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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

Into body: How writer feedback unstitched the gothic roots of my modern horror by Jac Silver

Embarking on the thrill ride that was submitting to the third volume of Twisted 50 , a few ideas immediately sprang to mind. All of them flexed and convulsed in bodily horror. That wasn’t a surprise. Injecting horror…

Jac Silver · 13 November 2024 · 2 min

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Congratulations to the 50 Selected Writers in Twisted50 vol III

It’s always a difficult, and frankly an impossible task, to rate and judge art . And that’s why we have 50 joint first place winners. It’s how we roll at Twisted50. We are headed for a release date of Tuesday the 3rd…

Chris Jones · 11 November 2024 · 2 min

How To Get Your Short Horror Published By Halloween

If you want to write a short story and get published by Halloween, you should SERIOUSLY think about Twisted50. On a phone? TL/DR Check out our new linktree here… www.Twisted50.com/Linktree The standard of writing for…

Chris Jones · 2 August 2024 · 1 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