The Writer's Block

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John Stevenson
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  • Writer in the Iron Mask

    So I’ve been feeling pretty down this month. I haven’t really even had the energy to write, which is why it’s been so unusually quiet around here. And it’s always a bad sign when I can’t write. After much soul-searching (read: playing video games into I went into an almost zen-like trance), I have finally… Read more

  • On Killing

    Characters that is, and no one can prove otherwise. Nanowrimo has had me pretty busy this last week, and will continue to keep me busy this month, but that’s no excuse to ignore my blog. So let’s get back to doing what I do best, deconstructing stories by other authors that have actually been published… Read more

  • R’lyeh and the Origin of Fear

    What discussion of horror can be complete without going into the works of HP Lovecraft?  Second only to Edgar Allan Poe in helping create the cornerstones of modern horror (Poe will be getting his own post later this week), HP Lovecraft’s stories have been the basis of countless horror and science-fiction movies, books and video… Read more

  • Exit Humanity

    For all my criticisms of zombies and The Walking Dead last week, I still enjoy a good zombie movie every now and then. Actually I still enjoy bad zombie movies, like the laughably horrible Land of the Dead and its Martin Luther King Jr zombie or the countless C-list zombie movies that show up on Netflix… Read more

  • Zombies and The Walking Dead

    You know what I hate about zombies? They’re boring.  I know, it’s almost heresy to say that nowadays, what with them being the drooling, groaning patron saints of pop culture, but it’s true. The trouble with zombies is that they’re a villain that has no relatable motive, when’s the last time you were craving brains?… Read more

  • Writing and Fear

    It’s October, and what better time of the year to explore things like fear and the writing of it than the month that only exists because of Halloween. September is the beginning of the school year, November is Thanksgiving, December Christmas, but what the hell would you say about October if it weren’t for that… Read more