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The Evolution of Vampires: The Oldest Tales

Vampires. We see them on television, in books, featured in artwork, and during Halloween, we love to dress up as one. Where does it all

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Cruelty – Ellen Croshain Interview

At this year’s Fantasycon I got to interview Ellen Croshain, author of the haunting and devilish Cruelty, published by Kristell Ink. The book came out this

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The Evolution of Vampires: Historical Accounts

This is the second part in a series on the evolution of vampires, if you missed the introductory post, check that out here. Otherwise, let’s

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Remain calm, human scum….Strax is speaking!

Dan Starkey speaks of his character Commander Strax , Dr Who and flatulence….. Commander Strax was a Sontaran commander who was forced to serve as a nurse to

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Relive 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

In 1993, Tim Burton took the idea for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ from a poem he wrote about a skeleton called Jack and transformed it

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“The Changeling's Choice” by Elizabeth Priest – Out Soon!

The Troutespond Series is a work of Young Adult fantasy, by debut author Elizabeth Priest, working on the premise that if the supernatural did exist, inquisitive

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Beyond Victoriana – Meet Ay-leen the Peacemaker – Part 2

Welcome back for part 2 of our interview with Ay-leen the Peacemaker (part 1 here), the creator and writer of steampunk blog, Beyond Victoriana, “…a blog

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What Is the Best Way to Write a Horror-Fantasy Novel

In horror-fantasy novels there is no such thing as a colorful world. They’re often set in bleak, unforgiving worlds, confronted by terrifying monsters that serve

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Gunnerkrigg Court and Why You Need It

We need to talk about Gunnerkrigg Court. In 2005 Tom Siddell created what is certainly one of the best web comics out there right now;

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The Oppenheimer Alternative – Robert J. Sawyer

Bestselling futurist ROBERT J. SAWYER has been called “Canada’s answer to Michael Crichton” by The Toronto Star and “a writer of boundless confidence and bold