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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
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
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
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
What Did People Say About The Awards Ceremony?
‘The Twisted50 Awards was a wonderful experience. To be surrounded by so much raw talent was an inspiration, and encouraged me to get ready for my next short story. It was particularly great to meet Chris, and tell hi…
Chris Jones · 7 February 2025 · 1 min
Whoaahhhh! WHAT A NIGHT! Twisted50 Awards
What a FAB-YOU-LOUS evening we had celebrating the very best in horror writing, last night at the Twisted50 awards. I am posting the recording of the event shot on an iPhone (which got nudged just before we began, so…
Chris Jones · 4 February 2025 · 1 min
Twisted50: vol 3… The Physical Item
‘Having a physical copy of Twisted50 was just so amazing. There is a such a wonderful tradition of horror story anthologies, and nothing for me beats the power of a short, scary tale. To actually have one published in…
Chris Jones · 12 December 2024 · 3 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
Badge of Honour and the Power Of The Collective
Well done to all the writers and people behind the scenes who’ve helped to put together the latest Twisted 50. These books are a great incentive for procrastinating writers, or is that just me? to get our act together…
John Read · 5 December 2024 · 1 min
Some Twisted Stats For Volume 3 Writers
Hey everyone, here’s a quick blog update with some spooky facts for all our Twisted 50 writers. We got 147 stories from a perfectly symmetrical group of 100 writers. Statistically, that means you had a 50-50 shot at g…
Chris Jones · 17 October 2024 · 1 min
My first run at Twisted50 by Thomas M Pritchard
After the inevitable race over the finish line, my first submission for Twisted 50 2024 is in. A few years ago. I volunteered for the London Screenwriters Festival . At the time, I was a struggling film student and fo…
Thomas M Pritchard · 11 October 2024 · 3 min
Twisted50 Writers Share Their Thoughts On The Process…
‘Did I enjoy Twisted50 and would I enter another? Fuck, Yes!’ I loved the experience and I think the whole concept is so uniquely brilliant and exceptionally executed, I wouldn’t hesitate to enter again. Even if it wa…
Chris Jones · 29 September 2024 · 5 min
Twisted50… Spooky Inspiration by K B Hollingworth
I have always enjoyed reading articles about the supernatural, listening to ghost stories, and watching paranormal documentaries and television shows. There’s a thrill in feeling terrified from the safety of your own…
K B Hollingworth · 23 September 2024 · 1 min
I used to believe writing wasn’t a team sport… then I found Create50
Let’s face it—hours of sitting alone, staring at a screen, trying to find the perfect word to capture an emotion only you can picture in your head… it’s not exactly a spectator event. And that was fine by me. I’m a bi…
Claire Rye · 21 September 2024 · 1 min
A great break from writing with writing… Even for a 400 year old vampire!
If you are reading this post on Twisted50, you are most likely a writer, whether an aspiring writer or a 400-year-old vampire writer with 300 years of experience; it doesn’t really matter – we all love the same thing…
Thalia Lagou · 17 September 2024 · 1 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
Twisted50 Updates… Twisted50
Over the weekend we had a flurry of activity resulting in us approaching 100 stories submitted and nearly 1,000 feedback comments on the submitted works. AMAZING! Have you submitted but didn’t add a short bio? If that…
Chris Jones · 27 August 2024 · 1 min
Why Writing Horror Shorts Can Be A Career Accelerator
What is Twisted 50? Twisted 50 is a collection of 50 short horror stories, aimed at giving aspiring writers the chance to be published and recognized. The project originated from the London Screenwriters Festival, whe…
Chris Jones · 15 August 2024 · 3 min
We are closing in on 50 Twisted Tales and just over 55 days left!
Would you write a blog post for the Twisted50 website about why you decided to write your story(s)? About why you enjoy horror? What tips you might have? What has been your inspiration or genesis? What have you felt a…
Chris Jones · 22 July 2024 · 1 min
Whooaaa! We now have 20 stories and counting…
Ok demented writers! We now have 20 stories to review in the site, here… https://twisted50.com/congratulations/ Plus Amy and myself just did a fabulous podcast about Twisted50 here… https://twisted50.com/twisted50-pod…
Chris Jones · 11 July 2024 · 1 min
Twisted50 Sinks Her Teeth In… And We Are Away!
We are just a couple of days into the launch of Twisted50 vol III and already we have fifteen dark and disturbed stories submitted, the authors now getting valuable feedback on their work. We have authors as far flung…
Chris Jones · 9 July 2024 · 1 min
Twisted THREE Cheers!
Well stone the crows Chris Jones is encouraging us all to be ‘Twisted’ again! Following on from the shrieking success of previous anthologies, writers new and old are being asked to step up and submit a scarily suspen…
Eileen Wilson · 13 June 2024 · 2 min
‘Frank’… a story inspired by Create50
Before a friend suggested the Singularity competition, I’d never really written a short story. I ended up submitting four, all featuring the everyman character, Frank. It was great to have two stories short-listed. So…
Chris Jones · 17 November 2018 · 1 min
A Novice Writer by Howard Ellison
Offering up my first-ever short story to Twisted 50 was a challenge, but eased along by the kind practical advice of other far more experienced writers and by its being autobiographical. There was little need for imag…
Chris Jones · 27 May 2017 · 1 min
A few thoughts from writers in the Singularity 50 process
Now we are underway with the reading of The Singularity stories I thought I would share a few comments from writers that I have had via email… ‘I loved the process of Singularity 50! So far as I am aware it is unique…
Chris Jones · 29 April 2017 · 1 min
Listen to the fabulous Steph Wessell on last nights BBC Radio Bristol
Steph Wessell shares her journey writing her Twisted50 story on BBC Radio Bristol. Splendid! Mistress Twisted
Chris Jones · 8 November 2016 · 1 min
The Little Story That Could by N.W. Twyford
I’ve always loved writing short stories. To me, a good short story is like a good joke – you build it up, set the scene, and then you reveal, you subvert, you twist. A good short story shouldn’t just end. The only pro…
Chris Jones · 4 November 2016 · 3 min
