Posted inInstigation

Twisted Prompts for Sicko Writers (27)

+ Write a poem that draws language directly from all the song titles from a death metal music album. (Here's a list of some at the Cannibal Corpse fan site). + Craft a story around a doctor, dentist, or other health worker who secretly uses one of the job's instruments for his or her own unhealthy pleasure. (Here's a list of health care jobs from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics) + Describe a mass hallucination in a surreal and dreamy manner, using first person plural ("we"). (Here's some historical inspiration from the Skeptical Inquirer). *** Review the entire "Instigation"…
September 9, 2008Posted inInstigation

"Terror is as much a part of the concept of truth as runniness is of the concept of jam. We wouldn't like jam if it didn't, by its very nature, ooze. We wouldn't like truth if it wasn't sticky, if, from time to time, it didn't ooze blood." -- Jean Baudrillard (died 2007)

The Truth about Oozing
Posted inWeblog Exclusive

Book of Lists Bonus: “The Hands of Horror”

THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR (edited by by Amy Wallace, Del Howison and Scott Bradley for Harper Paperbacks) is hitting the bookshelves across the country this week. It's a knockout collection of lists both quirky and informative, about all things horror, featuring an amazing roster of horror authors and filmmakers -- from Stephen King to Eli Roth -- between its covers. You won't want to miss it...and you can order it now from amazon.com. My contribution to the book is an annotated list of "The Top Five Horror Colleges" -- something you'd never find in the US News & World…
September 6, 2008Posted inWeblog Exclusive
Posted inArnzen News

Horror is a Worldview: Arnzen Interview at Zombie Mall

Brian "Brains" Hardin asks me some deep questions about my audio cd, Audiovile, on the blog for his neat horror shop, the Zombie Mall. Here's an excerpt: Q: How do you cope with those people in your life that just don’t get it? Truth is, most people CAN be persuaded. First I try appeal to their reason: since horror is about fear, it is about humanity. If that doesn’t work, I try to educate them: many classic works of literature are horror stories. If that doesn’t work, I go for the gross-out joke. But there’s always going to be somebody…
September 2, 2008Posted inArnzen News