For Halloween this year I decided to do something different: in addition to watching as many horror movies and TV shows as possible, I wrote film-appreciation posts for the full thirty-one days. For the most part the films were spontaneously chosen the day of the posts, so the list meanders, but in case you’re a fan of meandering, I’ll share the list here (in the same order as my Instagram posts). I’ve also linked the movies where possible.

There’s a lot of information out there on how to pitch your book to publishers, but much of it is based on how the larger houses operate. In this article I’ll give you a peek into what the submissions process is like for a small indie publisher, and provide tips on how to craft a submission that stands out.

This thesis examines Marble Hornets as an example of an emerging trend in digital, online cinema that it defines as “folk horror”: a subgenre of horror that is produced by online communities of everyday people – or folk – as opposed to professional crews working within the film industry. (Preview image by Eric Knudsen)

I decided to write an essay on Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931), but after trying to find something intelligent to write about it (that hadn’t already been written about, that is), I came up short. Or more specifically, I couldn’t stop thinking about the life lessons I learned from the film. So, instead of writing an essay this month, I’m sharing “10 Life Lessons I Learned from Dracula”.