These werewolves are Silver Foxes

Over the years, werewolves have thrilled us in folklore, books, movies, and television. The best portrayals involve a little dangerous sex appeal and charisma. The men listed here transformed into the big bad wolf on screen, and then transformed into silver foxes later. Below are five werewolves and their “Silver Fox” more recent images. 1….

Banned Books

Sept. 22 – 28, 2013, is Banned Books Week. I’ve long been a fan of banned books, because I figure if someone wants to ban a book, there’s something important for me to learn in it. Understanding others, understanding ourselves, understanding the universe–banned books have grappled with all of these topics and so many more….

Naked Haunted House Tour? What’s scarier?

So a haunted house in Pennsylvania offers a haunted house tour completely naked. Yes, you, the visitor. Without clothes. What’s scarier–or more vulnerable–than being naked as people jump out at you with chainsaws? It seems like a mix of two of my worst nightmares: naked in public and, well, chainsaws. While I enjoy a great…

The Troll Bridge

the clatter of skateboard wheels, the crunch of tussling in autumn leaves, laughter at intimate jokes, lines from movies and books, dreams spun spider web thin, abandoned, collecting dust, yet sparkling in the right slant of light these memories, we shared, now mine alone I horde, an angry troll under the bridge that others dare…

On Writing Strong Female Characters

Everyday we’re bombarded with images, videos, and texts telling us how to be and who to be. The worst part: many of them contradict. Especially for women. Case in point: I was recently reading a great novel: suspenseful and well written…a best-seller, in fact. I almost couldn’t finish it, though, because the only lead female…

Iconic horror movie scenes

There are as many scenes (and lists it seems) as there are fans of horror. I, however, agree with this list more than others I’ve found that lean more toward brutality. This list captures the often disturbing beauty in horror. CHECK OUT THE LIST! Before you argue too much, see how many you recognize! 

Interview with Book Worm Reads

Q) Tell us something about yourself. My love for scaring people is not limited to the written word. I also enjoy telling scary stories around a campfire, finding creepy places wherever I travel, the iridescent glow of an animal’s eyes at night, and getting (semi)lost in a forest. My family and friends know me as…

the sleeper

all that is real is what I imagined, lost in a world of dreams where my soul is full of love and love is my passion drifting and floating on an endless sea of vision stirring and softly breathing in a night of endless prisons all that I feel is only imagined here in my…