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Can We Take a Moment to Appreciate Olivia’s Gowns in The Haunting of Hill House?
Carla Gugino, is the embodiment of bohemian-earth-mother-meets-ethereal-diva
Fiction: Steve McQueen and the Thanksgiving Elvis Decanter by Andy Rausch
Steve McQueen was a fuckin’ superman. He was the single greatest guy who ever existed.
A Thanksgiving Day Diary Entry from “Long Live Crazy” by Christopher Lesko
Those are my muthafuckin’ turkey giblets for my muthafuckin’ mouth!!!
Poetry: For Every Riot We Hold Two Parties by Silvia La Rote
I got drunk and dreamt of Pound again. His yodel must have been a brick.
Five Metal Albums From the 2010’s That Fucking Matter
There are a lot of ways to approach heavy metal. And it’s a sound that’s always changing.
CLASHVEMBER SUBMISSION CALL!
For the whole month of November, we want to hear your odd Thanksgiving stories, be they real or the product of your own twisted minds
Poetry: My wife and My Penis are Having an Affair by Garvan Giltinan
Do they more than whisper?
Poetry: Insurrectionary Flower by Silvia La Rote
Here, a maiden’s face is held like a pearl, a fire under his furnace
Show Me Your Shelves: Greg Gifune
I really can’t remember when I started reading Greg Gifune’s work. The man is a solid, prolific storyteller who constantly puts out great work. Thanks to social media, I now know he is also a cool guy. In any case, I asked Greg to show me his shelves. I was happy to learn we have […]
Fiction: The House on Saint-Zotique by Emily Paskevics
Houses can’t be haunted in a world where there are bills to be paid
Poetry: 4 Ghost Poems by Catherine Kyle
A ghost returns
to the garden where
the soil is all mixed up
Fiction: Nests of Echoes by Tim Goldstone
What immediately stood out was Grenn’s effortless proficiency with rope and knot
THE MICHAEL MYERS KILLER WORKOUT
How stupid would it be if he ruptured his L4-L5 disc while bending over to pick up his knife?
Fiction: The Adopted Daughter of the Willow-Witch by Katy Michelle Quinn
The Willow-Witch has been tapping on my window for weeks
Poetry: 4 Horrifying Poems by Devin Aeh Canary
It is a monster who lives here
in your home and in your heart
Fiction: The Rim by Bram Riddlebarger
In the Rim, shadows would float above them
The Weird Wonderful World of Monique Quintana’s Debut Novella – Cenote City
Monique is an exciting new voice in Latinx fiction.
The Poetry of HBO’s Carnivàle Creator Daniel Knauf
Written as a soul song for longing, Knauf’s collection is both a dream and an awakening.
Poetry: Coffin Bell and 2 other poems by Rebecca Kokitus
you crept out of me,
nestled in crimson
where lung met trachea
Fiction: Devil’s Road by Cody Roggio
Sometimes I think about the seven known gates of hell and I wish I could kiss you at every one of them
Poetry: How to Make a Magic Mirror, and other spooky poems by Lorraine Schein
Poets are receivers, witches are transmitters
25 Years Later: River Phoenix’s Fall From Grace and the Age of Narcan
Society often fails to see that addiction does not define a person, and sometimes, the person who is addicted lacks the ability to see that too.
Fiction: Dragon’s Breath – A Horror Story About Telling Stories by Drew Chial
“I’m not a vampire. I’m afraid my appetites run so much deeper.”
The Poetry of HBO’s Carnivàle Creator Daniel Knauf
Knauf’s poetry is cinematic, creating vast landscapes and scenes, on bridges, between land and sky.
7 Existential Ways to Scare the Shit Out of Yourself by Autumn Christian
Halloween is coming. The time of year when we take our worst fears and transform them into cute dancing skeletons, fake blood fountains, plastic tombstones with puns on them, and sexy-scary costumes of vampires and lingerie kitties.
MetaHorror, Haunted Hotels, & Deals With the Devil – The Eerie World of Drew Chial’s HE HAS MANY NAMES
A love letter to Stephen King and Satan from a new and exciting voice in horror
Fiction: Where I Keep My Spoons by Ben Fitts
The strangest thing about the room was the spoons.
The Films That Inspired My Novel: HE HAS MANY NAME by Drew Chial
You think you recognize this deal with the devil, but there’s another element at play
Two Witchy Poems by Emma J. Gibbon
But do not be deceived,
she’s all witch, conjure.
WHY STORIES ABOUT SATAN ARE STILL IN FASHION
Perhaps Satan is lurking in all those terms and conditions no one ever feels like reading
5 Exceptional Horror films
These movies are unique, horrifying, and dare to scare like so few do
5 Lessons I Learned Writing “HE HAS MANY NAMES” by Drew Chial
If in your first act someone speaks of the devil, then in the second the devil better rain brimstone down on everyone.
WHAT’D YOU GET IF YOU STOMPED ON MY SKULL AND BRAINS FOR A WHILE AND THEN SCOOPED THE MESS INTO A PAN AND PUT IT IN THE OVEN FOR AN HOUR AND THEN TOOK IT OUT OF THE OVEN AND ATE IT: An Interview with Joseph Grantham (feat. Michael Seymour Blake)
I remember meeting Michael. He was a lot smaller than I thought he would be. Not that I thought he would be a big guy. But he was petite. And not in a bad way. There’s nothing wrong with being petite. He was scrappier than I thought he would be.
Four Creepy/ Comedic Poems by Richard Stevenson
Just wanna be left with my brood
to snuggle and cuddle and chew
Fiction: Hi, I’m One of Dracula’s Brides by Emily Linstrom
The possibilities are endless when all you’ve got is time and an all-you-can-eat buffet called civilization.
The Weird World of Brendan Vidito and His Debut Collection Nightmares in Ecstasy
Reminiscent of Clive Barker, Vidito delves into the dark corners of love, sex, and madness with language that drips raw off the page.
Movie Review: The Last Broadcast — Jim Suerd in the Pine Barrens
The Last Broadcast and The Blair Witch Project stand together as DIY visions of a better way for Americans to make horror films
Fiction: 3 a.m. Orphan by Sean M. Thompson
You probably know a person just like me. You might even be friends with someone like me. The type of friend you don’t remember meeting.
Skin Stories: Hillary Leftwich
One of the best things about being an author is that sometimes you get to go to cool places and meet amazing people. I met Hillary Leftwich in Denver when the awesome David S. Atkinson invited me to read an at event he was running. It was dark and I was talking to a lot […]
Poem: Pumpkin Carving by Kat Giordano
you know what this poem is supposed to be about:
what I would have done with that knife
CLASHTOBER SUBMISSIONS CALL!
We want to hear your horror stories, be they real or the product of your own twisted minds.
Book Review: Like Being Killed by Ellen Miller
I could never predict what was going to ruin me and what was going to rescue me.
30 Days of Carnivale: Brother Justin, Sister Iris
We love Carnivàle and October is the perfect time to reminisce about this incredible show full of darkness and light and everything in between.
CLASHTOBER BEGINS!
Books to chill your bones & twist your minds from CLASH Books
Kick-Ass Classic PC RPG’s
This game has it all: Vampire dykes who own goth clubs who send you to cleanse haunted mansions of demons.
Two Girls One Cup – Scat Lit At Killercon!
Sharon pooped. Then, Elizabeth pooped. Then, Sharon pooped again, ensuring the cup was overflowing.
30 Days of Carnivàle: Every Prophet in His House
To celebrate Halloween and the release of Carnivàle creator, Daniel’s Knauf’s first book, we are going to share our favorite scenes from this awesome show each day of October.
Third Floor Social Hour by Bob Raymonda
Got any fives, Gladys?
Embracing the Grotesque – We Are the Flesh Movie Review
It’s the equivalent of being pushed into the ocean without warning, and you’re forced to decide if you’re sinking or swimming—I swam.
Lana Del Rey Inspired Stories – moon cruise (a space novella)
She thought about the toasted bread that her mother made for her every morning to drink with black sage tea, but most of all, she thought about a perfect kind of love.
Wrath James White Gets Lit at Killercon
Wrath James White’s poems are red and wet love songs to a pillory, set to the beat of a flogging whip–the kind of sweet nothings Barker’s Cenobites would whisper.
Zombie Punks Fuck Off For Sale!
Use your brains and buy this awesome book!
Order Signed Copy of YouTuber Vernaculis Debut Collection From CLASH Books!
“The Pre-Order Personalized Signed Copy will be limited to 200 which can be purchased on the CLASH Books site.”
Darks Moons Rising on a Starless Night is Out!
“Already a recommended read from HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List, we are excited to share the paperback of Dark Moons Rising on a Starless Night is up for sale at all bookstores.”
Daniel Knauf ‘Cape May’ LIMITED EDITION Alternate Cover of Noho Gloaming
A nod to ‘Cape May’ for fans of The Blacklist.
Signed Copies of New Poetry Collection by Daniel Knauf!
From the creator of Carnivàle and writer/executive producer of Blacklist, comes a poetry collection from a cult-icon.
Seamstress
for now it’s all hunger and weariness and the small justice of this broken and crumbled love, again
A Pretty Smile
If you’ve never had to seek employment while your smile shows the gum where there should be incisors you can count yourself lucky.
Flirting With Determinism – A Millenial Search For Meaning In Astrology
Part of me knows it’s nonsense, but part of me really wants to believe, grasping at the straws of coincidence, or accuracy.
Creator of Carnivàle starts Creative Archive Knauf.TV
“As expected, they are pretty awesome and it’s a fascinating and entertaining look at the cult-icon of weird’s work.”
Kim Vodicka Gets Lit: Psychic Privates
My experience on Get Lit With Leza was one of female bonding over our inherent and chosen nastiness as women.
13 Reasons Why: “Ripped From the Headlines”
“People tell lies about you, and other people believe them.”
Venice Has My Body: A Love Letter To Venice
As a New Yorker, it’s not a hard city to love when the literal metaphor of a mask is littered everywhere—when there’s art oozing out of every corner.
He Has Many Names by Drew Chial is Up For Pre-Order!
He Has Many Names by Drew Chial is a fresh spin on the Faustian bargain, a deal with the devil story in the age of artistic desperation.
Girl Like a Bomb Pre-Orders & ARCs Are Ready!
Autumn Christian’s third novel is a dark journey of self-discovery. An existential labyrinth of love, sex, and self-actualization where the only way out is through.
We Sit Upon Thrones of Lies
“You probably consider yourself an honest person, but honestly, you lie all the time.”
Aphrodisiacs and Carnivorous Homes – A Chat with Andrew J. Stone
I’m convinced that any food could “technically” be an aphrodisiac if someone else labels it as one.
Home At Last by Manuel Chavarria-The Place Where The Ghosts Peek Through
It’s a story of yearning and loss that sits at the intersection of horror and romance
Review: Entropy in Bloom by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Entropy in Bloom is a brain grenade that will blow your mind into splattered chunks.
Ten Types of Writers We Need to Throw Down a Well
Sometimes I wake up and feel like there’s too many mufuckas out there who need to be called out. On most days, my to-do list is so long that I have to ignore that feeling and work on stuff that needs to get done. However, there are a few glorious days in which I say […]
Review: Shit Luck by Tiffany Scandal
Shit Luck is a fast-paced death tornado of serial killers, banana peels, and period blood that will suck you in, and never let go.
the boy who wouldn’t – a Lana Del Rey Inspired Fairy Tale
Miranda’s blade cut one of the flapping wings, and she felt the salty warm blood drops touch to her mouth like rain.
How Has The Gaming Culture Been Referenced in Popular Culture Over the Years?
“Games like poker are no longer being defined by the table.”
In Defense of Maude Flanders
It’s almost Buddhist – her detachment and rejection of material, hedonistic pursuits.
All Hail Andrew J. Stone
All Hail the House Gods is a future masterpiece of Bizarro fiction.
Girl Like a Bomb: Cover Reveal of New Book by Autumn Christian
CLASH Books is excited to present GIRL LIKE A BOMB. Autumn Christian’s third novel is a dark journey of self-discovery.
Big Brother 20 Will Feature Returning Players
With less than two weeks remaining until the premiere of the landmark twentieth season of the venerable reality series Big Brother, a question mark has been hovering above the fan community with a simple question in mind — will it be an All-Star edition? According to series producer Alison Grodner, it is not in the […]
Brian Keene Burn Fund
Please donate if you can.
Submission call! Gimme the Loot: Stories Inspired by The Notorious B.I.G.
Yes, Clash Books is at it again, and this time they’re letting me take the wheel. If you needed more proof that these folks are crazy, look no further. In any case, hot on the heels of Tragedy Queens: Stories Inspired by Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath, we’re celebrating The Notorious B.I.G. and his […]
Getting Witchy With Bethany Moore, Author of ‘A Witch’s Tale: the Taming of a Daemon
We talked about the medical benefits of marijuana, finding Goddess spirituality, Wicca, and her witchy tale on this episode of Get Lit With Leza.
A Letter of Unconditional Love for My Personal FBI Man
Maybe it started as an obligation to the U.S. government, but I’d like to think our relationship has progressed beyond that.
MEN I STALK ON THE INTERNET: POETRY BY JULIA LAXER
Give me degradation, The Grecian Urn, and an unholy mouth to suffocate.
The Very Ineffective Haunted House & Other Strange & Stupid Stories by Jeff Burk OUT NOW!
This collection of tales from the mind that brought you Shatnerquake & Cripple Wolf is dark, weird, and yes, Bizarro af.
Review: Animals Eat Each Other by Elle Nash
Elle Nash’s Animals Eat Each Other is a poignant debut that’s every bit as sharp and cutting as the barb of a scorpion’s tail.
Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath Stories: Meet the Tragedy Queens Part III
TRAGEDY QUEENS is an anthology of stories inspired by two of my favorite muses. I have always been drawn to dark feminine archetypes.
Review of Double Bird by Bud Smith
—there’s a part of you that wonders: I don’t know, maybe Bud knows some people with tigers in their veins.
How Gardening Turned Me Into A Doomsday Prepper
At least when shit hits the fan I’ll have tomatoes.
Review: The Love of a Bad Man by Laura Elizabeth Woollett
You’ll find yourself asking the question: What have I done for love, and what would I do?
CLASH Books New Release: Meta-Horror Novel by Drew Chial Coming This Fall!
Is there a Satanic conspiracy, is it all a desperate author’s insanity, or is it something else entirely?
13 Reasons Why: The Truth About Bryce & Hope for Jessica
Will there be a resolve for Jessica in Season Two?
Poet’s Corner: Noah Cicero’s ‘Prison Childhood’ From Nature Documentary
And you know, as much as I love this poem, I still don’t completely buy it when he says that shark attacks can’t love broken collarbones.
Remembering Nelly Arcan: A Love Letter to a Literary Whore
I love Arcan because her work inspires such a strong revulsion in many readers.
Ravishly Editor Erin Khar Gets Lit
Everything that we are afraid to do; the anticipation or the fear of it is always greater than doing it. Even if it is something awful.
Meet the Tragedy Queens Part II: The Voices Behind Stories Inspired by Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath
Meet the authors that rocked my world. They will rock yours too.
Life is Lonely and People Make Fucked up Choices to Deal with That Fact: An Unfinished Interview with Chelsea Martin (Feat. Elizabeth Ellen)
The term “genius” gets thrown around a lot but I definitely feel Chelsea Martin is genius as fuck.
The Most Lit Literary References in Bob’s Burgers
The show always makes big references to TV and movies, but I especially love combing through the episodes for the literature references.
Ravens and Writing Desks: A Metaphysical Fantasy by Chris Meekings
Meekings takes traditional fantasy elements and reinvents them into a dark and fun tale for the young at heart.
Peyton Manning’s No Huddle Offense Taught Me How to be a Musician
“Practicing won’t save you from tragedy. The more you play the worse you’ll sound because you’re playing more.”
Why Is There Foam in My Pee? Questions WIth Dr. B
“Since the demon, or demons, are invisible it is nearly impossible to detect them in your food.”
2018 NFL Draft Erotica
“He ripped off McShay’s clothes and tossed them aside like they were worthless seventh-round picks as both men traded up into each others arms.”
Meet The Tragedy Queens!
Which is your muse? Plath, Lana, or both?
Tragedy Queens: Stories Inspired by Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath OUT NOW!
CLASH Books is excited to present this collection of stories inspired by Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath.
Celebrating Sylvia Plath & Lana Del Rey With Tiffany Morris
Being on Get Lit is like talking to the cool girl in the bar bathroom, only you’re talking about literature and other awesome shit instead of crying about something.
Charming Scotsman Chris Kelso Gets Lit
Wait till you hear the unintelligible shit show of my real life.
Reflections on the Attempted Suicide of Donald Duck
Donald Duck would never do such a thing, place a pistol to his temple while grinning like a maniac.
Interview With a Shadow Junkie from Brian Allen Carr’s SIP
In an apocalyptic Texas where you can get high drinking your own shadow, there lives a young shadow junkie named Murk. This is from Brian Allen Carr’s breakout novel, Sip.
Review: The Church of Latter-Day Eugenics by Chris Kelso & Tom Bradley
Now and then there comes a book so strange, that the comedown after reading feels like the day after an acid trip.
How to Survive Going to Ikea: Tips From a Witch
Ikea is a strange and dangerous place. But if knowing witches is good for anything, it’s for walking into scary and confusing situations like this.
We Must Never Forget The Tragic Suicide of Christine Chubbuck
In the city where I live, I hang posters of her face on concrete walls and bus-stop shelters. We cannot forget.
I Ended Up Making Out With This Justin Bieber-like Boy in Amsterdam
What did you do in Amsterdam?
Shy Watson: oh my god what didn’t i do
Deconstructing Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut
Lowres Wunderbred’s Deconstruction series returns looking into the beloved and berated final Stanley Kubrick film.
Show Me Your Shelves: Nicolás Obregón
“Hustle sucks, man.”
Atlanta is Southern Gothic: Episode Review of “Teddy Perkins”
“Emphasizing the grotesque, absurd, and bizarre, the Southern Gothic uses extremes to interrogate the horrors of ordinary life.”
Five Essential Rockabilly Albums
“One of the best rockabilly singles from this decade is from Kesha’s last album, Rainbow.”
Top Ten First Date Horror Movies
Ten first date movies guaranteed to either get you blocked on social media or help you find the love of your life.
Go Summon Lucifer & See What Happens
“Go to a crossroads & try to summon Lucifer & see what happens.”
Review: Absolutely Golden by D. Foy
“Absolutely Golden is a far-out tale that grooves right along.”
Stacking Doll Book Review
“If you’re a fan of Bizarro or plain weird fiction in general, you should give STACKING DOLL a try.”
Death, But No Maiden
“It was the eyes—always, her eyes.”
For God’s Sake, Someone Give Kassius Ohno a Pair of Pants
Seriously, give him some pants.
Thirteen Reasons Why: NO ROOM FOR THE GOOD GUYS
“The uglier parts of the show detail how they want to do what best suits them, their reputation, and their livelihood.”
Thinking of Neal Cassady
“I wanted to die. Yes, that’s it. I imagined that nothing would’ve made me happier.”
Why You Should Watch Sleazy Italian Horror Films
“Italian horror doesn’t give a shit about your Protestant work ethic.”
We Still in This Bitch: Why I Cried Watching Black Panther
“I’ve seen very few popular movies where black people get to be fully expressive complex humans.”
“It Could Have Gone Down Like This” Top 5 Weirdest Alternate Histories
“What if Superman’s ship didn’t crash in Kansas, but landed on the other side of the world in Soviet controlled Ukraine?”
Grayson Allen Poem
When you look like Ted Cruz/
and have a .429% shooting percentage/
the world will hate you.
Young Shawn Michaels
Last night featured two matches in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
Danger Slater Super Serious Interivew
Did you get bullied by crossing guards in high school?
Scientology TV is Now A Thing
Will there be a Scientology Bachelor?
Most Readings Suck. Here’s How to Fix It.
The solution to boring ass readings!
Aleister Black is Dope, and Ciampa Hates Signs
My prediction for The Authors of Pain vs. TM61 match was only partially correct
Rick Pitino Starts Health Care Company
So how do you qualify for Rick Pitino’s Health Plan?
Interview with Joe R. Lansdale on Atheism
CLASH Books will be publishing Godless Heathens: Conversations with Atheists by author Andrew J. Rausch.
Deconstructing Kubrick’s Moon Landing
The popular Deconstruction Series by LowRes Wünderbred looks at the strange conspiracy theory of Kubrick’s Moon Landing.
Review of Lucio Fulci’s The Devil’s Honey
“Lucio Fulci’s The Devil’s Honey is lyrical meditation on violence, trauma, recovery and revenge through an S&M lens.”
Chillin’ With Poker-Playing, Knife-Wielding, Revolutionary-by-Accident Jack Waters
“We met at a village cantina, and shit got deep the more rum we consumed.”
Preview: Round 1 of Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
“Instead of recapping this week’s NXT I decided to preview the upcoming Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. “
Let’s Play Super Metriod with Lowres & Get Woke AF
If you thought people watching other people play video games on YouTube was stupid, you were right, but this is pretty great.
Women in Horror Superstars: Linda Addison & Stephanie Wytovich
“We talked about life and writing in the same way that poets talk about love: straight forward and with no bullshit.”
Who The Fuck Are We Anyway?
“What I’m really fascinated by is this branding of the self, turning one’s own social media performance into a deliberate consumable item.”
O$car 2018 Odd$
Film Cricket’s Oscar Bets
Dark Moons Rising on a Starless Night Pre-Order
New release from CLASH Books up for pre-order.
Comedy is Not Pretty
“Comedy is laughing so the werewolves won’t tear you apart.”
Bohemia Is Dead: Watching RENT in 2018
“The truth is that I had all the opportunities in the world to sing and act, but I was too scared of failure, too busy comparing myself to my peers to tap into my own creativity.”
NXT Recap: The Last Stand of Johnny Wrestling
“Last night Johnny Gargano put his career on the line against Andrade “Cien” Almas in exchange for one last shot at the NXT belt.”
Listen, Ask, Read: A Guide to Publishing and Publishers for Authors
“Here’s a list of things you should do and be on the lookout for when it comes to sending someone your work.”
Book Review: Be Cool by Ben Tanzer
“Tanzer aspires to the coolness that comes with trying but making it seem like you’re not trying, which is exactly how good writing is, and one of the reasons that Be Cool feels so effortless to read.”
CLASH Magazine: Issue #1 Ready for Pre-Orders
CLASH Books presents Issue #1 of CLASH Magazine
Super Mario Kart on Crack
This is only entertaining video of someone playing a video game on YouTube.