setting

At The Mountains of Madness

May 9, 2018 Lucy A. Snyder 1

At The Mountains of Madness is one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most influential novels. Written in 1931, it presents the first-person narration of Dr. William Dyer, a […]

Choke Hold

March 19, 2018 Lucy A. Snyder 0

Choke Hold is the 2011 sequel to Christa Faust’s Money Shot. It offers the first-person narrative of former porn actress Angel Dare as she tries to save the […]

The Masque of the Red Death

February 22, 2018 Lucy A. Snyder 0

“The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe tells the tale of Prince Prospero who, when hemorrhagic fever rages through in his kingdom, retreats […]

Story Idea Generation: Local Hauntings

September 21, 2017 Lucy A. Snyder 0

Fiction story ideas are all around us. It’s not a matter of finding them so much as just opening your eyes and seeing them. A […]

What’s Weird Fiction?

July 12, 2017 Lucy A. Snyder 1

Weird fiction can refer to a couple of different types of literature, depending on who’s discussing which books and stories. Classic Weird Fiction “Classic” weird […]

June 30, 2017 Lucy A. Snyder 0

In fiction, the setting is the location where your story or novel takes place; setting includes elements such as geography, ecology, architecture, culture, and the […]