I've finally finished editing the second draft of my seventh chapter. *faints*

A sci-fi story I posted on Reddit has a reading up on YouTube! Go check it out!

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: The personification of cancer stood in Noll's home. "Not now, I'm busy."

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: Sallow skin, bloodshot eyes, and only half a nose. He has normal mobility, but most people are reluctant to interact with him.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 2: Big, elaborate spaces for characters who just want a small, isolated corner.

#HorrorWritersChat Pen Name Victor K Sanders. And definitely You're Next. It did so much to play with slasher conventions!

This Sunday! Stay at home dad Grant has it all…until dark memories of a life he never knew start to overwrite his own. Tune in on YouTube or podcatchers for @dylanroth.bsky.social ‘s latest solo entry to the Pod Universe! New listener friendly! Artwork by @kathopkinsphoto.bsky.social

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: "Took them long enough," I answered.

#HorrorWritersChat Question: When they embrace their dark side they don't change, they realize who they were all along.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 2: All my characters have one of three dark flaws: seeking power because they think they know what's best, refusing power because they don't trust themselves, or seeking power because they don't care what's best.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 1: Penname Victor K. Sanders. I write horror based on old movies. And, honestly, I think most people's dark side comes down to a desire for power, it just takes many forms.

It is time to end the billionaire class. They created this. They rob us daily. They own our lives and livelihoods through technology. They own the politicians, and they stoke this violence to distract us from ever realizing that we outnumber them 300,000 to one.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: Noll, Anya, and Maria looked at each other. Could they really afford to fail National Hugging Day again?...then they remembered none of them were U.S. citizens and moved on.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: None of my protagonists would be caught dead in sweatpants.

Q2: Definitely International Squirrel Day. Those little stinkers are plotting things for sure. Could also combine it with Granola Bar Day—squirrels getting bloody over the Nature's Valley. Raiding Costco en masse, tearing out throats, shredding faces... #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat It was International Squirrel Appreciation Day! My favorite holiday! Everyone's favorite holiday! Because if we didn't appreciate them, they might do it again...

#HorrorWritersChat Question 1: Penname Victor K. Sanders. I write horror inspired by old movies. And...I don't know a favorite international day. Halloween?

Trump thought immigration was his superpower. Instead, it’s fueling a leftward cultural shift—and a full-blown backlash he can’t control.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: I don't think I've ever done a non-supernatural antagonist.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: While I don't pretend to be on his level, I tend to use a lot of flashbacks and internal monologues to develop characters and build dread, kind of like Stephen King.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 2: The world I've been writing stories isn't simply a place where monsters are real. It's a place where they're provably real, but most people are too lazy to look at the evidence. So, I violate the assumption that they're even bothering to hide.

#HorrorWritersChat Penname Victor K. Sanders. I write horror inspired by old horror movies. My latest story was inspired by Hills Like White Elephants by Hemmingway, mixed with a lot of Robert E. Howard and a touch of The Cats of Ulthar by Lovecraft.

Good week for a reminder about the confederate battle flag Minnesota refuses to return to the south

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: Most commonly by injuries. Sometimes their bodies change. Their souls, very much the same.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: If we define "sacrifice" as something given up voluntarily, my characters rarely do that. If they did they wouldn't be in the horror story they found themselves in.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 2: Usually their tolerance for bullshit goes way down.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 1: Pen name Victor K. Sanders. I write stories based on old horror movies. And with my wife expecting, I would never want to give up the part of me that already loves my child.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: With a heavy heart, Noll laid aside the pistol Anya had given him before he left. He didn't need it, there were many ways to take a life. But, he missed the girl.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: Horror merch. My most beloved material possessions!

#HorrorWritersChat Question 2: Probably the future. The old have way more power in our society, so the most impactful thing I'll ever do is likely ahead of me.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 1: Pen name Victor K. Sanders. I write horror inspired by old movies. Also, I'll become a parent in May of next year, so if I die I intend to still be there for my child!

@marywyrd.bsky.social Quote posts are disabled? Now I'm sad. Sorry I missed this week.

#horrorwriting Working on a story I intended for r/NoSleep, but realizing it's probably too slow-burn for that. Now I don't know where to post it!

Was home sick today and tried my first @sainteuphoria.bsky.social movie, The Monster of Phantom Lake! It made my day significantly less miserable!

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: "My sins take shape. My sins gain sight. They turn towards me. And I turn away."

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: My three primary characters believe that anyone can have redemption if they try to change, that some people are unworthy of redemption, and that redemption is a meaningless concept and people are either dangerous or they aren't. I agree with the last one.

#HorrorWritersChat Question: Most of my characters haven't had enough choice in their lives yet to have regrets. The real question is, will they regret the choices they make when they get the chance?

#HorrorWritersChat Question One: Penname Victor K Sanders. I write movies inspired by old horror movies. I've actually made differing views on forgiveness a key difference in how my characters view the world.

@erynmccee.bsky.social @chaoticauthor.online Yesterday was my birthday, and look what I got! RIP Matt, I hate that I can't tell you what I think. #HorrorWritersChat remembers you.

#WritingCommunity At over 100k words, I finished my first draft yesterday, which was also my birthday. The current ending is terrible, but its such a big win just to have a draft done.

#HorrorWritersChat Question Four: Most likely pictures would be the first thing. They're subtle, but would imply much bigger changes.

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: When I was in High School two country songs came out with similar openings. I ended up despising one because every time I heard it's opening I was hoping to hear the other one. I think maybe the good one was "Pickin' Wildflowers" and bad one was "I Love This Bar."

#HorrorWritersChat Question 2: Sound is the first warning of the unseen. So, it's very useful in building tension.

#HorrorWritersChat Pen Name Victor K. Sanders. I write horror inspired by classic movies. And I need quiet to write!

#HorrorWriting Weird question: Given how far a lot of modern horror goes, do you think there's still a place for horror that never goes to uncomfortable places? I wonder because I draw my inspiration from old movies that seem so tame today?

#WritingCommunity I've now started on the first draft of my final chapter. It feels surreal to see my story starting to come to a close.

#HorrorWritersChat I wanted everybody to know that yesterday I emailed my local library asking that they stock one of @chaoticauthor.online 's books. I do think it's something small we can all do to help remember him.

#HorrorWritersChat I'm not sure if I'm the right person to do this, but I can't imagine a better way to remember Matt than through his work. So, for anyone who hasn't yet, check it out: mgmasoncreative.com/all-my-books/

#HorrorWritersChat Question 4: My book. For anyone unaware, I'm writing a sequel to the Universal adaptation of Dracula from 1931. It's Public Domain in 2027, and God willing I'll self-publish on New Years Day! Shorten copyright protections! 95 years is absurd!

#HorrorWritersChat Question 3: I rarely dream beyond finding readers who think I'm worth their time. Turning a profit seems like a high aspiration to me. As for actual dreams, I rarely remember them.