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Essay and musings for The Parlor

Horror Movie Review – Hell House, LLC

Title:   Hell House, LLC (2015) Synopsis:Five years after an unexplained malfunction causes the death of 15 tour-goers and staff on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house tour, a documentary crew travels back to the scene of the tragedy…

Horror Movie Review -Train to Busan (Busanhaeng)

Title: Train to Busan  – Busanhaeng (original title)Genre: Horror (Zombies), Thriller, DramaDirector: Sang-Ho YeonWriters: Sang-Ho YeonIMDB Link:   NO SPOILERS Even ten years later, I must confess that Train to Busan is still one of the best zombie movies I’ve ever seen. If you’re able,…

Ashley Wilkes with Fangs

The Pervasive Melancholy of Henry Radcliffe “Henry Radcliffe in a sentence: a man who walks through ashes instead of lighting fires.” Hello, darling— Slip inside the Velvet Parlor and shut the door behind you. Today, we’re unraveling the deliciously tangled…

Not All Fae are Delicate

Meet Dianthe…again – Bloodlust and Fairy Dust There’s a Fae woman in this book. That twinkle in her eye isn’t charm; it’s calculation. If you’re a client of hers, she’s sizing you up, seeing how you’ll do in tips, if…

Beautiful but Dark

The perfect pairing Vesti la giubba. If you know, you know. (If you don’t, search it on YouTube. You won’t be disappointed.) Put on the costume, the makeup and make them laugh! Ignore that your heart is in pieces, as we…

Moonlight Journaling

Writing Through Chaos & Clarity Sometimes, writing is the only thing that makes sense. Not the structured, word-count kind. You know, the stuff you produce when you aim to “sit down and write those words” during a Pomodoro sprint session…