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Happy Halloween! (2022)
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hi, i’m vincent; i’m a teddy bear! this is my story…
hi everyone. i’m always lonely, but i’m not always sad. sometimes i feel good inside. i think everyone deserves to feel good. when people hurt my feelings, i forgive them, because someone hurt their feelings too. i was all alone in the dark for a very scary long time. one day, i heard lots of …
The Tragedy of Westworld
I was a fan of Westworld years before it was ever even conceived as a TV show, that’s because, and some of you may not know this, it was first a movie (released in 1973). The movie itself was well-made, but the concept was what made it special. It’s such a fun concept, the kind …
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The Puzzling Case of How the Horror of a Sporting Accident Rekindled the Creative Flame of Horror Writing
After several forced attempts in recent years to pick up my old passion for writing horror fiction, I was sure my creative days were over. Then a strange combination of a cycling accident and jigsaw puzzling changed all that. Late one evening in early 2021, I decided to go for a pleasant bike ride. Towards …
Autumnal Thoughts
The warm summer rays pierce the curtains and gently kiss your face and brighten your closed, sleeping eyes, waking you gently. The morning sun is gleaming brightly through your window, accompanied by the ode to life the birds effortlessly chirp, day in and day out. ‘Is it tee shirt or tank top weather today?’ you …
I Also Saw the “Tic-Tac” UFO
Like many humans, I’ve seen a UFO. After observing the unusual sight, I made sure to document what I’d seen, as it was very interesting, and I wanted to remember all the details for future reference. I’m glad I did because some of my details closely matched another widely-publicized sighting. I’ve told a few people …
Creating a Ghostwatch Inspired Hoax and the Loss of My Belief in Ghosts
This is a two-part post. In the previous post I reflected on the impact Ghostwatch had on me. In the countdown to Christmas in 1992, at the age of 11, I was having sleepless nights, not due to the usual excitement, but thanks to the lingering fear left over from watching Ghostwatch months earlier. However, …
Ghostwatch 30 Years On — My Own Personal Horror
For a young, impressionable 10-year-old with an unhealthy obsession with the paranormal and an overactive imagination, was the BBC’s Ghostwatch a Halloween trick or treat? In this two-part article, I look back on the most terrifying experience of my life and how this eventually cured me of my fears. As a young child, I was …