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Interesting Links
Links For Writers Writer's Free Reference There is so much information available here, it is unbelievable. Visit the site and spend a little time checking it out. You will not be disappointed. Funds For Writers is owned and run by Hope C. Clark. The site specializes in grants for writers, but there is plenty more on the site and if you are a writer this is a site that might prove to be very useful to you. The site offers two newsletters. One of them is available by paid subscription only and the other one is free. I subscirbe to the free one and it is worth getting it for the market listing alone. Talking of market listings, hope has also written a lot of ebooks, most of which are market guides and all of which are available to buy from the site. The Erotic Authors Association was founded in 2000 and is an organization for writers of erotic literature and erotica. The EAA's has some articles about writing erotica. For market notes just follow the link on their homepage and visit them on Live Journal. This may seem to be a strange link to find on a horror site, but please remember that many works from other genres often have an erotic content. Erotica can be amusing, it can be also be scary. It can be a great many other things as well. Like life, it is what you make of it.
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Links Of Particular Use To Horror Writers The Horror Writers Association The HWA exists to promote and protect the careers of professional horror writers and those who hope to become professional horror writers. The HWA also works very hard to raise the profile of the horror and dark fantasy genres.
The Internet Sacred Text Archive is an incredibly useful site that offers the largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the internet. If you need to do some research into religions or the occult I can think of no better place start.
Encyclopedia Mythica is an award-winning internet encyclopaedia of mythology, folklore, and religion. The mythology section of the site is divided by geographical region and the folklore section contains general folklore, Arthurian legends, and fascinating folktales from all around the world. Special interest areas include a bestiary, legendary heroes, an image gallery, and genealogical tables of various pantheons and prominent houses. The site is easy to navigate and is a great research tool.
Monstrous has been online since 1998 and the site contains a lot of information about many different kinds of monsters. The only thing that annoys me about the site is the amount of advertising on the pages. There is a lot more than there used to be and it can be very distracting, but if you can manage to ignore it you will probably find Monstrous quite a useful research tool.
As far as I know Dear Death is owned by the same people who own Monstrous.com, but this site, I am glad to say, is not as heavy on the advertising. The site offers a wealth of information about death and dying and, of course, the undead and the living dead. The site also has many galleries that contain pictures of the dead. Some of the pictures are from autopsies, some are crime scene photographs. Not many people will want to see these, I am sure, but don't worry, you don't have to. If you want to view the Dear Death Real Gallery you have to register first.
MARKET DATABASES If you are a reader looking for something to read or a writer looking to make a sale, in my opinion these are the best two markets databases available on the net. Ralan.com There are a lot of sites on the net that offer market information, but, as far as markets for speculative fiction are concerned, I believe this one to be the best. The site is regularly updated and paying markets are segregated from their non-paying counterparts. Semi-pro and Professional markets also have their own section of the site. There is a wealth of information on this site, but don't just take my word for it, check it out for yourself: Ralan.com Duotrope's Digest The site has a handy and comprehensive search facility on the homepage with is a godsend when trying to find a very specific market for your work. Like Ralan, Duotrope's Digest is updated regularly and has the added benefit of a weekly newsletter that contains all of the updated information. How handy is that? You can subscribe to Duotrope's Weekly Wire by visiting THIS PAGE. The site also offers a free online submission tracking tool. I don't use it myself, but I know that a lot of writers do. AA Independant Press Guide The site belongs to Scottish writer, artist and musician, Dee Rimbaud. It contains lisitings for over 2000 literary magazines and publishers (worldwide). The AA Independant Press Guide is only a small (or not so small) part of Dee's main site though. His site has some useful tips and advice for writers and also everything that you might want to know about Dee and his work. Why not check that out too, while you are there. Here is the link to Dee's homepage
General Horror Links
OTRCat.com (old time radio show catalogue) is a great resource for fans of old radio shows. Visitors to the site can listen to thousands of old-time radio episodes online, download full episodes in mp3 format, or buy them as a collection on a CD. The site boasts shows from many different genres and has a whole section dedicated to shows in the mystery/horror genre. Check it out!
Horror Masters has a huge selection of stories available to read online, including
a lot of the classic tales that are out of copyright and available in the
public domain. M.R. James, Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allan Poe are just a
few of the authors whose names you will find there. At the moment
the Classic Horror Library contains close to 3, 000 titles, so that should
give you an idea of how large the site is and it is not all short stories
either, some novel-length works are also available. Horror Masters is a
great resource and all of the stories are available in PDF format, so
readers can download the file if they so wish. I find it a useful site,
maybe you will too.
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