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Say Hello to Twisted50 Volume Five!

Twisted50 is back. Chris Jones, founder of Create50 and the London Screenwriters' Festival, is joined by Amy Livingstone to launch Volume Five of the horror anthology: 50 short, terrifying stories, written and shaped…

Chris Jones·1 October 2026·2 min

Four Minutes of Horror at LondonSWF by Suzy Miller

An email flew in from London Screenwriters’ Festival, calling out for maximum four minute horror audio scripts. To be recorded live with actors and mixed during the session with the legend that is Dirk Maggs. I happen…

Suzy Miller · 17 April 2026 · 4 min

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What I learned reading the Twisted50 Audio Drama Scripts by Heather Sutton

I read every script submitted for the Twisted50 Audio Drama competition and learnt some very interesting things. Across dozens of scripts I began to notice some patterns, both strengths and missed opportunities. This…

Chris Jones · 24 March 2026 · 4 min

Get Your Four Page Twisted50 Screenplay Recorded As An Audio Drama At LondonSWF

OK, we are running a last minute competition. At the London Screenwriters Festival this year, Audio Drama LEGEND Dirk Maggs is returning to deliver a session on Audio Drama. But we have a twist! And a Twisted twist at…

Chris Jones · 10 March 2026 · 2 min

What REALLY Happened At The Twisted50 Awards? Watch The Sizzle Reel

I am thrilled to share with you the video from the Twisted50 Awards, capturing the tone of the event, and the horror of the book. Do leave comments below and watch out for Twisted50 vol V… There’s no keeping a good co…

Chris Jones · 18 February 2026 · 1 min

Photos From the Twisted50 Vol IV Awards

WHAT. A. NIGHT! The Awards for Twisted50 Vol IV took place last night and what an evening we had. Much more will follow soon but I just wanted to share the amazing photos taken by the super talents @_heather_06 . Plea…

Chris Jones · 17 February 2026 · 1 min

Watch The Entire Twisted50 Vol IV Awards Ceremony

After posting the photos from the Twisted50 awards last night, I now have the video of the whole event. Filmed on an iPhone tucked away, with the sound recorded from the mixing desk, it will give you a complete and un…

Chris Jones · 17 February 2026 · 1 min

Join Us At The Twisted50 vol IV Awards

Get your posh frock out, your DJ or frankly anything you look deliciously demented wearing, and join us for the official book launch and awards for Twisted50 vol IV. When: Feb 16th, 6.45 pm for Awards, then drinks and…

Chris Jones · 13 January 2026 · 1 min

The Twisted50 vol IV hits the Amazon Number One Spot, an official BEST SELLER!

We did it! With a big of hard work, dodging new rules and joint effort, Twisted50 vol IV finally hit the number one spot – ironically I missed it but another writer spotted it (it was in the middle of the night!) Cong…

Chris Jones · 19 December 2025 · 1 min

The Twisted50 vol IV cover is revealed

I am thrilled to reveal the new Twisted50 vol IV book cover that will now be available in eBook, paperback and hardback. There are now six books in this super successful series and I cannot wait to get going on settin…

Chris Jones · 12 December 2025 · 1 min

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Twisted50… The 50 Stories Chosen Announced

Congratulations to the writers selected to be included in Twisted50 vol IV: Back From The Dead! The books is now LIVE on Amazon! But WAIT! We have a plan to grab that all important Amazon Best Seller title by ALL OF U…

Chris Jones·7 December 2025·3 min

Voices From The Static: Writing and Submitting An Analog Horror Script For Twisted50

Analog horror is one of the most exciting recent evolutions within the genre. Gemini Entertainment’s World’s Weirdest Animals is one of the most unnerving videos I have seen for years. Kane Pixel’s Oldest View series…

Dylan Spicer · 3 November 2025 · 2 min

Twisted50 vol4 Submissions Now Closed…

I just closed submissions for Twisted50 vol 4 and we had around 150 stories submitted. Congratulations to everyone who took up the challenge. We will now be reading the stories and building the book. There is still ti…

Chris Jones · 1 November 2025 · 1 min

Twisted50 Podcast Episode Eight: With Chris, Kate and Wendy on Horror

This fascinating conversation with filmmaker Chris really dives deep into the world of independent filmmaking and creative storytelling. He’s currently wrapping up an exciting community-driven project called Twisted50…

Mistress Twisted · 29 October 2025 · 1 min

A Little Slice Of Terror From The Butcher by Emily Schwandner

After reading about the Twisted50 Analogue Horror Challenge , I decided to give it a go. When developing Fresh Flank I was inspired by a two things: my sister’s love of Mukbangs and the notoriety of Dr. Hannibal Lecte…

Emily Schwandner · 27 October 2025 · 1 min

A Gory Development… Come On Our Journey

Hello horror fiends, we are really getting into the swing of things now. After a brilliant chat with Ricardo, writer of “Loophole”, we have a third draft coming our way and we’ll get started on filming that very soon.…

Emma Lee · 22 October 2025 · 1 min

Horror Through The Decades: Your Guide To LoFi Horror

As Twisted50 is currently working on its latest horror short film project, we thought it would be nice to hint at what our project will be about with some great films to help you get in the mood! Perfect Blue (1997) –…

Lucy Kay Solinger · 21 October 2025 · 3 min

The Delightfully Demented Journey Into The Unknown Begins… Come Along With Us

Us horror hounds at Twisted50 have chosen and begun pre-production of a truly spooky analogue horror script written by Ricardo Bravo titled “Loop Hole.” This chilling tale takes place on a dark and foggy night in a de…

Emma Lee · 20 October 2025 · 1 min

Let’s Make A Halloween Film Too… You Have ONE WEEK For A Script!

For all our deranged writers who have already taken on our challenge of writing a short script (or are planning to) for our analogue horror short films , here are some amplifications to help elevate your chances. Due…

Emma Lee · 15 October 2025 · 1 min

Let’s Make A Micro Twisted Horror Short!

Ok demented writers! We have an extra challenge for Twisted50! We are collaborating with a couple of super talented horror short filmmakers to put together a series of micro horror films to help promote Twisted50. Can…

Emma Lee · 13 October 2025 · 2 min

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Addicted To Twisted

A friend signposted me to the Twisted50 page and I read a few of the stories. Importantly, I also read the feedback regarding the stories. The community were welcoming and supportive, with positive comments and sugges…

Giuseppe De Chiara·11 October 2025·2 min

Go Short Or Go Home by Petra Lang

This year, my submission to Twisted 50 was only 39 words long. That’s all it took to shock people: She stood in front of her child’s room, the baby monitor crackling in her hand. A scared whisper came through: “Don’t…

Petra Lang · 29 September 2025 · 1 min

My First Day In The Dungeon

Today marks my first day in the office with Chris, and he has thrown me into the deep end or shall I say the dungeon. I am writing my first blog on this site, and already I can feel the shadows whispering. Hello every…

Fae Crane · 4 September 2025 · 1 min

How Much Does Twisted Actually Make?

I get asked this question from time to time and it’s usually a shock. I got this email from a write this morning so I decided to pull some actual figures. They wrote… ‘As a published horror writer, I noted with intere…

Chris Jones · 29 August 2025 · 3 min

Spooky tales about the London Underground Inspired my Entry, Dotty’s Duty, for Twisted50 Book 4

The inspiration for my entry into the Twisted50 book four, came from a conversation I had a year or two ago, with a friend from a local writing group. She told me that she planned to travel to London with her partner…

K B Hollingworth · 18 August 2025 · 2 min

What am I doing differently with T4 that I couldn’t do with T3?

Getting involved with Twisted50 and Volume 3 (T3) in 2024 was a fortunate stroke of luck. I’m still not entirely sure how I stumbled upon the T3 contest—likely through one of the many internet rabbit holes I tend to e…

Rusty Rushfeldt · 23 March 2025 · 1 min

Podcast Ep 007… Inside Twisted Minds: A Deep Dive into Horror Writing

Meet Lewis Rice, Paul Shearer and James Burns, with Chris Jones and Kate Bemis Horror writing isn’t just about throwing some blood and guts on the page – it’s about diving deep into the darkest corners of your mind an…

Chris Jones · 10 March 2025 · 3 min

Podcast Ep 006… Embracing Horror, Inside the Twisted50 Writing Experience

Chris: So welcome to this podcast with me, Chris Jones, founder of Create 50 Talking All Things Twisted 50. We’ve just published volume three. As you know, we’re starting to do volume four. I’m delighted, thrilled, ex…

Chris Jones · 3 March 2025 · 31 min

My awards from Twisted Volume 3 arrived in Australia today…

My awards from Twisted Volume 3 arrived today—all the way from the motherland! Feeling so proud. Exciting news: Twisted Volume 4 is on the horizon, and I highly encourage you to sign up and submit your work. The entir…

Claire Rye · 28 February 2025 · 1 min

Attending The Twisted50 Awards For The First Time by Dylan Spicer

Entering the Twisted50 awards brought a series of exciting firsts. This was the first time I had submitted a piece of work to the Twisted website to receive feedback from the community. It was the first time I have ha…

Dylan Spicer · 16 February 2025 · 2 min

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Award Certificates To Get Posted Out

Following on from the Awards ceremony for Twisted50 vol 3 last week, we are now sending the certificates out to the writers who could not join us. Sadly we need to ask our writers to pay for their postage and packing…

Chris Jones·13 February 2025·1 min