This is a question I often ask myself when I go to see a film which is touted as a horror, but as I sit there zoning out within about twenty minutes, I realise I’ve been duped, yet again, as it is clearly science fiction…or is it? This debate raised its head again, not too … Continue reading Is it Sci-Fi or is it Horror? More to the Point, How do You Tell?
Well, Scream Unseen certainly pulled out all the stops with this beautifully haunting tale about a family, driven into exile by a murderous and abusive father. On arrival back to their mother's childhood home in the USA, the Fairbairn family change their name to Marrowbone - their mother's maiden name - in an effort to … Continue reading Film (Re)View – The Secret of Marrowbone
When I was asked to do an extra Into the Darkness show on Calon FM, to celebrate International Women’s Day back in March, the voices started arguing over who would be best served up for such a momentous occasion. Of course, there are many women deserving of mention, but being a horror themed show, I … Continue reading Horrifically Inspirational…Women of Horror
I do have to wonder who actually writes the comments that go with movies and whether they have actually seen the movie. The people who wrote the comments for this movie clearly have not seen it. It isn't scary, terrifying or any other fear filling adjective and it most certainly is NOT in the league … Continue reading Film (Re)View – Hereditary
Cover Reveal for the third volume in the BONDS Series, which will be launched at The Darker Side of Fiction event in October. Everyone, meet BONDS RE-BOUND .........it's dark.....😈
Here at CASTLE MAC, Yose is excited to announce that we have signed a publishing deal with US publisher Crimson Cloak Publishing for the BONDS SERIES - woo hoo! 😎🍾. We couldn't be more excited!!
Many writers say they have been writing since they were a child, that they used to create plays and stories to entertain and amuse their family and friends, that they have never known a life when they didn’t write, that they can’t imagine a life where they don’t write. This isn’t the case for me, … Continue reading Do You Have a Dream?
This sequel has been a long time coming and I can honestly say that I wasn't disappointed. Rather than being a typical slasher flick - all horror and no terror - the filmmakers really thought about what they were doing with this. The movie follows a family who go to stay at a relative's holiday … Continue reading Film (Re)View – The Strangers, Prey at Night
Here at CASTLE MAC, we'd like to announce that the self-edit is complete. It's time to send BONDS RE-BOUND to the Beta readers🎉🍾
…you are feeling sleepy, very very sleepy…It may not be accurate, but I’m hoping you know where I am going with this? Hypnosis. One way of getting people to do your bidding, if the hacks are to be believed. Regardless of your view, it is a way to get a person to do/stop doing something … Continue reading Look Into My Eyes…
