horror

Call for Submissions: Winter Hauntings Ghost Story Contest

This winter, EPIC Carteret is hosting a ghost story writing contest to celebrate the eerie beauty of the Crystal Coast and the age-old tradition of winter storytelling. The contest calls for participants with a connection to Carteret County, aged 16 and above, to submit their most spine-tingling tales inspired by the local lore, landscapes, and

The Horror of Grammar and the Grammar of Horror

By Autumn Ware|2023-09-25T14:10:02-04:00September 19th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: grammar, horror, hypotaxis, pace, pacing, parataxis, sentence structure, suspense, syntax, writing horror|

One gloomy fall in the late 1900s, three insidious forces entered my life at the exact same moment, leading to a season of sorrow and fear the likes of which I have never experienced since. I was a college student, fresh-faced, innocent, and enjoying my first taste of intellectual freedom. Like one of H.P. Lovecraft’s