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Podcast Ep 005… Meet The Writers of T50 Vol III: Leo X Robertson and Eimear Kilcullen

Chris: So welcome to this podcast for Twisted 50 with me, Chris Jones, filmmaker, author and founder of Create50 and Twisted50 alongside Cristina Palmer Romero . Right back in the day, this is the first podcast that w…

Mistress Twisted·8 February 2025·28 min

From Shadows to Spotlight: My Twisted 50 Adventure by Rebecca Golby

When I first submitted Murderabilia to the Twisted 50 anthology, I had no idea where it might lead. It felt like a chance to dip my toes into horror—a genre I’ve always admired but carefully avoided (blame that on my…

Rebecca Golby · 11 December 2024 · 3 min

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Twisted50 vol III Hits Amazon Number One On Day Of Release!

Congratulations to ALL the writers in Twisted50 vol 3… You are now a number one Amazon best seller in three categories… Our joint and co-ordinated efforts paid off, though for a while I was worried we hadn’t done it.…

Chris Jones · 3 December 2024 · 1 min

Five Killer Reasons to Enter the Twisted50 Writing Initiative

I had never entered Twisted50 before and didn’t even like horror, but some writing friends advised me it was a great opportunity, so I thought I’d try it. These are the happy, unexpected benefits of my Twisted50 journ…

Eimear Kilcullen · 16 October 2024 · 2 min

Unleashed, Uncut and Demented… I Loved Writing For Twisted50 by Debbie Croysdale

It was a blast being part of “Twisted” for the first time. Wish I’d stumbled upon this community sooner. It’s an amazing zone for writers who are not afraid to push the boundaries and I experienced a sense of freedom…

Debbie Croysdale · 13 October 2024 · 2 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

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

Why I wrote a horror story…and why you should as well!

As someone who usually writes comedy screenplays, writing a short horror story is very much out of my comfort zone. That is precisely why I decided to take part in Twisted 50. Obviously, the thought of potentially see…

Dorothee Kuepers · 5 September 2024 · 1 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

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

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My first horror movie, ‘Necronomicon, book of the dead’

One of the reasons I LOVE Twisted soo much is that horror was, and still is, my first love… And it goes all the way back! So there I was in a geology class, when it hit me… I want to be a filmmaker. Now this is back i…

Chris Jones·19 July 2024·5 min

Twisted 50: Why The Little Voice In My Head STOPPED Me For Pursuing The Success I Wanted

I went to the premiere of 50 Kisses , and The Impact50 , and I know how it felt to be in the audience. But it did hurt, knowing that I could have submitted something but I didn’t. Out of fear. Out of my own self limit…

Amy Livingstone · 5 May 2024 · 1 min