

Why do teens enjoy horror? by Cliff McNish
First, make no mistake, adults love horror stories too. It’s just that teenagers are more likely to go to movies to watch them together, which in turn leads to more horror films being made with teenagers as protagonists as studios cash in on this. Money drives the world, right? But still … the violence in horror – the death, torture, all that. Why do we like it at all? A million theories. But one thing is for sure: many of us do, not just teenagers. As Christopher Booker says
Oct 305 min read


Poems in the Pocket ~ A. F. Harrold Shares
Thanks to Bloomsbury Education I am sharing this short video of A.F Harrold, creator of A Pocket Book of Pocket Poems, a few examples from the book and a set of activity sheets you are welcome to download...
Oct 231 min read


Siblings in Horror a Blog piece by Colm Field
Can anyone wind you up like your brother or sister? They are the first people you compete with, the first person who figures out what really makes you mad. Even now, as an adult with my own children and responsibilities up to my eyeballs, if I have a row with my sister that all goes out of the window. I’m five years old all over again. In my new teen horror, Uncle Zeedie , older sister Lacey and younger brother George have to stay at their family friend’s house in the middle
Oct 233 min read


Why kids LOVE (and NEED) Comedy Horror by Larry Hayes
More kids than ever are reading and watching horror. For some teens, it’s the only way to get them reading at all . But why? When I was a kid, my cousin had nightmares every night. And not the recurring kind involving pyjamas at school. Each night some newly-minted monster was sent to terrorize his dreams. Looking back, it’s no surprise that this cousin became a horror mega-fan. He was my introduction into the world of horror too. What started off with an old copy of The Dark
Oct 164 min read


A Beautiful, Terrible Chapter Teaser
I'm Miranda Moore, author of this week's featured book o' the week and Blog first chapter teaser. Thank you for choosing my novel! It's...
Oct 911 min read


The Ties That Bind
This wonderful, fascinating Blog Post has been written for us, for you, by author Jen Calonita whose new series, Isle of Ever, published...
Oct 23 min read

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