Category Archives: HorrorCon

Posts about and downloads of my novella HorrorCon.

Eliza Poe/HorrorCon – Sp4

Posted on May 30, 2008 by scottyus

For today’s entry, we invite the very capable ghost of Eliza Poe – mother of Edgar Allen Poe – to play the part of her namesake and our main character. She was born Eliza Arnold and after the death of … Continue reading →

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HorrorCon – Saturday (part one)

Posted on May 20, 2008 by scottyus

Surprise! I’ve decided since it’s rainy outside and May 20th (2003) is the anniversary of the final televised episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, that I would get you all started on the Saturday chapters of HorrorCon earlier than scheduled. … Continue reading →

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Another Animal/HorrorCon – Fp3

Posted on May 16, 2008 by scottyus

Imagine the life of the coyote. As desert suburban sprawl continues to corner the species, what does it do? It learns to adapt, helping itself to our overflowing garbage can buffets, feeding on our smaller and slower pets (R.I.P. Georgia … Continue reading →

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Sumtin Fresh/HorrorCon – Fp2

Posted on May 9, 2008 by scottyus

And so it rolls on. I’ve finished HorrorCon and I hope those of you who have started reading it are enjoying it. I should maybe point out again that there are nine chapters in total, so collect them all! Anyway, … Continue reading →

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HorrorCon

Posted on May 2, 2008 by scottyus

Before I start the story, I need to explain a few things. Sorry. Pretend it’s that FBI Warning screen that you can’t skip when you start a DVD. Here’s what happened: I had all of “Friday” segmented into three separate … Continue reading →

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Eliza Lowell was a gypsy.

Posted on April 26, 2008 by scottyus

Or so goes the first line of HorrorCon, my very first online serial novella. I probably would have started with something else if I had intended at all to do one of these (they exist, right?). But I was only … Continue reading →

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A Rather Pleasant Unpleasantness

Posted on April 21, 2008 by scottyus

Say whuh? That don’ make no kinda sense! I refer to a particular passage in my novella, HorrorCon, where my main character, Eliza (played in this blog entry by the extremely talented Emily Perkins), recounts the horrifying attack that left … Continue reading →

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A Short Break with Lloyd…

Posted on April 8, 2008 by scottyus

Just having a quick drink with my old friend Lloyd the Bartender and telling him about the progress on my newest story, HorrorCon, which is about a young girl with a tragic past who meets a mysterious author at the … Continue reading →

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Conventional Wisdom

Posted on April 2, 2008 by scottyus

Okay, here’s the concept: I post installments of my novella set at an Orlando horror convention and you folks get to follow along with me. I would offer about a fifth of it each time, which I’m guessing will be … Continue reading →

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