Hi there all!
I'm a young fellow from the States that has a deep and abiding love for mouldering and ancient horror fiction, as everyone else here does as well, in addition to a yen for contemporary fare (but don't let that get out too much!). I'm an unapologetic anthology lover, in all its permutations. I think the genre is perfectly captured in the short form, so I'm a huge fan of the Amicus films, TV programs like THE TWILIGHT ZONE, radio shows (LIGHTS OUT, et al). You name it. If it's got "terror" and "tales" in it, then I'm all over it!
I've haunted these boards as a general visitor in the past and have now become an official member. I run a blog called THE GRIM READER and I have a regular feature that acts as a survey for people's horror fiction proclivities. You can see some past entries here:
Charnel Chats. Seeing as how this site is chock-full of fans of the macabre, I wanted to extend an invite to anyone interested to take part in a little session of Charnel Chats. I love hearing other people's thoughts and I'm always happy to spotlight shuddersome literature.
I've provided the questions here for convenience. You can email your responses and any questions to grimreaders@yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you and I'm happy to be on board(s)!
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• What was your first experience with horror literature, the time you realized you were bitten by the reading bug?
• Are you ever terrified by horror literature? What elements make you shiver?
• Who are some of your favorite writers? Why are you drawn to them?
• Do you have any guilty pleasures or horror-ble reading experiences to spill your guts about?
• What would you say is your favorite “type” of horror story (ex: “dark force invades a small New England town”)? Why?
• If you were the head of a major film studio, what work of horror literature would you adapt to the screen?
• On that same note, what would your choices be for the best and worst existing examples of film adaptations of genre works?
• What’s the most horrifying non-horror book you’ve ever read? (As in a book that is not usually recognized as being part of the genre but that fits your bill for terror?)
• What’s a scene from a horror story that you’ve never forgotten about?
• Is there a horror classic that you either think is overrated or just feel no need to get around to?
• Have you ever dabbled in writing horror fiction yourself?
• Who, in your estimation, is an underrated author who deserves much more attention and claim in the horror community? Got any books to refer us to?
• Speaking of reference, what are some great nonfiction horror books that get your recommendation?
• What was the last horror book you read?
• If you were stranded on a cliché, what would be the one horror book you would take with you?
• In the spirit of Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies, what would be a horror literature mash-up you would pay to see?
• If you could assume the role of a character from horror literature, who (or what) would it be?
• What was your favorite ending to a horror story?
• Which horror literature villain or monster would you definitely not want to meet in an abandoned abbey?
• Since we’re enthusiasts for anthologies and collections, what’s a short horror story that you think has all the goods?
• And finally, if your life was a best-selling horror novel, what would the title and tagline be?
