How much do you know about the new grocery store that appeared down the block from you one day? You see all kinds of people go in, but you have never seen one come back out. Have you ever wondered where they all went?
Tag: Lisa Binion
Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Halloween Articles, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Vexation of Zombies
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• •Have you ever dreamed that a liberty of mummies chased you through a museum? Has a prominence of dhampirs ever saved you from the a basement of vampires? Are you afraid your town will be invaded by a vexation of zombies? Mummies, golems, dhampirs, revenants, skeletons, vampires, wendigoes, and zombies are creatures of the night…
Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Television/Movies, Words
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: the Book, the Audiobook, the Movie, & the Series – a Review
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• •Most everyone has heard of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and its headless horseman that terrorizes a village. You have probably also heard about the movie and television series, both of which are loosely based on the classic by Washington Irving. First is a review of the book, favorite sentences, and new words learned. After…
Halloween Articles, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Holidays Associated with Halloween
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• •Will you dress up like Frankenstein on Frankenstein Friday? Are you brave enough to clean your refrigerator on Haunted Refrigerator Night? How many caramel apples will you eat on National Caramel Apple Day? Will you drive people crazy with your knock-knock jokes on National Knock-Knock Jokes Day? One of your characters could start a new…
Book Reviews, Horror, Television/Movies
The Amityville Horror: the House, the Book, and the Movie
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• •From December 18, 1975 to January 14, 1976, the house located at 112 Ocean Avenue in the Amityville Village of Long Island, New York, was occupied by George and Kathleen Lutz along with their children. The story of what they experienced during the twenty-eight days they resided in this house is told in The Amityville…
Fiction Writing, Halloween Articles, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Haunted Libraries in the U.S.A.
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• •Does the ghost of a librarian that just couldn’t bear to be parted from her books frequent the library in your hometown? Does she reside there peacefully unless disturbed? Does she react like the ghost librarian from Ghostbusters if you try to talk to her? Or is she more like the ghost librarian at the…
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Bio-Chemical Electrical Discharge – Guest Post by Tegon Maus
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• •Are you a SLIder? Do you have H.V.S.? In my Sci-Fi series, The Eve Project, Ben Harris is and does. He destroys any unshielded electronics, sets fire to ATMs, coffee machines, and unwittingly sends devastating arcs of electricity to anything metal. He suffers from B.C.E.D. He has spent his entire life trying to hide his…
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Science Fiction, Words
Machines of the Little People – a Review
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• •Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Publishing
Writing Religious Fiction: How Far is Too Far? – Guest Post by Denver Batiste
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• •When you think of religious fiction, what authors come to mind? The obvious, of course, are the most famous: Dan Brown. Lynn Austin. Ted Dekker. Anne Rice has even delved into the subject. Over the past decade, religious fiction has become more popular and has steered the literary world into a territory that was seldom…
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Vitandi – a Review
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• •I was sure I had read every twist possible on the vampire story, but I was wrong. The Vitandi adds another unique and upsetting twist to the vast collection of vampire stories out there. Remember the twelve apostles from the Bible? The apostles and Christ are a huge part of this book. The author does…