Okay, this one was very fun, with a lot of replay value. A good, solid Twine game. I will not spoil, but click all the links to get the full context. Horrors Anonymous
Lindsay Smith
An “LGBTQIA+ Empowerment Tale” Conversion Therapy Horror Film? What the fuck…
So, when I first heard about this Blumhouse movie coming out I do have to say that my first thought was “God damn it, why does this keep happening to me? It’s fucking Interstellar all over again.” I’m currently in the middle of a fucking conversion therapy horror spec script and of course one is…Read more
Early morning thoughts
So I fell asleep last night, fully clothed, surrounded by four separate projects that are all so close to being finished. When I woke up this morning I was surrounded by “almost done.” I’m never at my best right when I wake up on the best of days, and this was not the best. I…Read more
Another spooky season itch.io game!
This is a fun one: Horrors Anonymous This is another one that I won’t spoil, but it’s fun.
It’s spooky season, so have a spooky text game I found
So I found this little number browsing text games on itch.io the other day… https://litrouke.itch.io/please-answer-carefully I’m not going to spoil anything, but this is some extremely simple psychological horror. It’s a very simple set up and it telegraphs the outcome. Normally I’d be iffy on this kind of broadcasting, but it really worked out well…Read more
YouTube Channels to Watch: Cinema Cartography
Cinema Cartography is a YouTube Channel that takes a beautiful and immersive look at aspect of storytelling and filmmaking. The channel was founded in 2014 and while it might not have an enormous library compared to other channels that have been around that long, it is definitely one that has consistently put out a staggeringly…Read more
Story Inspiration: The Dolphin House via Atrocity Guide
I made the mistake of starting this forty-five minute long video on my lunch break at work, and it started off strong and then only became more intense and bonkers from there. I think this is a master class in how something can make sense from a personal perspective, while looking like absolute madness from…Read more
The Night Mind Index
I am a huge fan of the YouTube channel Night Mind. I would never be one of those people that would go all “I was following these guys before they were cool,” I’ve been a follower for a long time. I love to see the care and that they put into their videos and analysis….Read more
Six Things I Learned Writing “Snake Bite”
(I’m shamelessly stealing this format from the incredible and incomparable Chuck Wendig. Read his books!) Snake Bite is the story of a female police officer escorting a prisoner to the site of his most recent murder. But when the prisoner’s brother, the leader of a notorious gang, ambushes the cops to free the prisoner, the…Read more
Link: The SOS Sign Incident
This is a deeply creepy story and one that I’m definitely adding to the story ideas and inspiration library. It would be a very effective story if it weren’t true.