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“I hope that my reinterpretation of the vampire takes off and allows for others to do the same. I also hope that readers take away from my books the same ‘wow’ that I did when I read Anne Rice for the first time.” -Karen Dales

DarkMedia Interviews Karen Dales: It’s important to begin by stressing the fact that you don’t meet people like Karen Dales every day.  Confident, intelligent, and never intimidated by her own success, Karen is an author who means to leave an [...]

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Chatting With Garry Charles: Tranquil Disturbances

by Alex Mcdermott: Is there anything more creepy than a small town, isolated out in the middle of nowhere, with nowhere to go and no one to turn to?  What do you do when the nightmares begin?  Garry Charles takes [...]

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A Glimpse Into Researching for the Make-Believe

by Mark D. Evans: My current WIP—of which I’m currently polishing the final draft—is a vampire story like no other. “Yeah, yeah.” “Heard it all before.” “There’s no originality left for vampires.” “Vampires have been done to death.” That’s what you’re [...]

Arts and Literature

Jason vs. Freddy…vs. The Quiet Guy Next Door (It’s Always the Quiet Ones)

by Michael A. Kozlowski: When you think of horror stories (or movies, for that matter) it’s likely that the images conjured up are vampires, werewolves, demons, zombies or some sort of human things that die at the end but prove exceptionally [...]

Arts and Literature

BRAINS!!!!!!!!!! A zombie fest with Dennis Finocchiaro

by Alex Mcdermott: Zombies are everywhere! The CDC is preparing for an attack. George Romero gave us the blueprint. Max Brooks gave us the fallout. Dennis Finocchiaro, author of The Z Word, continues the long line of zombie flesh-rotting fests. He [...]

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Death Imitating Art

by Richard Jay Parker: Was chatting with another writer this week about a storyline she formulated which outlined the perfect murder. She then became concerned that putting it out there might inspire somebody to copy the method. Is it likely [...]

Articles, Arts and Literature

“We had no interest in drawing a monster. We wanted to see a good, patriotic man, and watch him as he makes bad choices, and things get away from him…. We want people to weep for him.” -A.J. Hartley

DarkMedia Interviews A.J. Hartley: Shakespeare’s Macbeth is frequently referred to as “The Scottish Play” or “The Scottish Tragedy” by those who believe the name itself invokes a curse when spoken inside a theatre.  Its legend of death and disaster goes [...]

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Cell

by Zombie Theology: Synopsis: One October afternoon a pulse is sent out through everyone’s cellphones which makes them turn violent and mindless. Clay, a graphic artist, leads a small group of survivors trying to make their way from Boston to Maine. On [...]

Arts and Literature

“The defining element of a good story for me is that the main characters must go through a learning curve.” -Syrie James

DarkMedia interviews author Syrie James: Syrie James is an author and screenwriter. Her name is pronounced “Sear-ee” (rhymes with Dearie.) Apparently, her first name was inspired by a character in a radio show her mother listened to as a little [...]

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