Introduction: This is a topic that we have wanted to cover for some time, but haven't quite known how to approach because it's actually the culmination of so many educational touchstones we wanted to include. There have been so many debates and controversies over pay rates, indie funding, and "exposure" perks that I didn't know which one to tackle first. Then I remembered, this is a 101. It's an overview. The basics. While each of these topics could be (and likely will be) re

Check out what Becky thought of her first watch of 2024's vacation horror, Get Away, starring Nick Frost and Aisling Bea

It's a new year and a new era for The Sinister Scoop. That is just one of the many, MANY reasons why I am so excited to be back with the 101 series, covering some more creative basics. Today we are covering one of the areas that I personally know the best, formatting. As many of you know, I do freelance formatting to supplement my writing funds. As this is an overview article, I won't be getting into the nitty-gritty here. I won't try to teach everyone formatting in a single

COSMIC HORROR MONTHLY: -Weird and cosmic fiction SUBMISSION WINDOW(S): Jan 1-7 July 1-7 WORDCOUNT: Under 5k PAYMENT: 3 cents per word LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: We believe that the horror genre’s diversity is its greatest strength, and we wish that viewpoint to be reflected in our story content and submission queues. We are especially interested in hearing from those whose voices are underrepresented in the cosmic/weird. If comfortable, feel free to drop

Sharksquatch is the hero we all want and need! Check out all my thoughts on this new release from Damien Casey.

We have been in a bit of a slump when it comes to giving advice. This is partially because we've been working on big stuff and partially...

This is a Tubi Tuesday review of Vampire's Kiss.

SPOILER WARNING: This review gets into many of the details of Infrasonic, so I highly recommend that you read the book first. You can...

SLUGGER: In general, we are open to all subgenres of horror (dark fantasy, sci-fi, noir all accepted as long as horror plays a central...

Voices From the Mausoleum Presents: This House is Not Ours "Enter at your own risk... From crumbling manors and mysterious family...

SEASON'S GRIEVINGS: HOLIDAY TRAVEL STORIES GONE WRONG Missing your flight is scary. So is sleeping in your childhood bedroom with cousins...

TWISTED TERRORS: THE HAUNTED ONES Haunted houses, haunted objects, haunted people, etc. Whatever you can write about being haunted, we’ll...

This is a spoiler free Tubi Tuesday review of Those Who Walk Away.

An ARC review for INHOSPITABLE by Ali Seay

SELF (S)CARE: Calling all self-published horror authors! Get those short stories ready! Open submissions begin next week for this...

DRACULA BEYOND STOKER: VAN HELSING The one everybody has been waiting for. What adventures did he have before the novel? Where did he go...

DRACULA BEYOND STOKER: MINA HARKER Mina is teacher, a wife, and the heart and the hero of the novel. Her spirit and intelligence keep her...

EXTREMITIES: Choose Your Own Death Extremities: Choose Your Own Death is akin to Goosebumps in that every book will be part of an...

FEARMOJI: Queer Emoji Horror Emojis carry a lot of weight in contemporary societies drenched by social media interactions. This theme is...

This is a tubi tuesday review of the 1973 film Ganja and Hess.