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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

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

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What is a horror? We had no idea, now we do. Kind of…

My name is Kate DeLong and I’m a fantasy writer stuffed with candy floss and rainbow unicorns. And I’m Sara Gustavsson Stark, another fantasy writer who thinks the world would be better if everyone ate more cookies. W…

Kate DeLong · 26 September 2024 · 2 min

What I Write About When I Write About Horror

In an effort to stem my new-found enthusiasm for writing short horror stories I have imposed a time-out on myself. What you are currently reading are the results of that time out. I’ve taken a step back to take a long…

Randolph Davies · 2 September 2024 · 5 min

The Heart of Horror by Emma Pullar

When people ask me what I read/write and I reply with horror, their face often twists into a pained expression as if I’ve plunged a knife into them. “Horror? Ew! I don’t like horror.” I also read sci-fi fantasy and ch…

Emma Pullar · 31 July 2024 · 2 min