer's Block: 100 Adventure Writing Prompts (2021)

Author: Steve Hutchison

Publisher: Tales of Terror

Published: 2023-02-26

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 1778871194

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This book tells you what kinds of adventure films have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. Authors and screenwriters might want to avoid those. The lower the frequency meter, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated. 8 moods, 31 subgenres, and 63 antagonist types were randomly combined; one for each page for a total of 100 dark writing prompts. Titles of existing movies belonging to each mood/subgenre/genre/antagonist combination are listed to further inspire the reader when available.

Horror Writer's Block: 300 Writing Prompts (2021)
Horror Writer's Block: 300 Writing Prompts (2021)

Author: Steve Hutchison

Publisher: Tales of Terror

Published: 2023-02-26

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1778871135

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This book tells you what kinds of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. Authors and screenwriters might want to avoid those. The lower the frequency meter, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated. 8 moods, 31 subgenres, 9 genres, and 63 antagonist types were randomly combined; one for each page for a total of 300 dark writing prompts. Titles of existing movies belonging to each mood/subgenre/genre/antagonist combination are listed to further inspire the reader when available.

Writers Workshop of Horror 2
Writers Workshop of Horror 2

Author: Michael Knost

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781948374521

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Writers Workshop of Horror 2 is a collection of essays and interviews focusing on the art and craft of writing horror and dark fantasy. From bestselling authors like Stephen King, Anne Rice, and R. L. Stine, to up-and-coming writers just making their mark, this anthology is chock-full of advice and information writers of any level will find valuable and useful. Writers Workshop of Horror 2 is helmed by Michael Knost, the Bram Stoker Award-winning editor that brought you Writers Workshop of Horror, Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Author's Guide to Marketing with Teeth.

Chasing Painted Horses
Chasing Painted Horses

Author: Drew Hayden Taylor

Publisher: Cormorant Books

Published: 2019-09-14

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1770865616

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When Ralph Thomas comes across graffiti of a horse in an alleyway in the early hours of the morning, he is stopped in his tracks. He recognizes this horse. A half-asleep Indigenous homeless man sees Ralph’s reaction to the horse and calls out to him. Over the course of a morning’s worth of hot coffee on a bitterly cold day, Ralph and the homeless man talk and Ralph remembers a troubling moment from his childhood when an odd little girl, Danielle, drew the most beautiful and intriguing horse on his mother’s Everything Wall, winning the competition set up for children on the Otter Lake Reserve. Ralph has lived with many questions that arose from his eleventh winter. What did the horse mean — to him, his sister, his best friend, and, most importantly, the girl who drew it? These questions have never left him. Chasing Painted Horses has a magical, fablelike quality that will enchant readers, and haunt them, for years to come.

Horror Writer's Block: Tarot Writing Prompts (2021)
Horror Writer's Block: Tarot Writing Prompts (2021)

Author: Steve Hutchison

Publisher: Tales of Terror

Published: 2023-03-03

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1778871283

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Included in this book are 366 tarot spreads, one for each day of the year, any year, to inspire stories and overcome writer’s block. You can use this guide to find movies to watch today, or you can use it for inspiration in your writing, whether you’re a screenwriter, a novelist, or any kind of fiction writer. Some spreads list up to 20 movie suggestions but pay attention to the rare or unique combinations listing none if you’re looking for unusual story ideas. All cards have properties explained on the first pages. The major arcana are powerful and tend to narrow down movie lists. They have more properties than minor arcana, which offer broader results. This tool tells you what kinds of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. In theory, for every film listing, the lower the frequency indicator, the more unique the concept. If you get no results, you should probably write that story. These writing prompts are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated.

Dark Visions
Dark Visions

Author: Stephen King

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2000-08-10

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 9780575402904

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Take three of the leading names in contemporary horror writing, commission one-third of a book's worth of stories from each, and the result is DARK VISIONS. Stephen King leads off with three stories, including "Sneakers", about a very unusual haunting, and "Dedication", one of the most powerful and unsettling of all his works. Dan Simmons pays homage to Philip K Dick with "Metastasis", one of three highly accomplished stories. And George Martin rounds off the book with the brilliant werewolf novella, "The Skin Trade". DARK VISIONS is a brilliantly original showcase from three masters of the macabre.