Alison J. McKenzie

Tag: horror

  • Writing: New horror WIP

    Welcome to Snakeskin, Arizona. Deep in the desert, a town of magic, obsession, and sacrifice is the site of a frenzied treasure hunt for a powerful artifact.

  • Highlights from the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot

    If you haven’t heard, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has released the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards preliminary ballot. What it is An annual award for superior achievement in horror writing, named after Bram Stoker. Categories are as follows: Superior Achievement in a Novel Superior Achievement in a First Novel Superior Achievement in a Young Adult…

  • Self care as a horror lover

    To continue discussion of self care from my previous post, I want to talk a little bit about how being a horror fan (and specifically a horror writer) can sometimes cause problems. Horror is booby trapped. Earlier this week I finished A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. It destroyed me. I couldn’t sleep…