HORROR AND FANTASY WRITER
My new column, The Bigfoot Files, debuts today as a regular feature on the HorrorAddicts.net website. I celebrated by purchasing a Bigfoot Rescue Kit. I'm excited about the column because Bigfoot, as I write in the first chapter, is "a top-five inspiration for my fiction writing alongside the books The Lord of the Rings and Boy’s... Continue Reading →
The title of the new Halloween film now in theaters should've been Laurie Strode vs. Michael Myers. That sums up this sequel set 40 years after the original 1978 classic. Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie, the victimized teen prey of the original. Four decades later, Laurie is an agoraphobic prepper waiting for... Continue Reading →
My favorite horror columnist, Bloody Disgusting's Meagan Navarro, delivered a halftime report for horror films released in 2018 with her June 11th post titled "Here Are the Best Horror Movies of 2018 (So Far)!" Navarro lists nine movies, and as usual, she nails it. I added a 10th at the end, but I totally agree... Continue Reading →
With the seemingly impenetrable jungle of websites featuring horror news, entertainment, and columns, it was initially tough for me to find a consistently horrific watering hole for interesting, in-depth reporting on the topics I love, like extreme horror and 1980s horror films. Enter Bloody Disgusting. More specifically editorial columnist Meagan Navarro. Navarro writes two of... Continue Reading →
An article on April 12 by The Associated Press titled “Horror, cheap and in-demand, comes to Hollywood’s rescue” is an example of the utter lack of perspective and depth prevalent in the mainstream media. Obviously, the article is a reactionary piece to the recent success of A QUIET PLACE. Citing last year’s box office hits,... Continue Reading →
I received a comment from a fellow blogger, Nthato Morakabi, on my post last week about why I write horror. Nthato is a South African writer and a darn talented poet who shares a love for the horror genre like I do. Besides having the coolest name of any blogger I’ve seen, Nthato is one... Continue Reading →
When I tell people I write horror, they invariably ask why horror. They joke about my twisted mind and how I’ll never babysit their children. They say it like babysitting their children is some kind of awesome experience that I’m missing. I don’t tell them that I'd never want to babysit their children anyway. Never. ... Continue Reading →
"Life is horror and fantasy, not necessarily in that order." When I was thinking of a defining quote for my website blog, I considered a number of quotes from my favorite horror and fantasy authors. My favorite quote of all time is Gandalf the Grey saying, "All we have to decide is what to do... Continue Reading →
LIONEL RAY GREEN 