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Vampires are among my favorite mythical monsters, as everyone who knows me already can figure out. One of the typical things we see with vampires is their tendency to shapeshift into bats, which is super neat. However, I support the idea of variation and making changes in traditional lore. I do it in my own…
Continue reading ➞ 10 Flying Animal Vampire Transformation ideas – Something DIFFERENT than bats!
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay As October and "spooky season" approaches, I wanted to bring attention to a type of horror that people don't generally think of when looking into the genre. This plays with your psyche, makes you feel off, like something is wrong, but it's not entirely evident as to what. Surreal horror…
Continue reading ➞ Surreal Horror makes me Shudder (in a good way!)
Hey everyone! I'm back to narrating short horrors. My latest is from the story I wrote here. I have started a series called "The Phobia Series", where I speak first person as various phobias. Things like the fear of heights, darkness, being alone, etc. might be turned into a fear talking right back to you.…
Continue reading ➞ The Phobia Series: Coulrophobia, New Horror Narration
Look familiar? This friendly face is actually me. I was a clown when I volunteered for a haunted house. I had a blast and did a pretty good job, too. My name was "Chuckles". Introduction For those who have been following me, you probably are aware that I am trying to write and narrate short…
Continue reading ➞ Coulrophobia (Short Horrors: Phobia Series)
Image obtained from here I am one of the many-faced gods. The dawn of the internet has helped me find my way. I no longer have to steal the faces from living creatures and leave them in the lost dimension, or devour their remaining life. I can take from their creations, and I am grateful…
Hey everyone! As you know, I'm trying to work on my narration skills, including editing audio work. I enjoy narrating horror stories, and in fact, I listen to them frequently on youtube. Therefore, I wanted to give this all a go myself. I have created a new youtube channel for this, and if you'd like…
Hey there everyone, I'm pleased to announce that I have a new microphone setup, and I practiced my narration skills. My short story Fragmented was a lot of fun to write, and I'm working on developing my horror skills in general. This is right along with my audio work, of course. I plan on eventually…
Continue reading ➞ Audio Work Practice: Fragmented & General Updates
©Des M. Astor There it was again. My name, chanted over and over, forcing me to freeze and let out a breath. Turning slowly to look over my shoulder, I spotted a distant light flashing, rather dizzily, several times in rapid succession. A shudder ran through my body as my stomach clenched. My hand flew…
The laptop light shined on my face as I was drawn to late night horror topics once more. All was well, though was 2 AM, and things were getting a little bit strange. The sounds in my abode were normal sounds, I was in an apartment, after all. Tickity tick, tappity tap. Normal apartment sounds.…
I couldn't get this out of my head. Not even as I typed this out for you with the hope that you could possibly help. For some reason, no matter what I watched or listened to, I needed to figure out why the hell this was slicing its claws into my mind. The light of…
Des M. Astor 