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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

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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

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

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

How Competing in Twisted50 Helped Me Break Through Writer’s Block and Self-Doubt

I’m a massive horror fan. Most of the fiction I read or the films and shows I watch are horror. Anything I write usually ends up with bad stuff happening to bad people and typically falls into that genre. So, you migh…

Lee Bailes · 27 October 2024 · 12 min

A Twisted Guide to NaNoWriMo by Kate Bemis

With a month to go, NaNoWriMo sits on the horizon. Ominously. Threateningly. It’s an annual menace, glaring at me through the blinds of October. I couldn’t be more thrilled. If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, I’m he…

Kate Bemis · 7 October 2024 · 3 min

My Evolution of Storytelling by Rusty Rushfeldt

Little did I know that my evolution of storytelling started in my early childhood years. Reading wasn’t a strong component of my upbringing. I was a latch-key kid before that designation was even established. My daily…

Rusty Rushfeldt · 4 October 2024 · 2 min

The Bonfire Effect by Rusty Rushfeldt

Finding Twisted50 , creating a horror story, and submitting it, was reminiscent of my grandfather sharing his stories by the night-time bonfires. Writing, like storytelling by a bonfire, can be a source of warmth and…

Rusty Rushfeldt · 19 September 2024 · 2 min

Why I Love To Write Erotica Infused Horror

I have adored writing fantasy horror since I was lucky enough to be selected for Twisted50 volume 1. While my dull day job does keep me from writing as much as I would like to, I seem to squeeze in time for Twisted, r…

Sasha Black · 10 September 2024 · 1 min

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Living the Nightmare: How Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Hallucinations Shaped My First Horror Story

For most people, horror is a genre that offers thrilling entertainment or a good scare. For me, horror is something I’ve spent years avoiding. This is because I experience both hypnagogic (falling asleep) and hypnopom…

Rebecca Golby·7 September 2024·5 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

Doctor Twisted: Or how I learned to stop procrastinating and love horror by Les Grice

Why have I written and am writing short horror stories? Well to be truthful I don’t really watch or read horror, very rarely, though it depends how you define horror. One man’s horror is another man’s lifestyle. My id…

Les Grice · 24 July 2024 · 3 min

Don’t get your knickers in a twist over Twisted50

“I am a writer.” I have to keep telling myself that. I write for a living, but about tech, so it’s not the same as being creative and standing your work up against “real writers.” But the thing is, I love the creative…

Susie Morrow · 22 July 2024 · 3 min