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# C. M. Rosens

Dark Hearts | Dark Tales

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## Posts

- [Posts](https://cmrosens.com/blog/) - Looking for an old post? I have imported my posts from blogger to wordpress, so you can still find all the old content. My old blogger site should redirect to this site! New content will appear here.
- [June 2026 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/07/03/june-2026-media-round-up/) - A round-up of all the things I read, listened to, and watched, over June! This month had a lot of travel, so there are way more books on the list than usual!
- [June 2026 Writing Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/29/june-2026-writing-round-up/) - A round-up of my writing this month - with sales updates (grab my books at discount prices!), PUBLISHING NEWS (exciting announcement!), and more!
- [Mid-Year Writing Round-Up: Progress and Projects](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/15/mid-year-writing-round-up-progress-and-projects/) - I can't believe 2026 is half over?? Here's my writing progress for the first 6 months of the year.
- [May 2026 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/05/may-2026-media-round-up/) - My media round-up for May! Everything I watched, listened to, and read over the previous month, with highlights and recommendations.
- [April 2026 Writing Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/01/april-2026-writing-round-up/) - A round-up of all my words in April 2026! This includes new distribution channels, publishing stats/news, and what I'm writing.
- [June Sales & Bundles](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/06/june-sales-bundles/) - Get in on THREE (3) Pride Month Sales this June! Don't Miss Out! Find out more about the eBook sale offers and grab a load of LGBTQ+ books.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer West Asian Fantasy author Fetin Sardaneh](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/17/author-spotlight-queer-west-asian-fantasy-author-fetin-sardaneh/) - Meet Fetin Sardaneh, the Palestinian and Kurdish author of queer West Asian fantasy, and find out more about their debut sapphic novel, THE JINN'S BARGAIN.
- [May 2026 Writing Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/01/may-2026-writing-round-up/) - May Writing Round-up! I haven't done a lot of this, but that's ok. Here's what I've been working on.
- [Classic 1980s British Folk Horror - West Country Tales Series](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/09/west-country-tales/) - A reminder for some, an introduction for others: I just discovered the 1980s series West Country Tales on YouTube, and thought it deserved its own post! What's your favourite episode?
- [Media Highlights: The Best of the Best](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/25/media-highlights-the-best-of-the-best/) - I began my media round-ups in Nov 2025, so I thought I'd do a media highlight post of my Top 5 books, short stories/collections, TV shows, and films from Nov-Apr. Find out what made the ultimate cut!
- [Rapunzel in Cinema 1897-2024](https://cmrosens.com/2024/03/21/rapunzel-in-cinema-1897-2024/) - This is part of my fairytales in print and cinema series, looking at different adaptations and retellings. If you like this, you can tip me on Ko-Fi or check out my books!
- [Limited Time Offer: £1.99 eBooks Available!](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/18/limited-time-offer-1-99-ebooks-available/) - Don't miss out on this limited time offer! 3 eBooks on sale for £1.99, plus another book bundle coming for Pride Month!
- [Author Spotlight: Contemporary Lovecraftian Thriller author A.M. Shilling](https://cmrosens.com/2026/07/01/author-spotlight-contemporary-lovecraftian-thriller-author-a-m-shilling/) - Meet A.M. Shilling (she/her) and her Lovecraftian thriller, THE DEVOURING. John Wick meets The Colour Out of Space, with assassins, cults, and fast-paced action.
- [April 2026 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/04/april-2026-media-round-up/) - Everything I've watched, read, and listened to in April! Skim the highlights, or expand the details to see the full lists.
- [Author Spotlight: Crime Fiction author Helen Taylor](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/27/author-spotlight-crime-fiction-author-helen-taylor/) - Meet Helen Taylor (she/her) and find out more about her DI Goodwin series, crime thrillers with international locations based on real life travel experiences! Her latest release is DON'T DIE FOR ME, ARGENTINA, and readers new to the series can start here if they wish.
- [Don't Miss Out! Occult & Supernatural Horror Giveaway On Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/11/dont-miss-out-occult-supernatural-horror-giveaway-on-now/) - Don't miss out - this only runs to 02 May 2026, so get your free short horror stories now!
- [Author Spotlight: Black Sapphic Vampire Romance author Liza Wemakor](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/29/author-spotlight-black-sapphic-vampire-romance-author-liza-wemakor/) - Meet Liza Wemakor (she/they), author of paranormal vampire romance, LOVING SAFOA, out now with Neon Hemlock. This multi-POV novella spans continents and eras, and Cynthia & Safoa's romance stands the test of time.
- [A Very Queer March - Itch Bundle](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/02/a-very-queer-march-itch-bundle/) - A bundle of queer books for March just dropped! Check out this bundle hosted by Niranjan with content from 43 creators. This contains titles by authors who have appeared here in Author Spotlights!
- [Author Spotlight: British Horror/Crime Thriller author WM Parslow](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/24/author-spotlight-british-horror-crime-thriller-author-wm-parslow/) - Meet WM Parslow, author of hard-boiled British crime fiction melded with folk horror. His debut, THE STANDING DEAD, is out now!
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Romantasy author C. Quince](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/24/author-spotlight-queer-romantasy-author-c-quince/) - C. Quince (he/they) is a MENA/SWANA British author who lives in England, enjoys Sci-Fi and Fantasy, History, and Halloween. He's the author of m/m romantasy, CONSORTING WITH THE KING, out now with JMS Books! Read on for more...
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Gothic author Alice G. Brooks](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/03/author-spotlight-queer-gothic-author-alice-g-brooks/) - Discover queer Gothic romantic tragedy, THE INK EATER, by Alice G. Brooks. It has a sentient house and ace rep!
- [Author Spotlight: Dark Flash Fiction author Narcissa Netal](https://cmrosens.com/2026/06/10/author-spotlight-dark-flash-fiction-author-narcissa-netal/) - Meet dark fiction indie author Narcissa Netal (she/they). With concept albums, comics, and flash fiction, Netal centres themes in their work, and allows the concepts to dictate the form in which the story should be told.
- [Author Spotlight: YA author of Superhero Fiction, Michael Colon](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/13/author-spotlight-ya-author-of-superhero-fiction-michael-colon/) - Meet Michael Colon (he/him) and explore his superhero YA fiction, available from TWB Press.
- [Author Spotlight: Welsh Husband and Wife Horror Fiction Duo, Writing as TM Ellis](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/20/author-spotlight-welsh-husband-and-wife-horror-fiction-duo-writing-as-tm-ellis/) - Meet Wales' bestselling husband-and-wife horror writing team, writing as TM Ellis. They specialise in short-form horror with 3 books out and more on the way!
- [Independent Girlies, Ruin Your Life With This 1 Weird Trick...](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/06/independent-girlies-ruin-your-life-with-this-1-weird-trick/) - My Weird Pink Horror short story has been picked up by The Weird Library podcast - listen to the episode on your favourite platform.
- [March 2026 Writing Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/01/march-2026-writing-round-up/) - A round-up of all my words for March, plus what's new, book awards, and other updates!
- [Author Spotlight: Meet a Poet, PixieWithPens](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/15/author-spotlight-meet-a-poet-pixiewithpens/) - Meet poet and artist Pixie (any pronouns), based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Pixie writes in English, and has a collection of 69 poems out this year. Read on for more!
- [March 2026 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/31/march-2026-media-round-up/) - Everything I've read/watched/listened to in the month of March!
- [Classic Short Horror Stories by Women (Part 2)](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/30/classic-short-horror-stories-by-women-part-2/) - Another list of classic short horror stories by women (1800s-1930s), this time ones you can find on Taesha Glasgow's podcast, Just Chills - Short Scary Stories. Here you'll find 35 authors to check out!
- [Horror Spotlight: Cosmic Horror Novel "The Day We Ate Grandad"](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/27/horror-spotlight-cosmic-horror-novel-the-day-we-ate-grandad/) - Discover Cosmic Horror novel, "The Day We Ate Grandad" this Women in Horror month! It's in the Queer March book bundle on Itch.io until 31st Mar 2026.
- [Horror Spotlight: Explore Gothic New Weird Novel "The Crows"](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/20/horror-spotlight-explore-gothic-new-weird-novel-the-crows/) - Book Spotlight on THE CROWS, a New Weird novel for cozy horror lovers - this spotlight is a quick read featuring stats, thoughts, feelings, reviews, and where to get your copy!
- [Horror Spotlight: Explore New Weird Coming-of-Rage Novel, "Thirteenth"](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/23/horror-spotlight-explore-new-weird-coming-of-rage-novel-thirteenth/) - Book Spotlight: THIRTEENTH is a New Weird Coming-of-Rage novel for fans of Hailey Piper, Morgan Dante, and shows like Grimm. Come and meet the family...
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Cyberpunk author A.E. Bross](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/25/author-spotlight-queer-cyberpunk-author-a-e-bross/) - Meet A.E. Bross (they/them or xe/xem), a nonbinary author of queer cyberpunk Snow White retelling, CyberSnow. Find out more about their latest novella!
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Cyberpunk Author Stefanie Carter (AKA Wayward Sparx/Fox N. Locke)](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/18/author-spotlight-cyberpunk-author-stefanie-carter-aka-wayward-sparx-fox-n-locke/) - Meet author Stefanie Carter (they/them) who writes as Fox N. Locke and Wayward Sparx. They are a UK-based English Sci-Fi author, working on a nonfiction book about cyberpunk, and here to talk about their Trans+ collection of stories, TRANS_LUCENT.
- [Classic Short Horror Stories by Women](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/16/classic-short-horror-stories-by-women/) - A list of classic short stories by women which can be found narrated on the HorrorBabble podcast.
- [December 2025 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/30/december-2025-media-round-up/) - My monthly media round-up for December 2025 - all the books, podcasts, tv shows, and films I read/listened to/watched this month.
- [February 2026 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/28/february-2026-media-round-up/) - What I read, listened to, and watched in the month of February! Skim the highlights, or expand the details to see the full lists and my thoughts.
- [International Women's Day: Meet my FMCs!](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/08/international-womens-day-meet-my-fmcs/) - Meet my Female Main Characters (FMCs) in my novels and short fiction. Find out more about my work!
- [Welsh Gothic Tropes V: The Sin-Eater](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/23/welsh-gothic-tropes-v-the-sin-eater/) - My post on The Sin-Eater, a detailed look at Jane Aaron's chapter on this in her book, Welsh Gothic.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Sci-Fi Author Astrid Abell](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/04/author-spotlight-queer-sci-fi-author-astrid-abell/) - Meet queer Sci-Fi author Astrid Abell (they/she/zhe/fae), and find out more about faer cat-girl in trouble novel, INARORA'S EXCURSION.
- [International Women's Day Book Bundle 3-10 March](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/03/international-womens-day-book-bundle-3-10-march/) - Limited bundle for International Women's Day, running 03-10 March 2026. 32 books for $32, all featuring female leads, all written by women.
- [Author Spotlight: Gothic Weird Fiction author Nikoline Kaiser](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/22/author-spotlight-gothic-weird-fiction-author-nikoline-kaiser/) - Meet Gothic Weird fiction author Nikoline Kaiser (she/her) and her novella THE DREAMING OF MAN, out with Neon Hemlock.
- [Women in Horror Month 2026: Beware the Ladies of the Night](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/06/women-in-horror-month-2026-beware-the-ladies-of-the-night/) - This month, I've added a lot of feature pages to the site, under the parent page "Women In Horror Month". Here is a round up of these Women In Horror features.
- [February Writing Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/27/february-writing-round-up/) - Read on for the stats, the updates, and the forthcoming news! I've got a few books in Itch bundles coming up, there's the Smashwords eBook sale 01-07Mar to look out for, and I've set out a round-up of all my writing this month.
- [Women In Horror (Spotlighting Myself)](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/09/women-in-horror-spotlighting-myself/) - My own little mini-spotlight, charting my publishing journey as a Woman In Horror!
- [Author Spotlight: Gothic Horror author Julie Lew](https://cmrosens.com/2026/05/06/author-spotlight-gothic-horror-author-julie-lew/) - Meet Gothic Horror author Julie Lew, and her sapphic debut, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL, published with Quill & Crow.
- [Author Spotlight: Sci-Fi Author Tasha He](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/18/author-spotlight-tasha-he/) - Meet Sci-Fi author, Tasha He (they/them) IG: @hethe.author , and find out more about their roleplay-inspired Sci-Fi novel, Caenogenesis.
- [Author Spotlight: British Gothic Horror author Laura Clarke Walker](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/01/author-spotlight-british-gothic-horror-author-laura-clarke-walker/) - Discover a new seaside town of Gothic secrets - COLDHARBOUR, by Laura Clarke Walker (she/they). Meet this British author and find out more about her work.
- [Author Spotlight: Paranormal Ecohorror author S.M. Mack](https://cmrosens.com/2026/04/08/author-spotlight-paranormal-ecohorror-author-s-m-mack/) - Meet S.M. Mack (she/her), author of DEATH VALLEY BLOOMS. Find out more about this queer ecohorror novella and how it came about!
- [Essay: Darklands (1996) and the Question of Welsh National Identity](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/23/essay-darklands-1996-and-the-question-of-welsh-national-identity/) - An essay-review with full spoilers for the film DARKLANDS (1996), looking at it in conversation with the sociopolitical landscape of Wales in the mid-1990s. Content Warning supplied and should be minded.
- [23 Books for $23 - Get the Aromantic Bundle NOW](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/15/23-books-for-23-get-the-aromantic-bundle-now/) - Grab 23 titles for $23, including 1 audiobook, 17 eBooks, 3 comics/graphic novels, and 2 visual novels you can download/play in your browser. All from Itch.io!
- [Author Spotlight: Sci-Fi Author Anna Verner](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/28/author-spotlight-anna-verner/) - Meet indie author Anna Verner who sells her work via Itch.io. Find out more about her fantasy novels and consider supporting her.
- [The Dangers of Blue Beards (in Books)](https://cmrosens.com/2024/01/16/the-dangers-of-blue-beards-in-books/) - Find out more about Bluebeard folktales, their variants, retellings, and reimaginings. I have linked my sources & the books I've found in the post.
- [Crime Doesn't Pay: 'When the Hideout/Mark Goes Bad' Horror](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/13/crime-doesnt-pay-when-the-hideout-mark-goes-bad-horror/) - If you liked FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996) and fancy something similar, where a crime drama/thriller suddenly left turns into Horror when the gang find the wrong place to hide,
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFF, Horror, and Romantasy Author Arden Powell](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/11/author-spotlight-arden-powell/) - Arden Powell (they/them) is a queer indie author and illustrator whose books include The Faerie Hounds of York, the Flos Magicae series, and their short story collection, The Carnelian King and Other Stories. Learn more about their latest release, MM Gothic Horrormance FLESH AND BONE.
- [Lessons from the whole Twitter Thing...](https://cmrosens.com/2022/11/05/lessons-from-the-whole-twitter-thing/) - A post written before I got an invite code to Bluesky, which is now my main platform over and above the others in this post. Find me there @cmrosens.com.
- [#AScareADay - Day 24 - Sweet Subtleties by Lisa L. Hannett](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/24/ascareaday-day-24-sweet-subtleties-by-lisa-l-hannett/) - #AScareADay - Day 24 - absolutely loved today's story. The response is a repost, an extract of a short story featuring Ricky Porter as a young boy. It's available in full in my Ricky Porter collection, THE SUSSEX FRETSAW MASSACRE & OTHER STORIES.
- [#AScareADay - Day 30 - Bleeding Hearts by Suzan Palumbo](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/30/ascareaday-day-30-bleeding-hearts-by-suzan-palumbo/) - #AScareADay - Day 30 - today's gorgeous witchy story isn't scary, but it's definitely a good one to read by the fire with a hot drink and something sweet. My response for today is the conclusion of the necromancy story!
- [Author Interview Transcript: S. T. [Saint] Gibson](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/11/author-interview-transcript-s-t-saint-gibson/) - In this episode of the podcast, I got to chat to S. T. / Saint Gibson, author of A DOWRY OF BLOOD. The interview discusses the themes of DOWRY, the novel DRACULA and its various adaptations, including the infanticidal nature of the brides in those versions, and may contain spoilers for films like Van Helsing
- [Mason Hawthorne and Australian Gothic: Crafting Queer Gothic Short Stories](https://cmrosens.com/2022/01/17/author-interview-mason-hawthorne/) - Author Bio Mason Hawthorne writes horror, dark and urban fantasy, and studied writing and English literatures at the University of Wollongong. Most of his work is in speculative fiction, usually dark or horror themed. His stories often feature body horror, transformation, hunger, and anxiety. Queer thematic elements are always right below the surface, or in
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author Shawn Winchell](https://cmrosens.com/2025/07/25/author-spotlight-shawn-winchell/) - Meet Horror author Shawn Winchell, from the USA. Shawn is an indie author with several books out so far and more to come! The spotlight today is on his work as a whole, so buckle up for a whistle-stop tour of Shawn's works.
- [Author Spotlight: Gothic SFF Author Morgan Dante](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/17/author-spotlight-morgan-dante/) - Meet Morgan Dante (they/them) and their body of work - Gothic, queer, and deliciously unsettling.
- [Interview with Lucy Rose: Gothic Filmmaking](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/24/interview-with-lucy-rose-gothic-filmmaking/) - Meet Lucy Rose The Interview Interview Transcript CMR: Hello! Welcome back to Eldritch Girl! This is really exciting because we've got Lucy Rose who is a filmmaker, and we're going to discuss the indie horror short, She Lives Alone. Lucy, would you like to introduce yourself? LR: Hello, I am Lucy, I’m a filmmaker based
- [Author Spotlight: Vampire Fiction Author Lucius Valiant](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/29/author-spotlight-lucius-valiant/) - Meet Lucius Valiant, a Danish-British author, and learn more about his series, The Thornhill Vampire Chronicles.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror & SFF Author Andromeda Ruins](https://cmrosens.com/2025/08/20/author-spotlight-andromeda-ruins/) - Meet Andromeda Ruins (he/him), a queer, disabled, and neurodivergent author from a small town in the Midwest USA. We chat about the first book in his Call Me Icarus series, and an unrelated religious horror novella, Incorrect Eyes.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author Stuart Tudor](https://cmrosens.com/2024/11/13/author-spotlight-stuart-tudor/) - Meet Stuart Tudor (he/him), a South African horror author introducing his EIGHT NIGHTMARES collection.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author Matt Corton](https://cmrosens.com/2024/10/30/author-spotlight-matt-corton/) - Meet Matt Corton / MC Author (he/him), a dark SFF / Horror writer from the UK. Matt is here to spotlight his latest release, CANNIBAL PETE, AND THE DEMON, a punk horror novel set in the 1990s UK.
- [Author Interview: Arden Powell - Wintry Gothic Fantasy vs Steamy Southern Gothic in Faerie Hounds of York and The Bayou](https://cmrosens.com/2023/08/21/author-interview-arden-powell-wintry-gothic-fantasy-vs-steamy-southern-gothic-in-faerie-hounds-of-york-and-the-bayou/) - Spotify audio Arden Powell: Bio Arden Powell is a speculative-fiction author and illustrator from the Canadian East Coast. They graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Honouring in English Literature. As a hybrid author they self-publish as well as publish with indie presses, and have had work accepted
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Horror Author Kaos Emslie](https://cmrosens.com/2024/10/02/author-spotlight-kaos-emslie/) - Meet Kaos Emslie (they/them), author of SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Explore their work and influences, woven through with eldritch horror and mental health themes.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author Jillian Maria](https://cmrosens.com/2026/03/11/author-spotlight-horror-author-jillian-maria/) - Meet author of supernatural horror, Jillian Maria, whose novel A COLDER HOME features an amateur film crew making a horror movie only to be haunted themselves!
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author Emma Murray](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/25/author-spotlight-emma-murray/) - Meet Emma Murray, "one of the most original and fearless writers of new transgressive fiction" - Eric LaRocca.
- [Author Spotlight: Horrormance Author Morella Moon](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/01/author-spotlight-morella-moon/) - Meet Morella Moon, author of erotic horror and variations of romance, and find out more about her undead horrormance, FATALLY YOURS.
- [Interview with Paula D. Ashe: Body Horror, Weird Fiction, and Fkd Up Family](https://cmrosens.com/2023/06/12/interview-with-paula-d-ashe/) - Bio Paula D. Ashe is an educator and an award-winning writer of dark fiction. She lives in the Midwest with her family. Her collection, We Are Here to Hurt Each Other, was nominated for the Bram Stoker award for 'superior achievement in a fiction collection'. Subscribe to Newsletter Follow on Twitter Buy Now Introduction CMR:
- [Interview with Caitlin Starling: Gothic Horror, Medicine, and Magic](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/31/caitlin-starling/) - Caitlin Starling is a bestselling author known for her speculative Gothic novels, including The Death of Jane Lawrence and The Luminous Dead. We discussed surgeries, medical horror, cannibalism, body horror, and bees - read the transcript below, and/or listen along.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror & Vampire Fiction Author C. Lenz](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/18/author-spotlight-c-lenz/) - C. Lenz is a Canadian author and scientist who lives with her wife Zoey in Hamilton, Ontario. In this spotlight interview, she discusses her monster-vampire slasher, Thyrst Festival.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror/Paranormal Author Amanda Leanne](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/30/author-spotlight-amanda-leanne/) - Meet Amanda Leanne, a US-based author of fiction and nonfiction, and the Gothic supernatural world of Darkling Cloud.
- [Author Spotlight: SFFH Author Miranda Kate/MK Boers](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/06/author-spotlight-miranda-kate-mk-boers/) - Meet Miranda Kate/MK Boers, an indie author originally from Surrey, UK, and now based in the Netherlands. Miranda writes horror, dark fantasy, dystopian worlds, and psychological thrillers.
- [Author Spotlight: YA Horrormance Author Nicole M. Wolverton](https://cmrosens.com/2024/07/05/author-spotlight-nicole-m-wolverton/) - Meet Nicole M. Wolverton, a Pushcart-nominated writer of (mostly) speculative and horror fiction for adults and young adults. She is the author of A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS, a young adult speculative novel (CamCat Books, July 2024), and THE TRAJECTORY OF DREAMS, a 2013 adult psychological thriller (Bitingduck Press).
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFFH Author Vivian M. Valentine](https://cmrosens.com/2024/09/04/author-spotlight-vivian-m-valentine/) - Vivian Moira Valentine (she/her) is a rad trans lady who loves monsters. She is the author of The Amelia Temple Series, and her short fiction has appeared in a number of publications.
- [January 2026: Writing Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/28/january-2026-writing-round-up/) - Read on for a round-up of my writing this month, the WIPs I've been working on, and my published works!
- [Happy Lunar New Year!](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/17/happy-lunar-new-year/) - Happy Lunar New Year! In my Gregorian New Year post I looked forwards to 2026 in a practical way, thinking about goals and resolutions. In this post, I take some space to assess the values and spiritual approach I want to take.
- [Friendship-Centred SFF Book Bundle - available until 15 Feb 2026](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/02/friendship-centred-sff-book-bundle-available-until-15-feb-2026/) - Get this Friendship-centred SFF bundle from Itch.io now! Available 01-15 Feb 2026.
- [January 2026 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/01/january-2026-media-round-up/) - My monthly media round-up for January 2026 - all the books, podcasts, tv shows, and films I've been enjoying this month!
- [Author Spotlight: Gothic Fantasy Author Nadine Bells](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/04/author-spotlight-gothic-fantasy-author-nadine-bells/) - Get to know Gothic Fantasy author Nadine Bells (she/her), and her debut novella, ONCE UPON A SONG, a blend of Anastasia the Musical, The Snow Queen, and Phantom of the Opera.
- [November 2025 Media Round-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/05/november-media-round-up/) - I'm starting a new monthly series where I post a round-up of all the media I've watched/read/listened to for the previous month. Here is November's media round-up!
- [BookFunnel Promo: LGBTQIA+ Murder, Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/26/bookfunnel-promo-lgbtqia-murder-mystery-suspense-thrillers/) - Check out this group promo of 51 titles, all queer mystery, suspense, & thriller stories. This group promotion runs until 28 Feb 2026, so there's plenty of time to share it & check it out!
- [My Fiction: The Full List](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/23/my-fiction-the-full-list/) - Read on for the full list of available titles, and collections of my short fiction.
- [Author Spotlight: RPGLit Sci-Fi Author, eskay](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/21/author-spotlight-eskay/) - Meet debut author eskay (no pronouns/use eskay as pronoun/isn't offended by they/them!). eskay has a free novel on Itch, and discusses how eskay went from creative writing novice to finishing a whole novel. Read on to find out!
- [NEW RELEASE: Best Friends Bury Bodies](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/16/new-release-best-friends-bury-bodies/) - Find out more about my latest release, a queer polyam second chance romance wrapped in the melodrama and mystery of a Midsomer Murders episode.
- [5 Books I Will Think About Until I Die](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/12/5-books-i-will-think-about-until-i-die/) - Some of these have stuck with me since I was a teenager, and some are more recent books that I have not stopped thinking about since I read them, and probably never will. Read on to find out which 5 I've chosen.
- [Author Spotlight: Sci-Fi Author Chloe Clark](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/07/author-spotlight-chloe-clark/) - Meet Chloe Clark (she/her), a Sci-Fi author of Collective Gravities, Escaping the Body, Patterns of Orbit and more. This spotlight focuses on her latest collection, EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE. Follow Chloe on Bsky @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social
- [Author Spotlight: SFF Adventure Author Josiah Akhtab](https://cmrosens.com/2024/06/29/author-spotlight-josiah-akhtab/) - In the first author spotlight interview, we meet Josiah Akhtab, an indie fantasy and dark fiction writer whose publishing journey began in 2017 with Dorrance Publishing. Find out more in this post!
- [Author Spotlight: SFF Short Fiction Author Elad Haber](https://cmrosens.com/2024/07/10/author-spotlight-elad-haber/) - Elad Haber is a short fiction writer whose latest release, a collection called "The World Outside" is coming 16 July 2024 with Underland Press. Details and interview with the author here!
- [Author Spotlight: Noir Detective Fiction Author Nat Weaver](https://cmrosens.com/2024/07/24/author-spotlight-nat-weaver/) - This week we catch up with Nat Weaver, whose work spans many years and many mediums, from film and TV to short stories. He is now also a novelist of noir detective fiction.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFF and Vampire Fiction Author H.S. Kallinger](https://cmrosens.com/2024/07/31/author-spotlight-h-s-kallinger/) - Meet one of the authors from the Authors for Palestine event, H.S. Kallinger (he/they). Kallinger discusses his work, vampires, and what's next for their queer Sci-Fi series.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFF Author E.A. Noble](https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/07/author-spotlight-e-a-noble/) - Meet E.A. Noble (she/her), a multi-genre author spotlighting two of her latest releases: high fantasy WHEN BLOOD MEETS EARTH and superhero novel SUPERSIZE BUBBLE GUM. Catch EA Noble on the Eldritch Girl Podcast too - that transcript is available on this site. Look for it under the Podcast Interviews tab.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Cyberpunk Author Freddie A. Clarke](https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/14/author-spotlight-freddie-a-clarke/) - Freddie A. Clark (they/them) is the entity hiding in a thread of cables and flowers, a cyborg riding their motorcycle in the streets of a Cyberpunk metropolis, a masked alchemist traversing Venetian canals. Discover their gaslamp fantasy UMBRA: TALES OF A SHADOW.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Desi Fantasy Author Shariva Khan (Authors for Palestine Host)](https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/21/author-spotlight-shariva-khan-authors-for-palestine-host/) - Meet the host of the Authors for Palestine event, Shar Khan (they/them). Shar talks us through the event, and their high fantasy book, MAIDEN OF THE HOLLOW PATH.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFFH Author Vesper Doom](https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/28/author-spotlight-vesper-doom/) - Meet Vesper Doom (she/they), the queer disabled author behind the sapphic novel THE BINDING OF BLOOM MOUNTAIN.
- [Author Spotlight: Cosy Paranormal Mystery Author Terri Reid](https://cmrosens.com/2024/09/12/author-spotlight-terri-reid/) - Meet Terri Reid, and get to know the author behind the Mary O'Reilly series, her paranormal experiences, and her writing journey.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFFH Author Shane Blackheart](https://cmrosens.com/2024/09/20/author-spotlight-shane-blackheart/) - Shane (they/them) is a disabled nonbinary author of dark queer fiction. They have been writing since they were seven years old, and they haven’t stopped since. They live in Ohio with their two cats. Discover their novel It's Only A Little Death, under the spotlight today!
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Noir Fantasy Podcast Writer and Host Alex Amenn](https://cmrosens.com/2024/09/25/author-spotlight-alex-amenn/) - Meet Alex Amenn, another author involved with the Authors for Palestine event, and discover their podcasts, audio drama fantasy, and the challenges of writing and worldbuilding with anthropomorphic crocodile characters.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Romance Author Merlina Garance](https://cmrosens.com/2024/10/09/author-spotlight-merlina-garance/) - Merlina Garance (she/they) is an author of queer romance, and one of the contributors to the Authors for Palestine event. Find out more about her, and their latest release, MOTHERLY STONES.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFF Serial Fiction Author Finn McLellan](https://cmrosens.com/2024/10/16/author-spotlight-finn-mclellan/) - Meet Finn McLellan (they/he), an autistic disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer, hailing from the wilds of the northern UK. Check out his Gothic gaslamp fantasy serial, ARGENTUM IN AQUA, and find out more about their writing processes.
- [Author Spotlight: Gay Romantasy Author Katy Haye](https://cmrosens.com/2024/10/23/author-spotlight-katy-haye/) - Meet Katy Haye (she/her), an author of m/m pirate romance based in the UK. She was a contributor to the Authors for Palestine event, and is here to spotlight her pirate romance books.
- [Author Spotlight: Epic Fantasy Author A.K. Hauser](https://cmrosens.com/2024/11/09/author-spotlight-a-k-hauser/) - A.K. Hauser (he/him) is a Danish author with German roots. Discover his English-language high fantasy novel THE CRADLE OF OSHAE, a multi-POV epic with artwork from various artists.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Jewish SFF Author Avrah Baren](https://cmrosens.com/2024/11/20/author-spotlight-avrah-baren/) - Meet Avrah Baren (she/they), author of queer Jewish fantasy and Sci-Fi. She is an alum of the Pitch Wars Class of 2021 and a graduate of the Futurescapes 2023 Writers' Workshop. Discover their novels and short stories!
- [Author Spotlight: Dark Romantasy Author S.R. Severn](https://cmrosens.com/2024/11/27/author-spotlight-s-r-severn/) - Meet S.R. Severn (she/her), a British author of dark romantasy and steampunk pirate novels. You can also find her longer podcast interview under the Podcast Interviews tab in the main menu and dive deeper into her work there.
- [Author Spotlight: Afrofuturist Fantasy Author Celeste Harte](https://cmrosens.com/2024/12/04/author-spotlight-celeste-harte/) - Meet Celeste Harte (she/her), author of afrofuturist fantasy trilogy, DRAGON BONES. If you're into genre-bending, and you love the idea of a fusion of Afro-futurism with both dystopian and high fantasy elements, this trilogy is for you!
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Fantasy Author Avery Carter](https://cmrosens.com/2024/12/11/author-spotlight-avery-carter/) - Avery Carter (they/them) cannot remember a time where they didn’t want to create stories. They kept wondering what to do with their life, and finally settled on not settling. They are an English teacher and walking art museum, covered in tattoos, ocean blue hair tied out of their face, and square, purple glasses. They proudly
- [Author Spotlight: Dark Fantasy Author Eric Still](https://cmrosens.com/2024/12/18/author-spotlight-eric-still/) - Eric Still (he/him) is a dark fantasy author from Los Angeles California. If he's not writing, he's gaming, reading, or cuddling his cat, Grim. Find out more about him and his series, BLOOD CREED.
- [Author Spotlight: SFF Serial Fiction Author Lem McMillan](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/08/author-spotlight-lem-mcmillan/) - Meet Wattpad author Lem McMillan (he/him) and discover his work, currently freely available. Lem is the author of over 20 books, all free to read online, and today we put 3 of them under the spotlight: Raving Moon, Demon Hunters: Last Class, and Light, Glorious Light.
- [Author Spotlight: Dark Fantasy Author Ruth Easterling](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/15/author-spotlight-ruth-easterling/) - Meet Ruth Easterling, fantasy author of the Key Collector Saga, featuring a depressed adult protagonist fighting her grief at losing her baby and the murder of her husband, thrust into a magical adventure.
- [Author Spotlight: Gaslamp Fantasy Author Vy Starlit](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/22/author-spotlight-vy-starlit/) - Meet Vy Starlit, an author of progressive fantasy, LitRPG and gaslamp fantasy with horror and mystery undertones. Today's spotlight focuses on her novel, Don't Destroy The World.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror & Sci-Fi Author David W. Adams](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/05/author-spotlight-david-w-adams/) - Meet David W. Adams, an award-winning indie author from the Isle of Portland, UK, and discover his Sci-Fi and Horror stories!
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Sci-Fi Adventure Author Chris Cole](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/12/author-interview-chris-cole/) - Meet Chris Cole (ze/zim/zis), a queer author of action adventure and Science Fiction. Chris talks to us about zis series Fragments, and introduces the world, characters, and more!
- [Author Spotlight: Romantasy Author Natalie Thorpe](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/21/author-spotlight-natalie-thorpe/) - Meet Natalie Thorpe (she/they), a fantasy romance author from the Netherlands, and her trilogy "The Wilt".
- [Author Spotlight: Vampire Fiction Author Frankie Sutton](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/28/author-spotlight-frankie-sutton/) - Frankie Sutton writes paranormal and urban fantasy, and talks to us about her novel, Vampiric Crush.
- [Author Spotlight: Fantasy Web Serial Author Em Rowene](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/07/author-spotlight-em-rowene/) - Meet Em Rowene, creator of the Gothic Epic Fantasy webserial, "Fractured Magic"! Links in the post - Vol I is nearly complete, and will be released in a physical format.
- [Author Spotlight: Rockstar Romance Author Katta Kis](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/14/author-spotlight-katta-kis/) - Meet Katta Kis, an author of contemporary pagan rock star romance, featuring queer couples and m/f couples, real magick practices, and fictional music stars.
- [Author Spotlight: Fantasy Author Devan Barlow](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/21/author-spotlight-devan-barlow/) - Meet Devan Barlow, author of the Curses & Curtains series, combining her love of musical theatre with fairy tales and fairy tale retellings.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author and Filmmaker Paul Inman](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/28/author-spotlight-paul-inman/) - Meet award-winning filmmaker and writer, Paul Inman, and find out more about his short films and latest novella release!
- [Author Spotlight Blog Tour: Cosmic Horror Author Jorah Kai](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/03/author-spotlight-blog-tour-jorah-kai/) - Introducing Jorah Kai, a Canadian author living and teaching in China, and his new book, The Sun Also Rises on Cthulhu. We talk about fusing Hemingway and cosmic horror, and how his solarpunk ethos mixes with despair and existential dread.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author N.R. Wolfman](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/04/author-spotlight-n-r-wolfman/) - Meet N.R. Wolfman (he/she), an indigenous, queer indie horror author from Colorado who loves to tell her stories to anyone willing to listen.
- [Author Spotlight: Poet DAJ2020](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/02/author-spotlight-daj2020/) - Meet poet DAJ2020, an award-winning self-published poet from East Africa, and find out more about his work.
- [Author Spotlight: Dark Fantasy Author Sam Weiss](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/09/author-spotlight-sam-weiss/) - Meet Sam Weiss (she/her), author of the Altered Planes series, a dark SFF series for lovers of atmospheric, bleak, mental health-focused fiction.
- [Author Spotlight: Fantasy Author Lauren H. Salisbury](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/16/author-spotlight-lauren-h-salisbury/) - Meet UK-based fantasy author, Lauren H. Salisbury, and explore her world of fable retellings.
- [Author Spotlight ~ Blog Tour: Epic Grimdark Fantasy Author Sandy Butchers](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/19/author-spotlight-blog-tour-sandy-butchers/) - We are kicking off the blog tour for Sandy Butchers, an author from the Netherlands, whose novel BONDS OF BLOOD AND SILVER is out soon! Read on to discover more about this thrilling epic high fantasy adventure.
- [Author Spotlight (Trad Release): Urban Fantasy Author Jackson P. Brown](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/23/author-spotlight-trad-release-jackson-p-brown/) - Meet author Jackson P. Brown, a Londoner with a trad deal for an amazing new urban fantasy, praised by Charlaine Harris for its worldbuilding and inventiveness.
- [Author Spotlight: Poet V. Walker](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/11/author-spotlight-v-walker/) - Meet poet V. Walker, whose collection THE FRAGILE HUMANS WE ARE is out now. Delve into the themes of love and loss, and explore Walker's work here.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Romance Author A.J. Barlowe](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/20/author-spotlight-a-j-barlowe/) - Meet queer romance author A.J. Barlowe (they/them), and find out more about their novel, A SERIES OF ROOMS, feat. gay and demi rep.
- [Author Spotlight: Vampire Fiction Author Eule Grey](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/27/author-spotlight-eule-grey/) - Meet Eule Grey (she/they), a Sculpture artist, disability activist, and disabled author of queer, sparkly books. We talk about disability and sapphic elements in their work.
- [Author Spotlight: Fantasy Author Jalen Tallis](https://cmrosens.com/2025/07/04/author-spotlight-jalen-tallis/) - Meet Jalen Tellis (he/him), an indie novelist & screenwriter, and his books, "Samurai Reborn: The Black Samurai", nominated for several Indie Ink Awards in 2024, and "Incursion".
- [Author Spotlight: Weird Fiction Author Mark N. Drake](https://cmrosens.com/2025/07/11/author-spotlight-mark-n-drake/) - Meet Mark N. Drake and his Lovecraftian Weird Fiction series, Darkisle!
- [Author Spotlight: SFF Comedy Author Sandra Bond](https://cmrosens.com/2025/07/18/author-spotlight-sandra-bond/) - Meet Sandra Bond: a queer British author of Poetry, Sci-Fi and Fantasy, here to discuss her novel Three Men in Orbit!
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Spicy Romance Author Ruby Dare](https://cmrosens.com/2025/08/06/author-spotlight-ruby-dare/) - Meet Ruby Dare, a spicy romance author of multiple books, talking about her latest romance, Caught between Cozy and Kink.
- [Author Spotlight: YA Fantasy Author John North](https://cmrosens.com/2025/08/13/author-spotlight-john-north/) - Meet John North, author of exciting YA Dark Fantasy Adventure series, Gorgon. The first book, The Crimson Witch, is out now!
- [Author Spotlight: Queer SFF Author M.T. Envy](https://cmrosens.com/2025/08/27/author-spotlight-m-t-envy/) - Meet M.T. Envy (she/her), a French-Indian author writing in French and English, who talks to us about her English-language tragic fantasy novella Shattered Fate.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Dark Fantasy Author Ezra Arndt](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/10/author-spotlight-ezra-arndt/) - Meet Ezra Arndt and their novel Awakened Darkness. We chat about queerness, monstrosity, and dark fantasy.
- [Author Spotlight: Queer Romantasy Author Ian Haramaki](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/03/author-spotlight-ian-haramaki/) - Meet Ian Haramaki (he/him) and his debut queer romantasy novel, Mercy. Haramaki's work has been featured in Rainbow Crate.
- [Author Spotlight: Fantasy Author Odessa Silver](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/24/author-spotlight-odessa-silver/) - Meet UK-based author Odessa Silver (she/her) and her Japanese-inspired fantasy short story collection, Tales of Yamato.
- [Author Spotlight: Vampire Fiction Author Talia Wall](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/08/author-spotlight-talia-wall/) - Meet Talia Wall and her dystopian vampire series, 'Until Equinox' trilogy! Books 1&2 are out now, and Book 3 is coming soon.
- [Author Spotlight: SFF Author William Brian Johnson](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/15/author-spotlight-william-brian-johnson/) - Meet @WeatherViking - storm chaser, podcaster, and author William Brian Johnson. #AuthorInterview #AuthorSpotlight #SFF
- [Author Spotlight: Dark Fantasy Author Kai Zeal](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/22/author-spotlight-kai-zeal/) - Meet Kai Zeal (she/her) and her Riyati series,a new adult/adult contemporary, low, dark fantasy series focusing around the reincarnations of a fallen kingdom’s royalty, and how even from thousands of years later, generational legacies and traumas still follow them.
- [Author Spotlight: SFF Author Karen Lucia](https://cmrosens.com/2025/11/05/author-spotlight-karen-lucia/) - Meet SFF author Karen Lucia, and check out her gaslamp fantasy and Sci-Fi novels under the spotlight in this post!
- [Author Spotlight: SFF Author Katherine Shaw](https://cmrosens.com/2025/11/12/author-spotlight-katherine-shaw/) - Meet UK author Katherine Shaw, and find out more about her book OF SERPENTS AND SORROW, a tragic Medusa retelling with a sapphic romance!
- [Author Spotlight: Poet Kevin Schumaker](https://cmrosens.com/2025/11/19/author-spotlight-kevin-schumaker/) - Meet Kevin Schumaker (he/him), a US-based poet, and discover his collection THAT'LL LEAVE A MARK.
- [Author Spotlight: Urban Fantasy Author Adrianne Brooks](https://cmrosens.com/2025/11/26/author-spotlight-adrianne-brooks/) - Meet Adrianne Brooks, the author of over 15 paranormal/fantasy novels. We take a look at two of them set in the same universe: Age of Defiance, and Riding Nerdy.
- [Author Spotlight: Fantasy Author Alexandra Beaumont](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/03/author-spotlight-alexandra-beaumont/) - Meet Alexandra Beaumont (she/her) @ABeaumontWriter, and find out more about her fantasy folklore novels!
- [Author Spotlight: Paranormal Author Jason A. Kilgore](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/10/author-spotlight-jason-a-kilgore/) - Meet Jason A. Kilgore (he/him), and his collection of paranormal tales, perfect for a spooky Christmas gift!
- [Author Spotlight: Sci-Fi Author Alexis Ames](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/25/author-spotlight-alexis-ames/) - Meet Sci-Fi author Alexis Ames (she/they), talking about her debut novel, THE CHAMOS PROJECT.
- [Author Spotlight: Horror Author PD Alleva](https://cmrosens.com/2026/02/11/author-spotlight-pd-alleva/) - Meet US author PD Alleva (he/him), author of the Gothic Horror series, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW INCIDENT.
- [Author Spotlight: Sci-Fi & Horror Author Thomas Wrightson](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/14/author-spotlight-thomas-wrightson/) - Meet Thomas Wrightson (he/him), a Welsh writer living on Ynys Mon/Anglesey, and find out more about his queer, genre-bending Sci-Fi, and his award-winning Horror Audio Drama THE ANGRY HOUSE, produced by Alternative Stories.
- [Letterboxd Wrapped 2025](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/12/letterboxd-wrapped-2025/) - EDIT: Below is the one I made from my own stats on 12 Dec, the same week that everyone's Spotify Wrapped dropped, just for a fun thing to post along with that trend. However, what I didn't realise was that Letterboxd does its own Year in Review, which is also popularly known as 'Letterboxd Wrapped',
- [Happy Birthday to Me & THE CROWS (1st Edn)](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/04/happy-birthday-to-me-the-crows-1st-edn/) - A quick birthday update from me, thanking everyone for their support so far.
- [2026: Looking Forwards](https://cmrosens.com/2026/01/01/2026-looking-forwards/) - My goals for 2026 - looking forwards to a new year.
- [2025: Year in Review](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/31/2025-year-in-review/) - A look back at 2025 - published works, works in progress, indie author earnings and future goals, and website stats. If you're after a year-in-the-life of an indie author, here's mine!
- [All The Haunts Be Ours: Folk Horror Box Set Vol. 2](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/29/all-the-haunts-be-ours-folk-horror-box-set-vol-2/) - I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 2's contents in this post!
- [All the Haunts Be Ours: Folk Horror Box Set Vol. 1](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/26/all-the-haunts-be-ours-folk-horror-box-set-vol-1/) - I've been gifted ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS for Christmas: let me take you through Vol. 1's contents in this post!
- [Indie Ink Awards 2025: Voting Open for Yelen & Yelena](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/22/indie-ink-awards-2025-voting-open-for-yelen-yelena/) - You can now vote for Yelen & Yelena in the Indie Ink Awards. Voting is open until 31st Dec, and you're voting to get 10 books into the judges' hands from each category.
- [Why You Need the Ghost Stories for Christmas DVD](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/19/why-you-need-the-ghost-stories-for-christmas-dvd/) - I was lucky enough to get this DVD for Christmas last year, and I've been saving it ever since! Now, its time has come... and I'm going to share it with you, so you can get a taste of the classic Ghost Stories for Christmas series.
- [A Darker Side of Snow White in Cinema](https://cmrosens.com/2024/01/12/a-darker-side-of-snow-in-cinema/) - Join me as I explore horror and horror-adjacent films with Snow White themes, or that are actual adaptations of this fairy tale.
- [Christmas Sale! 11 eBooks for £9.99](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/10/christmas-sale-11-ebooks-for-9-99/) - Christmas Sale now on! RRP: £29.90. Big savings for DRM-Free books you can gift to others, or keep for yourself.
- [Cinderella in Cinema 1898-2024](https://cmrosens.com/2024/04/26/cinders-in-cinema-1898-2024/) - Cinderella Movies There are over 300 adaptations of Cinderella in this list, from 1898 to 2024 (the present year) and there's no way I'm going to be able to cover them all in one post individually! This post is going to be an overview by decade highlighting a few things for each one, and including
- [Underrated Gothic Horror Gem: The Lodgers (2017) dir. Brian O'Malley](https://cmrosens.com/2025/12/01/underrated-gothic-horror-gem-the-lodgers-2017-dir-brian-omalley/) - Looking for more Gothic Horror films/movies for your watchlist? Try this underrated gem, The Lodgers (2017).
- [#AmReading: Cambria Gothica II: Welsh Ghostlore & Folklore before 1830](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/07/amreading-cambria-gothica-ii-welsh-ghostlore-folklore-before-1830/) - This post looks at the ghost stories and dark tales that were associated with different parts of Wales, used as inspiration for the Gothic tales of the 1780s-1820s, and which were so alluring to early tourists. Some of these ghost stories and folkloric tales are briefly listed in one paragraph of Welsh Gothic Chapter 1, others are additional and attested prior to 1780.
- [#AmReading: Welsh Gothic by Jane Aaron](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/31/amreading-welsh-gothic-by-jane-aaron/) - A look at the ambitious book, 'Welsh Gothic' by Jane Aaron. If you've not heard of Welsh Gothic fiction, start here!
- [In Praise of Non-Anglocentric Frankensteins](https://cmrosens.com/2025/11/24/in-praise-of-non-anglocentric-frankensteins/) - In this Longread, I compare and contrast my two favourite adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel - Del Toro's 2025 version, and Irmak's 2023 version. Let's talk about Mexican and Turkish Frankensteins! (Featured image: a book titled Frankenstein ya da Modern Prometheus, which is the Turkish edition).
- [Author Spotlight: Victoria Audley](https://cmrosens.com/2024/11/06/author-spotlight-victoria-audley/) - Victoria Audley is a folklorist, teacher, and ghost escaped from a gothic novel, currently haunting the coast of North East England. She was involved in the Authors for Palestine event, and is here to showcase her Gothic novel, THE SHARPEST THORN, a retelling of the Eros and Psyche myth.
- [The Crows](https://cmrosens.com/2018/09/06/the-crows/) - Introducing my WiP My work in progress [WiP] is a paranormal novel full of mystery, suspense and romance, set in a coastal town in the south of England. It's essentially a gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty meets Beauty and the Beast/Stephen King's Rose Red, with a weird romance element. While I've classified it as 'paranormal', I think
- [The Castle of Otranto: Retelling When](https://cmrosens.com/2025/11/10/the-castle-of-otranto-retelling-when/) - My musings on the Gothic classic, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, and my idea for a film adaptation (move over, Frankenstein...)
- [#AScareADay - Day 27 - Uncontainable by Helen Stubbs](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/27/ascareaday-day-27-uncontainable-by-helen-stubbs/) - #AScareADay - Day 27 - some really twisted village horror today, and I'm here for it. Today I thought I'd share some of my own experimental writing around changeling lore!
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 91-100](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/20/100horrormoviesin92days-films-91-100/) - I made to 100! Here are my watched films for 91-100 of the #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days challenge 2025.
- [#AScareADay - Day 31 - The Path She Sings by Vanessa Fogg](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/31/ascareaday-day-31-the-path-she-sings-by-vanessa-fogg/) - Our final #AScareADay is a banger, and it's also launch day for a body horror anthology I'm in. So this is a 2-4-1 post!
- [Sleeping Beauty in Folklore and Books](https://cmrosens.com/2024/01/29/waking-dangers-for-sleeping-beauties/) - Waking Dangers for Sleeping Beauties The poll to vote for the next tale is at the bottom of this post! Catch up on the whole series of fairy tale posts here. I quite like Sleeping Beauty as a story, I've got to be honest. I included it in The Crows as a motif/theme, with the
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 81-90](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/20/100horrormoviesin92days-films-81-90/) - I'm nearly at 100 - some great ones on the list! #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days has been fun so far, and I'm excited to do a round-up. I have a few I want to rewatch from this year...
- [#AScareADay - Day 29 - The Portrait of Sal Pullman by Lonnie Nadler and Abby Howard](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/29/ascareaday-day-29-the-portrait-of-sal-pullman-by-lonnie-nadler-and-abby-howard/) - #AScareADay - Day 29 - a web comic this time with a really great spooky story. It inspired me to try something new and fun, so I had a go at making a comic-style short with photos on Canva.
- [#AScareADay - Day 28 - Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnibar Island by Nibedita Sen](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/28/ascareaday-day-28-ten-excerpts-from-an-annotated-bibliography-on-the-cannibal-women-of-ratnibar-island-by-nibedita-sen/) - #AScareADay - Day 28 - One of my absolute favourites from the challenge so far, today's story is incredibly rich and layered. I've got my own attempt at using fragments of media to tell a story down below my thoughts on this story.
- [#AScareADay - Day 26 - The Right Foot of Juan de Oñate by Martín Espada](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/26/ascareaday-day-26-the-right-foot-of-juan-de-onate-by-martin-espada/) - #AScareADay - Day 26 - another poem, this time from Mexico, and another part of the necromancy story to go with it.
- [#AScareADay - Day 13 - The Spider and the Ghost of a Fly by Vachel Lindsay](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/13/scareaday-day-13-the-spider-and-the-ghost-of-a-fly-by-vachel-lindsay/) - #AScareADay - Day 13 - Today's femme fatale short poem is answered by 2 chapters from my Ko-Fi exclusive sapphic novella, THE POETRY OF BETRAYAL. It's the first part of an enemies-to-lovers cycle.
- [#AScareADay - Day 9 - The Secret Chamber by Margaret Oliphant](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/09/scareaday-day-9-the-secret-chamber-by-margaret-oliphant/) - #AScareADay - Day 9 - I share my thoughts on Margaret Oliphant's short story, and an unedited draft chapter of my WIP, AS BELOW, SO ABOVE - my alchemist m/m Rapunzel.
- [#AScareADay - Day 8 - The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing but the Truth by Rhoda Broughton](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/08/scareaday-day-8-the-truth-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth-by-rhoda-broughton/) - #AScareADay - Day 8 - Today's short story is epistolary and I really enjoyed it! Rhoda Broughton is worth a read. My response to it is non-fiction this time, in honour of the title, with some recommendations for other media on similar themes, plus folklore it reminded me of (yes, the vampire furniture of course!)
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 71-80](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/06/100horrormoviesin92days-films-71-80/) - #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - round-up of Films 71-80 I've enjoyed all the films in this next 10. This has honestly been a good challenge so far this year. When/if I do get to 100 I'll make a post with my highlights! Here are my thoughts on these 10.
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days: Next 10 Films (11-20)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/08/25/100horrormoviesin92days-next-10-films/) - I've made it to the 20s! My first 10 films are here. The next 10 I watched are a mixed bunch, but I've ended up with a lot of films I really liked, or that really worked for me.
- [#AScareADay - Day 7 - The Last House in C____ Street by Dinah Mulock](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/07/scareaday-day-7-the-last-house-in-c____-street-by-dinah-mulock/) - #AScareADay - Day 7 - Today's scare is not really a scare, but a lovely sad ghost story about love and loss. I wrote a short piece on similar themes.
- [#AScareADay - Day 6 - And Now The House-Dog Stretched Once More by Emily Brontë](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/06/scareaday-day-6-and-now-the-house-dog-stretched-once-more-by-emily-bronte/) - #AScareADay - Day 6 - Today's creepy poem is a tale of a ghostly visitor in "And Now The House-Dog Stretched Once More" by Emily Brontë. My response is an extract from The Snow Child, available from my shop.
- [#AScareADay - Day 25 - Eleanor Atkins is Dead and her House is Boarded Up by Kaaron Warren](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/25/ascareaday-day-25-eleanor-atkins-is-dead-and-her-house-is-boarded-up-by-kaaron-warren/) - #AScareADay - Day 25 - another really sad little ghost story that has a big emotional impact. I loved today's short! My response is a scene between Eglantine Pritchard and Beverley Wend in the 1960s.
- [#AScareADay - Day 23 - Itsy Bitsy by John Ajvide Lindqvist](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/23/ascareaday-day-23-itsy-bitsy-by-john-ajvide-lindqvist/) - #AScareADay - Day 23 - a fun creepy story about a photographer secretly staking out a villa and waiting for a celebrity couple to kiss by a pool, so he can sell the pics. I enjoyed this one a lot, it sent me down a rabbit hole of mermaid lore. For my creative response: a new hardshell merfolk short!
- [#AScareADay - Day 22 - The Midnight Meat Train by Clive Barker](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/22/ascareaday-day-22-the-midnight-meat-train-by-clive-barker/) - #AScareADay - Day 22 - Today we read a short subway horror story by Clive Barker, scurry down a rabbit hole of film recs, and hear about hauntings on the London Underground. My creative response is set on the Tube.
- [#AScareADay - Day 21 - Two In One by Flann O'Brien](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/21/ascareaday-day-21-two-in-one-by-flann-obrien/) - Today's #AScareADay is a great body horror short from Flann O'Brien - gives #Together vibes. I've written a bit more of the necromancy story from Day 11 for this one!
- [#AScareADay - Day 20 - Three Miles Up by Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/20/ascareaday-day-20-three-miles-up-by-elizabeth-jane-howard/) - Today's #AScareADay story is a good one, and it has a BBC adaptation available on YouTube! My writing today is also a little plug for my short story coming out on 31 Oct with Black Hare Press's anthology, OCCUPYING BODIES.
- [#AScareADay - Day 19 - The Tarn by Hugh Walpole](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/19/scareaday-day-19-the-tarn-by-hugh-walpole/) - #AScareADay - Day 19 - I enjoyed this short story. For this one, I thought about the themes of darkness, oblivion, inevitability, and being consumed by your negative emotions, your shadow side, if you will. I thought I'd share a piece from Pagham-on-Sea, set in the council estate on the edge of the town.
- [#AScareADay - Day 18 - The Canal by Everil Worrell](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/18/scareaday-day-18-the-canal-by-everil-worrell/) - #AScareADay - Day 18 - When I read today's story, I thought the narrator was a woman, and this was a sapphic vampire tale... I maintain you can still read that into it, but I still wrote my own sapphic vampire short inspired by this story.
- [#AScareADay - Day 17 - The Blue Jar by Agatha Christie](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/17/scareaday-day-17-the-blue-jar-by-agatha-christie/) - #AScareADay - Day 17 - Today is a Christie story, so I'm going to share my favourite Christie novels and the ones that made me think more deeply about character development in my own writing.
- [#AScareADay - Day 16 - The Accusing Voice by Meredith Davies](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/16/scareaday-day-16-the-accusing-voice-by-meredith-davies/) - #AScareADay - Day 16 - I took the title of the story this time, and given you a short piece with Ricky Porter accusing himself of not being good enough as he finds himself in the Otherworld, in a bardic circle.
- [#AScareADay - Day 15 - The Vampire by Conrad Aiken](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/15/scareaday-day-15-the-vampire-by-conrad-aiken/) - #AScareADay - Day 15 - As today's poem is a war trauma one, I've got a list of horror movies recs where war or military aggression trauma is a feature in the film.
- [#AScareADay - Day 14 - Charon by Lord Dunsany](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/14/scareaday-day-14-charon-by-lord-dunsany/) - #AScareADay - Day 14 - World War 1 trauma flash fic today! And for today's creative response to the story, I'm posting a Ko-Fi exclusive I wrote for my members as the June 2025 reward.
- [#AScareADay - Day 12 - The Little Room by Madeline Wynee](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/12/scareaday-day-12-the-little-room-by-madeline-wynee/) - #AScareADay - Day 12 - Today's story is about a room that only sometimes exists. I've got a story of my own like that from my own neurodivergent childhood, so I'm sharing that for Day 12!
- [#AScareADay - Day 11 - An Itinerant House by Emma Frances Dawson](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/11/scareaday-day-11-an-itinerant-house-by-emma-frances-dawson/) - #AScareADay - Day 11 - A cursed room in a house... a lady scorned by her lover who marries someone else... it's all very dramatic. I enjoyed the galvanism aspect, used here as a form of early defibrillation. Today, I've written a little necromancy piece in response. I might do something with it later.
- [#AScareADay - Day 10 - The Dark Angel by Lionel Pigot Johnson](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/10/scareaday-day-10-the-dark-angel-by-lionel-pigot-johnson/) - #AScareADay - Day 10 - Today's challenge read is a poem about the narrator's internal, spiritual struggles. My response is an extract from THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD, introducing Wes Porter.
- [#AScareADay - Day 5 - The Kraken by Alfred, Lord Tennyson](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/05/scareaday-day-5-the-kraken-by-alfred-lord-tennyson/) - #AScareADay - Day 5 - A short little poem today, by Alfred Lord Tennyson. For my creative response, I thought I would share a little short piece I wrote a while ago, called Sea Skins. It's not a kraken, but it's about bodies and changes, and the sea.
- [#AScareADay 2025 - Day 1 - The Hag by Robert Herrick](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/01/scareaday-2025-the-hag-by-robert-herrick/) - Romancing the Gothic is back with the #AScareADay challenge, where each day we read the selected poem or story listed in the RtG challenge list, and post our thoughts on it. This year, I thought I'd do a blog series of inspired pieces on this challenge, and then collate them, edit them, and put them
- [#AScareADay - Day 4 - The Buried Alive by John Galt](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/04/scareaday-day-4-buried-alive-by-john-galt/) - #AScareADay - Day 4 Today's short story is "The Buried Alive" by John Galt (1821). My response to it is an extract from an early novel featuring Katy Porter, which no longer makes canonical sense. But here's an extract!
- [#AScareADay 2025 - Day 3 - The Sand-Man by E.T.A. Hoffman](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/03/scareaday-2025-day-3-the-sandman/) - Today's creative response is a poem, for the sandman. The day's story is linked in the post to read.
- [#AScareADay 2025 - Day 2 - The Elopement by Johan Karl August Musaus](https://cmrosens.com/2025/10/02/scareaday-day-2-the-elopement-by-johan-karl-august-musaus/) - The second day of the challenge is a very short story, originally in German and translated into English, in which a plucky girl decides to run away with her lover using the night that ghosts haunt her troubled castle as the perfect cover. Horror-comedy! All's well that ends well. This is set in Castle Lauenstein,
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 61-70](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/29/100horrormoviesin92days-films-61-70/) - The next 10 films in my horror challenge journey are from Argentina, Belgium, Canada, France, India, Indonesia, and Spain. Which ones have you seen?
- [#AmReading: Wales, Land of the Living Dead III: Welsh Vampire Lore & Vampire Lit (1940s-1997)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/02/amreading-land-of-the-living-dead-iii-1940s-1997/) - Introduction The vampires of Wales are few and far between, and Aaron only looks at novels featuring vampires set in the Welsh borders. In this post, I start by looking at some of the vampire/vampiric lore in Wales, from Arawn's doomed men of the Hunt to seriously weird tales of vampiric furniture, and then at
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 51-60](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/22/100horrormoviesin92days-films-51-60/) - Films from Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, and Taiwan are in the next batch on my horror journey! Read on to see what I watched...
- [A Darker Side of Snow White in Print](https://cmrosens.com/2024/01/10/a-darker-side-of-snow-in-print/) - Dark versions of Snow White (books) : Variations, Interpretations and Re-imaginings. I've decided to do this one in two posts. The first, here, will look at (1) variations on this tale, and ways to retell it, and (2) your recs for retellings/re-imaginings.
- ['Beauty and the Beast' in Gothic/Horror Stories](https://cmrosens.com/2024/01/03/beauty-and-the-beast-in-gothic-horror-stories/) - A look at how the "Beauty and the Beast" tale can appear in Gothic/Horror fiction... read on...
- [Red Riding Hood in Films 1901-2024](https://cmrosens.com/2024/02/20/red-riding-hood-in-films-1901-2024/) - This is part of my series of posts looking at fairytales in print and on screen. If you like this, you can tip me on Ko-Fi or check out my books!
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 41-50](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/15/100horrormoviesin92days-films-41-50/) - IT'S THE HALFWAY POINT! I wonder if I can do some bonus watches this year like last time? But here we go with films 41-50, with their countries A-Z, and then at the end of this post I'll do a round-up of my personal Top 10 of the first 50, and a complete list of countries so far.
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 31-40](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/08/100horrormoviesin92days-films-31-40/) - Come and find out more about the next 10 films I watched for the horror movies challenge! Plus, a new-to-me country gets added to the horror padlet!
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 21-30](https://cmrosens.com/2025/09/01/100horrormoviesin92days-films-21-30/) - Films 21-30 of the challenge - I've seen a mix of fun slashers, political horror, and religious horror. Read on for the list!
- [#100HorrorMovies - First 10 Films](https://cmrosens.com/2025/08/18/100horrormovies-first-10-films/) - The first 10 films I've watched for this year's 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days Challenge! Links to my full list and more.
- [(Horror) Films To Know Me... 1990s Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2025/07/23/films-to-know-me-1990s-edition/) - Films to know me... my top 10 from the 1990s, and my 10 runners up.
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Starts Now](https://cmrosens.com/2025/08/03/100horrormoviesin92days-starts-now/) - Join the #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days challenge 01 Aug-31 Oct 2025! I'll be posting my watchlist round-ups here, and updating on Threads and Bluesky.
- [(Horror) Films to Know Me... 1980s Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2025/07/21/films-to-know-me-1980s-edition/) - My personal top 10 films of the 1980s, with the top 10 runners up!
- [Summer Update 2025](https://cmrosens.com/2025/07/12/summer-update-2025/) - A summer update on what's coming, what I'm writing, reading, listening to, and watching.
- [Monster Manor Book Fair 13-15 June 2025](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/13/monster-manor-book-fair-13-15-june-2025/) - Monster Manor Book Fair is on now - don't miss out! Get 118 DRM-free eBooks for $25, and directly support queer and trans creators.
- [Patreon Launch! (Ko-Fi is still King)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/05/patreon-launch-ko-fi-is-still-king/) - Greetings eldritch beloveds, I've launched a Patreon -- but you can still support me on Ko-Fi instead!
- [Worldbuilding Chat with Rob Mitchelmore (aka Guillaume Velde)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/02/worldbuilding-chat-with-rob-mitchelmore-aka-guillaume-velde/) - Worldbuilding special with musician, poet, and short fiction author, Rob Mitchelmore. Tips on being a world-first writer for character-driven authors.
- [Cover Update: The Day We Ate Grandad](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/30/cover-update-the-day-we-ate-grandad/) - BEHOLD! The ART!
- [Publishing News! (Accepted into an Anthology!)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/27/publishing-news-accepted-into-an-anthology/) - New short story by C.M. Rosens to be published in Black Hare Press's forthcoming anthology, OCCUPYING BODIES, compiled by Bernardo Villela, ed. by Dean Shawker.
- [Jackson P. Brown on Urban Fantasy, London Magic, and the Black Girl Writers Mentoring Programme](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/26/jackson-p-brown-on-urban-fantasy-london-magic-and-the-black-girl-writers-mentoring-programme/) - Meet Jackson P. Brown, founder of Black Girl Writers Mentoring Programme, and fantasy author. Jackson's debut novel comes out with Penguin Random House in July.
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 20: A Mortal Ending](https://cmrosens.com/2025/06/04/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-20-a-mortal-ending/) - Season Finale - Chapter 20 is the final episode of this season of Eldritch Girl, grab the complete audiobook of this season now!
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 19: The Embrace](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/28/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-19-the-embrace/) - Yelena confronts the Mortress and learns what she must do to save her world. Audiobook links are in this post!
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 18: Meeting the Mortress](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/21/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-18-meeting-the-mortress/) - In this chapter ... things go downhill. But not, we hope, for the lovely indie (and trad) authors who have a shout out at the end of the episode! Head over to cmrosens.com to check out my 2025 Author Spotlights and you'll find a whole host of books awaiting you. Don't forget to support the
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 16: The Curse-Damned and Chapter 17: The Mortress's Games](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/14/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-16-the-curse-damned-and-chapter-17-the-mortresss-games/) - Today's episode features a 2-for-1 special with two shorter chapters of Yelen & Yelena, totaling around 34 minutes runtime. Yelena realises the grip the castle has on her, while the Mortress's interference grows. Themes include possession horror and bodily autonomy.
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 15: A New Arrival](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/07/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-15-a-new-arrival/) - Audio release for Chapter 15: Velna arrives in the castle and meets the monster of the fireside tales, but is she the same woman Yelena knew?
- [Katy Porter Art & Pagham-on-Sea Book 4 (1.0) Blurb!](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/03/katy-porter-art-pagham-on-sea-book-4-1-0-blurb/) - This post showcases art of Katy Porter, a character in the Pagham-on-Sea series by C. M. Rosens, and reveals the blurb for Book 4 in that series.
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 14: Dark Snows](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/30/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-14-dark-snows/) - Velna flees the village after a single act of defiance brings the soldiers down on them, but what is waiting in the forest is worse... I've included the transcript for the Worldbuilding section below in this post.
- [Author Jamison Shea on Monsters, Monster Lovers, and Monstrous Media](https://cmrosens.com/2025/05/05/author-jamison-shea-on-monsters-monster-lovers-and-monstrous-media/) - Eldritch Girl welcomes Jamison Shea to chat about monsters and their books, I Feed Her to the Beast duology and new release, Roar of the Lambs.
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 13: Wind and Water](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/23/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-13-wind-and-water/) - Chapter 13: Wind and Water is available to listen to now on the Eldritch Girl podcast! It comes with some worldbuilding chat at the end - the transcript for that is in this post.
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 11: The Chained Library](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/09/yelen-yelena-chapter-11-the-chained-library/) - To discover more about the real chained libraries of England which inspired this chapter, read this post!
- [Dark Fantasy Romance: Meet S.R. Severn, author of 'Pirate's Vow', on the Eldritch Girl Podcast](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/21/dark-fantasy-romance-meet-s-r-severn-author-of-pirates-vow-on-the-eldritch-girl-podcast/) - S.R. Severn, a British dark fantasy romance author, blends steampunk and mythology in her works, focusing on morally complex characters. Inspired by her love for romance novels and Greek mythology, she self-published her debut in 2014, republished in 2024 as "Pirate's Vow", Book 1 of the Jackson J Tales. Book 2 is out now!
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 12: Fever Dreams](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/16/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-12-fever-dreams/) - The audio is now out for Chapter 12: Fever Dreams. Brace for this one! Yelena succumbs to the rot, but is Yelen's blood really a cure? Read on for some worldbuilding snippets on nightmares and memory.
- [New Release: Birds of a Feather with Exclusive Short Story](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/08/new-release-birds-of-a-feather-with-exclusive-short-story/) - Get Birds of a Feather with exclusive slice of life short, First Christmas, now! Available in print from Amazon, and eBook from all 3 of my shops. The link to read a free sample is below.
- [Author Jelena Dunato on Croatian History, Folklore, and Writing Fantasy](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/07/author-jelena-dunato-on-croatian-history-folklore-and-writing-fantasy/) - Meet Jelena Dunato, an art historian, curator, and SFF author from Croatia. We chatted about Croatian folklore, history, and writing fantasy. Join us, and check out Jelena's work!
- [ATTENTION RICKY FANS: New Release!](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/24/attention-ricky-fans-new-release/) - New release: a collection of Ricky-centred short stories, which includes the novella "The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre".
- [Audio Release for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 10: Blood Alchemy](https://cmrosens.com/2025/04/02/audio-release-for-yelen-yelena-chapter-10-blood-alchemy/) - Chapter 10 is here! In which Yelen & Yelena perform some experiments in Yelen's alchemy tower, and this post gives a brief comments on alchemy & magic in the world.
- [Yelen & Yelena Chapters 08 and 09 - Audio Release](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/26/yelen-yelena-chapters-08-and-09-audio-release/) - Chapters 08 & 09 are now available in audio format, and this post does a deep dive into the magic system of Yelen & Yelena's world.
- [Worldbuilding and Intersectionally Diverse SFF with Multi-Genre Author E.A. Noble on the Eldritch Girl Podcast](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/17/worldbuilding-craft-chat-with-multi-genre-author-e-a-noble-on-the-eldritch-girl-podcast/) - Meet E.A. Noble, a queer, Black, disabled author from Mississippi, creating diverse fantasy that amplifies voices like her own.
- [Eldritch Girl S04: Yelen & Yelena Episode 05 (Chapter 7)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/19/eldritch-girl-s04-yelen-yelena-episode-05-chapter-7/) - Season 4 Episode 5 provides the audio for Yelen & Yelena Chapter 07: Yelen's Stories. Yelena gets to know Yelen, who struggles with reality and sudden socialisation, and they play guessing games together... with a few forfeits...
- [Eldritch Girl S04: Yelen & Yelena Episode 04 (Chapters 5 & 6)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/12/eldritch-girl-s04-yelen-yelena-episode-04-chapters-5-6/) - Chapters 5 and 6 of Yelen & Yelena are out now on the Eldritch Girl Podcast! Yelena finds the castle, and we meet Yelen for the first time.
- [Best Friends Bury Bodies (Complete Draft)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/11/best-friends-bury-bodies-complete-draft/) - I have completed a first draft of another novel! I'm excited to share this with you even though it's not completely ready yet. Celebrating a milestone.
- [Eldritch Girl S04: Yelen & Yelena Episode 03 (Chapters 3 & 4)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/05/eldritch-girl-s04-yelen-yelena-episode-03-chapters-3-4/) - This episode provides audio for Chapters 3 and 4 of the novel, and we find out more about Yelena's personal history. This post explores the folk religion variant of Decadianism (the mainstream religion) in the novel, and nerds out over fantasy religions (specifically, the one/s in the book!)
- [March Promos! Don't Miss Out!](https://cmrosens.com/2025/03/01/march-promos-dont-miss-out/) - Check out the Book Promotions on Bookfunnel this month and grab standalone fantasy books (to buy) and horror shorts (free)!
- [Diverse Romance and Dark Paranormal: Meet Georgina Kiersten/Jasper Hyde on the Eldritch Girl Podcast](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/24/diverse-romance-and-dark-paranormal-meet-georgina-kiersten-jasper-hyde-on-the-eldritch-girl-podcast/) - C.M. Rosens sat down with Georgina Kiersten/Jasper Hyde on the Eldritch Girl Podcast. Here is the full transcript of this interview, which you can listen to on the podcast platform of your choice.
- [Book Review: Yelen and Yelena](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/17/book-review-yelen-and-yelena/) - Book review for Yelen & Yelena reblogged from the original site: subscribe to Leane's blog and check out all the posts there!!
- [Dark Gothic Fantasy Novel: RELEASE NEWS](https://cmrosens.com/2024/12/26/dark-gothic-fantasy-novel-release-news/) - Get ready for a new dark fantasy novel set in a secondary fantasy world, coming 14 Feb 2025 - free audio version to be serialised on Eldritch Girl Podcast, S04.
- [RELEASE DAY](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/14/release-day/) - BOOK RELEASE! My Gothic Dark Fantasy Beauty and the Beast retelling, YELEN & YELENA, is out now! Find out more...
- [Eldritch Girl S04: Yelen & Yelena Episode 02 (Chapter 2)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/26/eldritch-girl-s04-yelen-yelena-episode-02-chapter-2/) - Chapter 02 of Eldritch Girl features Yelena sharing an old story about a girl trapped in an enchanted castle who resists a charming Beastly suitor. In this post, I showcase a snippet of the story and explore how storytelling in-world can help worldbuilding.
- [Eldritch Girl S04: Yelen & Yelena Episode 01 (Chapter 1)](https://cmrosens.com/2025/02/19/eldritch-girl-s04-yelen-yelena-episode-01-chapter-1/) - Episode 1 is out today - have a listen, or download the mp3 files in my Ko-Fi for free.
- [Dark Fantasy Freebies for the New Year!](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/01/dark-fantasy-freebies-for-the-new-year/) - Check out the Dark Fantasy Freebies promo running on bookfunnel 01-31st Jan 2025! 41 books, 28 authors. Join the fun!
- [Back on the Clock with Bookshelf Tours](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/29/back-on-the-clock-with-bookshelf-tours/) - Join me @cm.rosens on TikTok where I post snippets of author spotlights, tours of the bookshelves, and bookish videos.
- [Queer Your eReader Event - ON NOW](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/25/queer-your-ereader-event-on-now/) - 50 free eBooks up for grabs, including 1000 copies of Yelen & Yelena in eARC format. This is your last chance to grab a copy before 14th Feb if they run out today!
- [Twitch Stream Live Reading of The Reluctant Husband!](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/18/twitch-stream-live-reading-of-the-reluctant-husband/) - Check out the Twitch Stream Reading of The Reluctant Husband by Dr Rehaminator!
- [2025: A Look Ahead](https://cmrosens.com/2025/01/11/2025-a-look-ahead/) - Top 10 things to look out for from me and cmrosens.com for 2025!
- [Exploring Gothic Horror Themes in Yelen & Yelena](https://cmrosens.com/2024/12/30/exploring-gothic-horror-themes-in-yelen-yelena/) - Let's look at the Gothic and Horror elements you'll find in YELEN AND YELENA - check out this post and see if it's for you! #AmWritingFantasy #FantasyBooks
- [Daily December Freebies with Ko-Fi & Podcast Links](https://cmrosens.com/2024/12/06/daily-december-freebies-with-ko-fi-podcast-links/) - From December 1-24, I’m sharing a daily Ko-Fi freebie on my Bluesky account and a Podvent calendar on my podcast account. Each episode and content, including short stories and interviews, is available for free. Check my pinned Ko-Fi post for a complete list of freebies and stay tuned for more!
- [Pagham-on-Sea: Famous Women](https://cmrosens.com/2019/06/24/pagham-on-sea-famous-women/) - This post features some famous historical women in Pagham-on-Sea! I'll do three of my favourites who deserve short stories/novellas/novels of their own. These three are all 19-20thCs. Eglantine Valmai Pritchard (1895-1993) Miss Pritchard was born in Llanfairfechan, Wales, and moved to Pagham-on-Sea to be near to brother as he convalesced after the Great War.
- [Dragons & Dragon Folklore in Wales & the Welsh Borders (#MonstrousMay Day 7)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/07/dragons-dragon-folklore-in-wales-the-welsh-borders-monstrousmay-day-7/) - A short history of Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon), with some other Welsh dragon legends thrown in! If you like this post, consider tipping me on Ko-Fi, and/or checking out my books.
- [Sleeping Beauty in Cinema 1903-2023](https://cmrosens.com/2024/02/08/sleeping-beauty-in-cinema-1903-2023/) - This is part of my series of posts on fairytales in print and on screen. If you enjoy this post, consider tipping me on Ko-Fi, and/or checking out my books!
- [Werewolf Films: 1910-1949](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/23/werewolf-films-1910-1950/) - What did the werewolf represent? Who could become one? How did the werewolf reflect social anxieties in cinema? If you enjoy this post, consider tipping me on Ko-Fi, and/or checking out my books!
- [New Website Launch! Visit Pagham-on-Sea](https://cmrosens.com/2024/12/20/new-website-launch-visit-pagham-on-sea/) - An exciting Yuletide announcement: come and see my new website, launched for the Pagham-on-Sea tourist board!
- [Pagham-on-Sea Pub Crawl (Ultimate Challenge Version)](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/10/pagham-on-sea-pub-crawl-ultimate-challenge-version/) - Pagham-on-Sea, East Sussex, hosts a variety of pubs varying in character and customer experience. Notable mentions include The Red Ram, a sports pub, and The New Inn, suitable for family meals. Ricky Porter notoriously is banned from all of them.
- [The Undead Hour ~ ESP and The Face](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/17/the-undead-hour-esp-and-the-face/) - Welcome to the first Undead Hour, where C. M. Rosens, representing Pagham-on-Sea's History Society, interviews medium Penelope Holdfast. Ms Holdfast is the owner of ESP - Entities living Sympathetically with People - a therapeutic service offering counselling for those who need to learn to co-exist with their hauntings. ESP is based in the old White
- [Author Interview ~ L. B. Shimaira on Vampires, Trauma, LGBTQ Rep and Erotic Gothic Horror Novel MY LORD](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/08/author-interview-l-b-shimaira/) - EDIT: MY LORD Relaunch This interview refers to the first edition of MY LORD, published by Gurt Dog Press. After Gurt Dog Press closed, MY LORD was relaunched. You can now get your copy here: mylord.shimaira.com Interview Transcript L. B. Shimaira (she/they) is an erotic horror and dark fantasy author from the Netherlands, and we
- [Authors for Palestine](https://cmrosens.com/2024/06/02/authors-for-palestine/) - CALLING ALL AUTHORS AND ARTISTS WHO ARE ABLE & WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO A RAFFLE IN AID OF PALESTINIAN FAMILIES Deadline to sign up and contribute physical and/or digital items to the raffle tiers is 08 June. You can contribute anything, as long as you can ship it out to raffle winners. Participation is obviously
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days: Bonus Films](https://cmrosens.com/2024/11/04/100horrormoviesin92days-bonus-films/) - I reached 100 films on 21st September, which is ridiculous, but every new-to-me horror film I watched from then to 31st October is a bonus for this year's challenge! The bonuses are in the order I watched them. Scroll through, or click on the films in the list below to jump straight to them. I
- [My Own Author Interview!](https://cmrosens.com/2024/10/13/my-own-author-interview/) - Reblogging from the lovely Chaos Gays and TeaTrays - if you're liking the author spotlight series, you should definitely check out CGTT as well. My book THIRTEENTH is now out (again) and you can grab it from the bookstores and eBookstores of your choosing. The podcast remains up, so you can listen to the whole
- [Trick or Treat? Thirteenth's [Re]Launch Party 10/10](https://cmrosens.com/2024/09/30/trick-or-treat-thirteenths-relaunch-party-10-10/) - Launch Party 10th October 2024 at 7PM BST I know, it's not on the 13th... but my novel THIRTEENTH is coming out next month! Celebrate with me on Instagram and Bluesky at 7pm British Summer Time (BST). (Check out the Time Zone Converter if you're not sure what that is in your time zone!) I
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days: Around the World](https://cmrosens.com/2024/09/21/100horrormoviesin92days-around-the-world/) - I've completed the 100 Horror Movies challenge in less than 92 days, which means October is all about re-watching my comfort films. My goal was to try and watch fewer US-made films since I'm in the UK, and expand on the decades and global films I'm able to access. I've still ended up with a
- [New Release! The Snow Child by C.M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/30/new-release-the-snow-child-by-c-m-rosens/) - The freak June blizzard shrouded the scarecrow in white mist, but Jem Gregson wasn’t trudging out of the farmhouse with his rifle on Old Rusty’s account. He was out here for the snowmen. They were in a row, slender columns of tightly packed, brilliant crystals, glittering until his eyes ached. Each had a perfectly round
- [#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days - Films 1-30](https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/23/100horrormoviesin92days-films-1-30/) - It's that time of year again! And while I'm posting interviews from indie authors of all genres, I'm also watching some cool films that I thought I'd share with you all. If you're new to the 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days challenge, it was started by Sarah Stubbs, a Letterboxd patron, and the rules
- [Author Interview Series!](https://cmrosens.com/2024/06/25/author-interview-series/) - Greetings, book friends! I'm starting up my author interview series, looking to give authors a boost, particularly authors without the clout of a trad deal, and more so for those experiencing marginalisation because of their identity, ethnicity, disability, and/or neurodivergence. I have opened up my comment form to requests for interviews, and I'm happy to
- [Authors for Palestine: Event Live 10-20 June](https://cmrosens.com/2024/06/16/authors-for-palestine-event-live-10-20-june/) - What is the AFP Event? You can find this information on the AFP website, reproduced here. Credit to L. B. Shimaira for the website creation, and to Shariva Khan for the idea and hosting and putting everyone together! Other organsiers include myself (C. M. Rosens), Micah J. Anthony and Katy Haye. Over 50 authors have come together to
- [Films To Know Me... 2000s Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2024/06/12/films-to-know-me-2000s-edition/) - As of now, I've logged a lot of horror films made in the 2000s on letterboxd... Chloe (2009) dir. Atom Egoyan, a slow burn dark erotic thriller, is not 'horror', but I'm still thinking about that film now despite only seeing it once in the cinema when it came out in 2009. It's not here
- [Films to Know Me... 2010s Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2024/05/17/films-to-know-me-2010s-edition/) - Up to now, I've watched 161 horror films from the 2010s, according to my Letterboxd logs (which never lie). My favourite films are going to be really hard to whittle down, but I can try! I'm not including my favourite 2010s trilogy, Gogol, dir. Egor Baranov, as I watched this as a series like Fear
- [The Crows is Fully Restored!](https://cmrosens.com/2024/05/09/the-crows-is-fully-restored/) - Release Day: TODAY Welcome back to Pagham-on-Sea, and the ruined manor on the outskirts known as The Crows. Come and explore the meandering twists and turns of this Gothic horror with tentacles tale set in a creepy paranormal-riddled seaside town... UK: Get it Now US: Preorder for 08 october 2024 Publishing Journey I began this
- [THE CROWS: Re-Release Final Countdown](https://cmrosens.com/2024/04/24/the-crows-re-release-final-countdown/) - It's the final countdown! Dadalaaada dada la da daaa UK Preorder/Order Link: https://www.canelo.co/books/the-crows-c-m-rosens/ US Preorder/Order Link: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Crows/C-M-Rosens/Pagham-on-Sea/9781667207285 THE CROWS began life in 2013, with an attempt at writing a murder mystery with a B-plot romance. It did actually work out that way but I pantsed it completely, and it ended up a paranormal romance with
- [Cinders and Glass (Book Edition)](https://cmrosens.com/2024/04/22/cinders-and-glass-book-edition/) - Fairytale and Folklore Catch up on the whole series of these here. There are A LOT of retellings and reimaginings of Cinderella. The tale is essentially a wish-fulfillment rags-to-riches story that gives poor, downtrodden people the hope that they might be raised above their station and find a measure of affluence and good fortune and
- [Films To Know Me... 2020s Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2024/04/17/films-to-know-me-2020s-edition/) - My favourite films of the decade so far, with my top 5 from 2020-2023 and runners-up!
- [(Books about) Escaping the Tower](https://cmrosens.com/2024/03/06/books-about-escaping-the-tower/) - Rapunzel Stories I was so excited to see how the Italians get cannibalism into this story, and I was not disappointed. The witch in 'Angiola' is going to eat the girl who steals from her garden, and of course gets the thief's firstborn child instead as compensation (which she also threatens to eat). Yay! I
- [Eating Granny (in Print)](https://cmrosens.com/2024/02/16/eating-granny-in-print/) - Little Red Riding Hood This tale is a classic 'stranger danger' warning, never to stray from the path, not to disobey your elders, or by doing so you imperil yourself and other vulnerable members of your community. But in some versions, apparently, the other danger is - you guessed it - accidental cannibalism. Who added
- [Asexual Pagham-on-Sea Pride](https://cmrosens.com/2022/06/23/aroace-pagham-on-sea-pride/) - Here's the start of a series of posts of some characters and their flags for Pride Month! Starting with main characters. Ricky's not a poster boy for aroaces/aces/acespecs and we deserve some better rep than him, but then again, if a feral cannibal lad who's also an eldritch horror fantasising about bodily transformation into an
- [Interview with Suzan Palumbo ~ Skin Thief coming Oct 2023](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/08/interview-with-suzan-palumbo-skin-thief-coming-oct-2023/) - Listen to the episode Preorder Skin Thief Bio Suzan Palumbo is a Nebula finalist, active member of the HWA, Co Administrator of the Ignyte Awards and a member of the Hugo nominated FIYAHCON team. She is also a former Associate Editor of “Shimmer” magazine. Her debut dark fantasy/horror short story collection “Skin Thief: Stories” will
- [Publisher Cover Reveal!](https://cmrosens.com/2024/02/12/publisher-cover-reveal/) - Canelo Books did their cover reveal today for the reissue of The Crows on their social media and it would be great if people could like, share and comment to help boost it on the algorithm! You can find the preorder link here: https://www.canelo.co/books/the-crows-c-m-rosens/ Please link and share it to help boost the pre-order campaign!
- [Conference Call for Papers 2024](https://cmrosens.com/2024/02/06/conference-call-for-papers-2024/) - This is an ENTIRELY ONLINE conference, so anyone can attend across different time zones. CFP is open until end of March.
- [Ricky News *Ko-Fi Update!](https://cmrosens.com/2024/02/03/ricky-news-ko-fi-update/) - Briefly interrupting the fairytale series to let you know that I've opened up 2 more slots on my higher Ko-Fi tier - lower tier slots are also open. Check out what's on offer! Lots of new stuff, including details of a Ricky-focused short story collection... keep reading for more details. What's Included You can check
- [Bluebeard in Cinema 1901-2023](https://cmrosens.com/2024/01/19/bluebeard-in-cinema-1901-2023/) - Bluebeard Adaptations and Reimaginings in Film Bluebeard films: I was not prepared. My watchlist is overflowing. I don't have enough hours in one life. I've realised while compiling the books and films for the Bluebeard posts that Yelen and Yelena is also a Bluebeard story. He has a room filled with the bodies of those
- [January Update](https://cmrosens.com/2024/01/17/january-update/) - Author CM Rosens announces the reissue of The Crows, revealing to subscribers which of Tom Brown's illustrations will feature in the new version. The original editions will be delisted, and the new version is available for pre-order at a special price. The book is described as contemporary Gothic horror with various influences, and the author expresses gratitude to their audience. More posts on related topics are promised.
- [Christmas Box Set Sale!](https://cmrosens.com/2023/11/25/christmas-box-set-sale/) - THIS IS THE LAST FESTIVE SALE! Canelo Horror have bought the rights to The Crows and Thirteenth, so they won't be in my box set after May 2024. This means that 2023 is the last complete eBook box set sale on my Ko-Fi... but that some signed author copies and so on might be up
- [Hungarian Cannibal Gang Case: 1782](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/04/hungarian-cannibal-gang-case-1782/) - In my research for the 18thC Slasher WiP I'm co-writing, now titled REDSTONE; OR, THE 'BLOODY BEACH' MURDERS, I came across a case of a cannibal gang reported in the Reading Mercury under the Foreign Affairs section. This article is the extended version of the report that came out in July 1782, detailing the execution
- [Interview with Helen Nde: Mythological Africans, Deviance, and the Dark Side of Family in African Folklore](https://cmrosens.com/2023/07/24/interview-with-helen-nde-mythological-africans-deviance-and-the-dark-side-of-family-in-african-folklore/) - CMR: Yes, Yes, it was a very good talk! HN: And it was an exploration of how different communities, either in fiction or in folklore, deal with individuals who show up, but don’t show up in the expected ways. And one of the things that came through pretty strongly is that sometimes there is a
- [Inhumanity and Barbarity! Monstrous Mrs and Miss Branch of Hemmington, Somerset (1740)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/18/inhumanity-and-barbarity-monstrous-mrs-and-miss-branch-of-hemmington-somerset-1740/) - Having discovered the case due to a throwaway line at the end of a report on the murderous mitten-knitter, Sarah Metyard, and her daughter Sarah Morgan Metyard, I decided to look for the case of Mrs and Miss Branch. It's not in any of the newspapers, but there is a whole pamphlet on the case
- [Beauty and the Beast and Me](https://cmrosens.com/2023/12/16/beauty-and-the-beast-and-me/) - This new blog post series focuses on Beauty and the Beast, and I'll be posting book recs and films and various things while I'm revising my own retelling, just for fun! (Be warned that in this post I describe some of the erotic scenes from La Bete (1975), so consider this post 18+/NSFW for that
- [2023 Wrap-Up](https://cmrosens.com/2023/12/31/2023-wrap-up/) - Looking back on the year that was, and looking forward to the year that might be Greetings all, and happy new year! This is my 2023 wrap-up post, many thanks to all who have supported me and made this the most successful sales year to date. My top viewed post this year was my just-for-fun
- [Rapunzel Stories](https://cmrosens.com/2018/09/03/rapunzel-stories/) - Hair-Raising Twists Ah, another classic tale that's had a lot of interesting adaptations over the years... Hopefully my musings are also helpful for sparking inspiration, and it's a lot of fun coming up with prompts based on the various elements of the tales. Some of my favourite versions of this story include The Stone Cage by
- [Beauty and the Beast in Horror Films](https://cmrosens.com/2023/12/29/beauty-and-the-beast-in-horror/) - Greetings! Before I get into the main post, just a note on my newsletter/posts going forward. Since I generally cross-post from my newsletter to my blog, and now that WordPress has a function that enables only subscribers to access certain posts, I'm going to start using that feature for my newsletter. I already didn't like
- [Curl up with Cosy (or Not-So-Cosy) SFF](https://cmrosens.com/2023/12/21/curl-up-with-cosy-or-not-so-cosy-sff/) - I’m currently revising my own darker, moderately spicy take on Beauty and the Beast, which has grown from novella to short novel, so I thought I would do an appreciation post for all the retellings and versions of it! That led me to thinking I could do a series of blog posts on this tale,
- [Free Audio Available! The Complete Sussex Fretsaw Massacre](https://cmrosens.com/2023/11/06/free-audio-available-the-complete-sussex-fretsaw-massacre/) - Reblogging this post as I've updated it with embedded links to all 3 episodes on Spotify. I've even added a small extract from "Dinner For Two", a short story that Ko-Fi members have received back in April 2023, at the end of Part 3 - a bonus bonus, if you will! You can read the
- [The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre](https://cmrosens.com/2023/11/04/the-sussex-fretsaw-massacre/) - Enjoying the Pagham-on-Sea series but want more Ricky content? Or know a little something about the series and want to dip in but not sure if you want to start with the novels? This is the standalone novella for you: The Sussex Fretsaw Massacre sees five strangers doomed to die arrive at Fairwood House... but
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ THE SUSSEX FRETSAW MASSACRE](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/29/spookymonth-showcase-the-sussex-fretsaw-massacre/) - A brand new Halloween release for 2022! Well - not exactly brand new, as a version of it has been up on Ko-Fi for supporters only in 9 parts for some time. Ko-Fi members get this one for free via my Ko-Fi shop, and it's discounted on there at £1.99, but it's on general release
- [Dirty Dozen: #100HorrorMoviesin92Days](https://cmrosens.com/2023/10/22/dirty-dozen-100horrormoviesin92days/) - Greetings, horror lovers! Once I’d completed the 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days Challenge, I kept watching films because … I like them. But as the challenge was ongoing (until 31 Oct), I counted my new-to-me horror films towards the challenge as well, so here are the bonus films! I’ll throw in some horror shows
- [Urban Gothic Recs](https://cmrosens.com/2023/10/08/urban-gothic-recs/) - I put out some calls for recommendations for 'urban gothic' across Facebook and BlueSky, and got some really interesting responses, as well as ideas on what 'urban gothic' is. Ramsey Campbell posted a snippet of horror in a multi-storey car park as a comment in one group, which I can't share here obviously but was
- [Here for the Horror #2 - Films 51-100](https://cmrosens.com/2023/10/01/here-for-the-horror-2-films-51-100/) - Part 2! The post on the first 50 films for my challenge can be read here, and this post covers films 51-100. To nobody’s surprise, there is… more family horror on this list! And more Welsh Horror! Wow. Who could have foreseen. I’ve made these themes deliberately broad so that it fits all the films
- [Bonus Short Story: 'Gerald'](https://cmrosens.com/2023/09/25/bonus-short-story-gerald/) - Listen to the complete story for free on my podcast! Exclusive Anniversary Edition Short Story - only published in print in the limited edition anniversary hardback of THE CROWS. This will go out of print May 2024. SIGNED & ANNOTATED copies, with a bespoke scented soy candle, are available here. International shipping (Europe and North America) available
- [#EldritchGirl S03E23 - The Final Installment](https://cmrosens.com/2023/09/21/eldritchgirl-s03e23-the-final-installment/) - Even Death May Die | Epilogue: Masters of their Fates listen now Read now A double bill for the final episode of the season: the bonus episode will follow! The showdown is upon the Triad, and as Wes finally gets his priorities straight, the new gods are taking no prisoners. Today is the day they eat Grandad.
- [Bisexual Panic! In the Greenwood](https://cmrosens.com/2023/09/17/bisexual-panic-in-the-greenwood/) - I got some interest on Bluesky for doing a series of videos on Welsh folklore, fables and folktales, so I thought as it’s Bi Visibility Month I’d start with an 18thC fable that Iolo Morgannwg recorded in his infamous manuscripts called Einion and the Lady of the Wood. I’ll do a video on who Iolo
- [#EldritchGirl S03E22 - This Revolting Graveyard](https://cmrosens.com/2023/09/15/eldritchgirl-s03e22-this-revolting-graveyard/) - Listen Now Buy Now Wes guiltily fulfils Ricky’s last request even though he goes through with his betrayal… but is it too late? Support my podcast by pledging a monthly substack donation, or by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership! CWs: emesis, gore Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer
- [Reblog: Book Review of The Day We Ate Grandad by Meredith Debonnaire](https://cmrosens.com/2023/09/11/reblog-book-review-of-the-day-we-ate-grandad-by-meredith-debonnaire/)
- [#EldritchGirl S03E21 - Let Us Now Depart In Peace](https://cmrosens.com/2023/09/07/eldritchgirl-s03e21-let-us-now-depart-in-peace/) - Listen Now Read Now Ricky sees through Wes’s subterfuge and is not impressed; Katy steps up and leads the exile ritual, but the night ends on a worrying note. Support my podcast by pledging a monthly substack donation, or by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership! CWs: sheep death, body horror Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma
- [Here For The Horror - 50 Frightful Films](https://cmrosens.com/2023/09/05/here-for-the-horror-50-frightful-films/) - I’ve reached the 50 film milestone for my movie challenge, and thought I’d share the list here! You can find the list as it grows on Letterboxd, linked below. List on Letterboxd If you’re unfamiliar with the challenge, it is to watch 100 new-to-you movies that are listed as “Horror” on IMDB/Letterboxd from 01 August
- [#EldritchGirl S03E20 - The Terrors of the Earth](https://cmrosens.com/2023/08/31/eldritchgirl-s03e20-the-terrors-of-the-earth/) - Listen now Read Now Theo finally meets the Faceless Man, and the family is decimated by their gods. Wes makes a (bad) drunk/power-drunk decision. Support my podcast by pledging a monthly substack donation, or by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership! CWs: dub con (m/m, interrupted), gore, body horror, alcohol, brainwashed cultist POV Intro/Outro
- [Welsh Gothic in Film: DARKLANDS (1996)](https://cmrosens.com/2023/08/25/welsh-gothic-in-film-darklands-1996/) - This is a mini-essay/thought-dump I had in my August newsletter after watching DARKLANDS (1996). It links back to my posts on Jane Aaron's Welsh Gothic (UWP, 2013), so I thought I would post it again here. CW: rape scene discussed Pre-Devolution Horror I’ve been doing the #100HorrorMoviesin92Days challenge and keeping my thread updated on Mastodon, TwiX and Bluesky. My
- [#EldritchGirl S03E18&E19 - Listen to Chapter 16-17 Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2023/08/24/eldritchgirl-s03e18e19-listen-to-chapter-16-17-now/) - listen now read now Ricky lets Katy help with the ritual to restore Wes for the night, and finds himself bonding (uncomfortably). Support my podcast by pledging a monthly substack donation, or by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership! CWs: body horror, deliberate ingestion of weird parasite-adjacent things. Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer Listen now
- [The Uncanny and the Dead Anthology ~ Author Panel Interview](https://cmrosens.com/2022/03/01/the-uncanny-and-the-dead-anthology-author-panel-interview/) - The Anthology ~ ed. Ezra Arndt listen to the interview buy the EBOOK Buy The Paperback Interview CMR: hello, and welcome back to a very special episode of Eldritch Girl where we've got a number of interviewees today and they're all authors from The Uncanny and The Dead anthology which is edited by Ezra Arndt
- [Author Interview ~ Stefanie Simpson on Romantic Suspense, Disabled Romantic Protagonists, Kink, and Gothic Cosmic Horror Novel WITWORTH DOOM BABY](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/08/author-interview-stefanie-simpson/) - Interview Transcript: Introducing the Author Stefanie Simpson (she/her) is a coffee-addled, Twitter-addicted, disabled romance author based in the U.K., who has written multiple contemporary romances as well as fantasy romance. Most of her work contains angst, healing and conflict. Expect strong adult content and themes, language, explicit material, love and a HEA [Happy Ever After].
- [Author Interview: Alessandra Pino, co-author of A Gothic Cookbook](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/01/author-interview-alessandra-pino-co-author-of-a-gothic-cookbook/) - CWs: This interview discusses food in detail, the eating of food, the trust and lack of trust in food, contamination of food, and how food is used in the Gothic and horror genres to create destabilising and horrifying effects/affects. The transcript includes two videos, one a recorded free talk by Allie Pino on food and
- [#EldritchGirl S03E17: Bound By No Human Rules](https://cmrosens.com/2023/08/10/eldritchgirl-s03e17-bound-by-no-human-rules/) - Listen Now Buy now True Face Worship: Inspiration In this chapter/episode, Theo embraces being a vessel of the unmoored True Face, and has a visitation of his own. This is the last time we meet Myrddin (in this book) who keeps his word and backs off, but you also see how much more powerful he
- [#EldritchGirl S03E16: There Are Consequences](https://cmrosens.com/2023/08/03/eldritchgirl-s03e16-there-are-consequences/) - Listen Now Buy Now There Are Consequences... In this episode, Wes faces some hard truths of his new reality, and Katy takes care of him. I really enjoyed exploring the consequences for Wes suddenly being memorable, and having to actually guard his expressions and moderate his tone. He's also got the added bonus of being
- [The Poetry of Betrayal! Shop Update](https://cmrosens.com/2023/07/31/the-poetry-of-betrayal-shop-update/) - Ko-Fi Members now get access to a free-to-download eBook I wrote in June! I'm writing more of this backstory and will eventually release it on general sale but this is a member exclusive 18K story. Download from: https://ko-fi.com/s/05d617c17f THE WILLOWS (Algernon Blackwood) meets THE WHITE PEOPLE (Arthur Machen) but sapphic, with a sensible hockey captain
- [#EldritchGirl S03E15: What A Piece of Work is a Man](https://cmrosens.com/2023/07/27/eldritchgirl-s03e15-what-a-piece-of-work-is-a-man/) - Listen Now read now Easter Egg for Prequel Novelette! The heading this time is a quote from Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Wes is indeed a piece of work, and this is apt, I feel, but the most exciting thing in this chapter (for me) is the little Easter Egg I got to drop in. In
- [Dragons and Dragon Folklore in the Midlands and East Anglia (#MonstrousMay Day 7)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/07/dragons-and-dragon-folklore-in-the-midlands-and-east-anglia-monstrousmay-day-7/) - The Midlands Guy of Warwick, a questing dragon hunter, features in a medieval romance. Travelled up north to kill a dragon in Northumbria, apparently (see the previous post on the North of England & Scotland!) If you're thinking about the Leicestershire wyvern, who pops up in city architecture in Leicester, that one's a red herring.
- [#EldritchGirl S03E14: Love in Banishment](https://cmrosens.com/2023/07/20/eldritchgirl-s03e14-love-in-banishment/) - Listen Now Buy Now Love in Banishment This is the final chapter in Part 2: Fall of the Titans, and next week is the first chapter of Part 3: Rise of the Gods. All the chapters in all three parts are divisible by three! Part 1: Fall of the Oracle = Chapters 1-6, Part 2:
- [#EldritchGirl S03E13: The World You Desire Can Be Won](https://cmrosens.com/2023/07/14/eldritchgirl-s03e13-the-world-you-desire-can-be-won/)
- [#EldritchGirl S03E12: Ynys Afallon](https://cmrosens.com/2023/07/06/eldritchgirl-s03e12-ynys-afallon/) - Listen Now Buy Now Ynys Afallon | Island of Apples How to pronounce 'Ynys Afallon' in Welsh: https://www.howtopronounce.com/welsh/ynys-afallon > (Un-is Av-ah-lhon) Ynys Afallon is a mythological island in the west (of Britain), which is a place of perpetual youth and fertility, similar to the Irish Tír na nÓg. I conflated it with Myrddin here because
- [#EldritchGirl S03E11: A Grief Heavy To Me](https://cmrosens.com/2023/06/30/eldritchgirl-s03e11-a-grief-heavy-to-me/) - Listen Now Buy Now Chapter 10 (Part 1): A Grief Heavy To Me Ricky reacts badly to some devastating news, and Myrddin returns with an offer of help. Support my podcast by pledging a monthly substack donation, or by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership! CWs: loss, self-harm in response to grief, inter-familial violence Intro/Outro
- [#EldritchGirl S03E10: The Breaking of So Great a Thing](https://cmrosens.com/2023/06/22/eldritchgirl-s03e10-the-breaking-of-so-great-a-thing/) - Listen now Buy now New Episode! Jem Foreman takes his (not)-boyfriend Theo to open the portal… with dramatic and deadly consequences. Support my podcast by pledging a monthly substack donation, or by tipping me on Ko-Fi/joining my Ko-Fi membership! CWs: blood, gore, cultist POV, body horror Intro/Outro Theme Music: Gemma Dyer
- [#EldritchGirl S03E09: All hail the Beast](https://cmrosens.com/2023/06/15/eldritchgirl-s03e09-all-hail-the-beast/) - Listen now Buy the book All Hail the Beast This chapter was a mix of several drafts, as I wrote this in about 4 different ways from different POVs. I ultimately decided that Katy's transition from 'killing machine' to the other aspect of Mars, a guardian-type aspect, would be showcased best here with an act
- [#EldritchGirl S03E08: Do you love me](https://cmrosens.com/2023/06/08/eldritchgirl-s03e08-do-you-love-me/) - Listen Now Buy the book Status: It's Complicated The chapter heading, What I did I should never have done, comes from 'The First Song of Yscolan’, The Black Book of Carmarthen XXXIII, from The Four Ancient Books of Wales, online translation by William Forbes Skene at the Celtic Literature Collective. It's a great line for a Wes chapter because that
- [#EldritchGirl S03E07: Aren't you worried about us?](https://cmrosens.com/2023/06/01/eldritchgirl-s03e07-arent-you-worried-about-us/) - Listen now Buy the book Aren't You Worried About Us? This chapter is the full mental health crisis of Katy Porter chapter, with spiralling depression, suicide ideation, self-harm desires/intent, and a magical intervention. Katy asks Myrddin why he's telling her to fulfill her eldritch potential and if he's not at all concerned that they are
- [#EldritchGirl S03E06: Another Battle There Is, In His Eye-Socket](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/25/eldritchgirl-s03e06-another-battle-there-is-in-his-eye-socket/) - Listen Now Buy the book The Chapter Heading Explained For the chapter heading of Chapter 5, I used a line from Taliesin's Cad Goddeu, (Middle Welsh: Kat Godeu] The Battle of the Trees, from an old and not great translation by W. F. Skene, available here. It's definitely worth reading in its entirety and in
- [#AmReading ~ The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/10/amreading-the-great-god-pan-by-arthur-machen/) - My first read of 2021 is a classic, a seminal text in many ways that inspired a generation of Weird fiction writers. Arthur Machen was writing a decadent Gothic novella, which is a kind of fantasy-horror juxtaposing the beauty of the natural world with the unspeakable horror that lies beneath it, on the other side
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: Trapped](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/12/monstrousmay-2023-trapped/) - Quatre Faces, Pagham-on-Sea, 1973 It was quiet when Linn woke up, a shaft of weak, sinking sunlight trailing over the edge of her orange dress, picking out a line of cold white flesh below the short hem, the rest of her in shadow. The window was boarded up from the inside, but one board was
- [#MonstrousMay: The Monster's Wings](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/11/monstrousmay-the-monsters-wings/) - 1943: Nathan Porter's Journal EXPEDITION TO THE OUTSIDE This trip took me along the coastline a little further than I have explored before. I discovered, some way along, the carcass of a giant insectoid, with a monstrous head like a horse but with a mouth split all the way up the muzzle to the base
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: The Mermaid](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/10/monstrousmay-2023-the-mermaid/) - The Mermaid: A Brief Potted History There is apparently an old Sussex story about a giant knight (Sir Bevis) and a mermaid, which you can read here, but in Pagham-on-Sea The Mermaid is a pub. Don't confuse it with The Mermaid Inn in Rye, which is actually nice and somewhere to stay. No. Not that
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: The Tundra](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/09/monstrousmay-2023-the-tundra/) - Book Spotlight So, I'm not going to try and write something myself for this prompt, but I am going to highlight other books by indigenous authors set in this environment! I've got a thing for threes, so I'm going to highlight three books here. For Younger Readers Tales from the Tundra: A Collection of Inuit
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: Reproduction](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/08/monstrousmay-2023-reproduction/) - My twist on vagina dentata, inspired by seahorses and Alien. References: Dr Monday and Miss Charlotte are mentioned in The Crows and obliquely referenced in The Day We Ate Grandad. Alex is the same character mentioned in Thirteenth that Katy was sleeping with. CWs for gore and fatal, unwitting surrogacy Parenthood It was 11:03 on
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: Camouflaged](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/07/monstrousmay-2023-camouflaged/) - DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A REAL SUSSEX FOLKTALE, AND REV. J. D. ALLARDYCE NEVER EXISTED. HE IS A CHARACTER BRIEFLY MENTIONED IN THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD, AND CREDITED WITH OTHER [FICTIONAL] FOLKLORE AND COLLECTED TALES FROM THIS [FICTIONAL] PLACE. The Dairymaid and the Knuckerhole Rev. J. D. Allardyce (collected 1899) Near the village of
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: The Doppelganger](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/13/monstrousmay-2023-the-doppelganger/) - Originally I thought this was part of DI Paula Parsons' backstory but it doesn't fit her anymore, so this is DI Hayley Carter, Parsons' predecessor, and I don't know how it ends exactly, except it ends with her being booted out of the force and Parsons taking her job. Featuring: police corruption, head trauma, murder
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: The Monster's Hide](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/06/monstrousmay-2023-the-monsters-hide/) - The Condemnation of 43-55 Starling Lane cws: body horror (graphic) involving skin and eyes My neighbour has been dead for days, but I can still hear him coughing through the wall. It is a hollow, hard bark of a cough, forced from his chest cavity and vibrating over his voice box, but it isn't him
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: The Cave](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/05/monstrousmay-2023-the-cave/) - cw: claustrophobia, dub con, chained-up man fucked to death by crustaceans in total darkness, very unerotic egg-preg . . . . The rocks are impenetrable, impassable. The darkness, total. There are no voices from beyond. He will die here, chained to the iron rings, starving in the wet sand. Deeper in the darkness, something stirs.
- [#EldritchGirl S03E03: Devil's Drop](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/04/eldritchgirl-s03e03-devils-drop/) - Unger Point - Devil's Drop Most places have somewhere called Devil's Drop, I'm willing to bet: we called the quarry something like that. In Pagham-on-Sea, that place is Unger Point, mentioned from Carrie's POV in The Crows, but she's not a local. I wrote a thing about Devil's Drop/Unger Point for Monstrous May last year,
- [#EldritchGirl S03E05: things left unfinished](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/18/eldritchgirl-s03e05-things-left-unfinished/) - Neurodivergence in The Day We Ate Grandad I wasn't deliberately writing Ricky and Wes (and Mercy in The Crows) with ADHD. It's just that I gave them all the things that I struggle with, and all the traits that I wanted to examine in different situations, and it organically developed from there. I didn't even
- [#EldritchGirl S03E04: Old words make old things come out](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/11/eldritchgirl-s03e04-old-words-make-old-things-come-out/) - Words of Power That little phrase, 'old words make old things come out', is based on a specific concept of language and the power inherent within a language that I'm playing with in the series. Ricky refuses to speak Welsh (established in The Crows) but has a fluent command of Old English which he feels
- [#EldritchGirl S03E02: Don't you want to be a god?](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/27/eldritchgirl-s03e02-dont-you-want-to-be-a-god/) - Mythology in THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD This is a book about demigods who are bloody useless, and growing up steeped in Greco-Roman mythology shows. I've leaned more into Roman mythology for this series in general, and you can see the Etruscan influences on Ricky's entrail reading practices, and the Romano-British references. Myrddin himself is
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: Hypnotised](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/03/monstrousmay-2023-hypnotised/) - Hypnotised An extract from Chapter 9 of THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD “You look nervous,” Jem Foreman observed, and Theo tried not to blush. Nerves were natural, he told himself, and not at all a sign of doubt. It was the thrill of it, being so close to ultimate power, the source of their family’s
- [#MonstrousMay: The Monster's Teeth](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/02/monstrousmay-the-monsters-teeth/) - cw: human teeth, graphic sensory descriptions The Monster's Teeth He wasn’t meant to be here. He knew he shouldn’t touch anything when he was in the Big House, and his mother had told him to stay in the kitchen. He could hear grown-up voices shouting and calling from all over, some commotion and cries of
- [#MonstrousMay 2023](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/22/monstrousmay-2023/) - It's nearly that time of year again and I'm trying some short fic for Monstrous May prompts. I'll be posting them here, tumblr and on my Ko-Fi. I'll also be posting to Twitter and Mastodon this year, and doing a round up of all my posts in my newsletter at the end of the month,
- [#MonstrousMay 2023: The Werewolf](https://cmrosens.com/2023/05/01/monstrousmay-2023-the-werewolf/) - Notes on the Village of Hangingstones, West Yorkshire 1518 A strange happening (Extract from R. E. E. Stubbs, 'Hangingstones and other Villages, a short history' (1898):Three days after they hanged Widow Harding at the hanging stones, there came upon the village nearby a terrible storm, so great the roof of the church fell in and
- [#EldritchGirl S03E01: What the pest is HE doing here? Musings on Myrddin](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/20/eldritchgirl-s03e01-what-the-pest-is-he-doing-here-musings-on-myrddin/) - Introducing a Bearded Old Bastard Ricky has mentioned Myrddin and his distrust of Welsh poets before - towards the end of THE CROWS, where in his POV he is sulking about Eglantine Pritchard and the dangers of speaking Welsh, in case some 'bearded old bastard' shows up. In the hardback edition, there's a short story
- [Pre-order Links are Live!](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/10/pre-order-links-are-live/) - Pre-order it from your favourite eBook store: https://books2read.com/u/bMNjW8 Amazon UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C1Y5NCT9 Amazon US: https://amazon.com/dp/B0C1Y5NCT9 For your own Amazon store, change the ending of the URL (.com / co.uk) to your own store ending - .de, .jp, .au, etc. Add to Goodreads ready to review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60161402-the-day-we-ate-grandad
- [The Day We Ate Grandad: IT'S HERE](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/17/the-day-we-ate-grandad-its-here/) - New Book, New Landing Page! I've just got back from a weekend away (the book released on my husband's birthday...) so I'm just now doing the big (but brief) update post. I've updated the Ko-Fi shop if you prefer to buy your eBooks directly from me, and created a new landing page for the book
- [Have Your Say!](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/11/have-your-say/) - I'm going to start the podcast up again on 20 April 2023, the episodes are all ready to go, and you can grab a copy of THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD to read along with me. Each week, the episodes go live on Substack and all podcast platforms - you can find me on pretty
- [#PitLight 08 Apr 23](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/07/pitlight-08-apr-23/) - The Day We Ate Grandad releases next Friday (14 April) and I'm very excited. Digital ARCs have been sent out, and we are now in the 7 day countdown to launch! I'm participating in #PitLight on Twitter 8th April 2023, which is their Adult event. With engagement on that app tanking, I'd love it if
- [Teaser Playlist: Wes Porter](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/06/teaser-playlist-wes-porter/) - This playlist is the soundtrack for the novel THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD, pretty much. I'm doing a full post on the mythology behind the title of it soon, to coincide with the airing of the podcast episodes, but here it is and a little bit about it: The Songs on Shuffle Inspired by a
- [#SpotlightOn... Wes Porter](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/05/spotlighton-wes-porter/) - Finally Wes gets his big moment... Here's a spotlight post on my eldritch disaster lad. Character Origins Honestly, I can't remember - but I was interested in masks and personas and when I wrote The Crows and introduced him as this polyamorous Gene Simmons wannabe, downplaying his wealth and London life while around his childhood
- [Teaser Playlist: Ricky Porter](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/02/teaser-playlist-ricky-porter/) - I've got a playlist for Ricky that I made for THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD and going forward, that I love and which is here, called The Gilded King: Behind the Title The Gilded King is a nod to The King in Yellow, a fictional play that appears in the story of the same name
- [#SpotlightOn... Ricky Porter](https://cmrosens.com/2023/04/01/spotlighton-ricky-porter/) - Unsurprisingly, Ricky won the next poll... so here is Part 1 and Part 2 of the TikToks I did for him! Character Origins Bramble Cottage appeared first in a draft of Pagham-on-Sea werewolf thriller Real Meat where it had a touch of Roald Dahl's The Witches about it (I read that as a kid and
- [Teaser Playlist: Fairwood House](https://cmrosens.com/2023/03/31/teaser-playlist-fairwood-house/) - I have a Carrie/Fairwood playlist on Spotify that I didn't post on the inspiration/intro post yesterday... here it is with the list of songs below. Baby You're A Haunted House - Gerard Way If I Had A Heart - Karliene Already Broken - Karliene Haunted House - Florence + the Machine King - Florence +
- [#SpotlightOn... Fairwood House](https://cmrosens.com/2023/03/30/spotlighton-fairwood-house/) - Inspiration for The Crows/Fairwood I ran a poll on Twitter asking which characters should I do a little spotlight on and introduce, and Fairwood House won! Fairwood House is a character in my novels, and I've blogged about the inspiration behind it here. In that post, I mentioned a house my grandad called "the old
- [The Day We Ate Grandad eARC Request Form](https://cmrosens.com/2023/03/13/the-day-we-ate-grandad-earc-request-form/) - Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60161402-the-day-we-ate-grandad I have run out of paperback ARCS, but you can still claim eARCs of THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD, for an honest review on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple books, wherever you usually shop, and Goodreads/Storygraph. Cover Design: Rebecca KenneyInterior Illustrations: Tom BrownDevelopmental Edits: CJ ListroEditor: Johannes PunktPodcast Theme: Gemma Dyer [Cartmell] Blurb Three
- [The Day We Ate Grandad: Content Notes](https://cmrosens.com/2023/03/22/the-day-we-ate-grandad-content-notes/) - Hi all, I figured I should add the CWs for THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD. I'm going to do a few posts on Insta and TikTok for this as well... This is a Content Note list, as it's not just to warn of triggers, but to inform more generally of content. All my novels so
- [Support Queer Saints II!](https://cmrosens.com/2023/03/20/support-queer-saints-ii/) - ANNOUNCING A NEW INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN! Queer Saints II : Queer Villains is now accepting pledges, and the campaign comes to an end on 12th April 2023. From Medusa Publishing Haus's site: Medusa Publishing Haus is an independent horror imprint owned and operated by Mae Murray, a writer and editor hailing from Arkansas, now living in
- [#AmWriting: Dark Fantasy Fun](https://cmrosens.com/2023/03/11/amwriting-dark-fantasy-fun/) - Yelen & Yelena Little bit of a departure form my normal fare, but I'm writing a second-world dark fantasy novella(?) called Yelen & Yelena. It's the Beauty and the Beast story of my heart, with two aromantic central characters, a curse that can't be broken, and monster sex. It started off just for fun, but
- [Eldritch Girl S03 Trailer](https://cmrosens.com/2023/03/09/eldritch-girl-s03-trailer/) - Yes, it's that time again... My new novel is coming out soon, and that means so is S03 of the podcast, so you can listen along for free as you read. This is primarily an accessibility thing for me: I can't afford to work with professional voice actors, but that would be my dream. I
- [December Sale! Book Bundle £6+](https://cmrosens.com/2022/12/04/december-sale-book-bundle-6/) - All my published work so far (with the exception of THE RELUCTANT HUSBAND, so far only available in the UNCANNY AND THE DEAD anthology) for £6. You can pay more if you like, that's optional! All my Ko-Fi shop eBooks are Pay As You Feel, with a minimum price of way below RRP. Download the
- [#AmReading ~ MY SAY IN THE MATTER](https://cmrosens.com/2023/02/13/amreading-my-say-in-the-matter/) - This charity indie anthology is finally released! My Say in the Matter is a pro-bodily autonomy anthology featuring social horror and spec fic with horror elements. It was put together for charity in wake of the Roe v Wade ruling in the United States, but the contributors (including the artists) are international. Filled with poetry, short
- [#AmWriting Update: Eldritch Girls Just Want To Have Fun](https://cmrosens.com/2023/02/05/amwriting-update-eldritch-girls-just-want-to-have-fun/) - You may remember that I'm co-writing a splatterpunk horrormance, and the eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that THIRTEENTH has the following in its frontmatter: Chapter 3 cameo appearances in the snuff film scene arerelated to the spin-off ELDRITCH GIRLS JUSTWANT TO HAVE FUN, co-written with Nita Pan.Tosh Haraldson is the original character of Nita
- [I'm Featured on Booktube! Twice!](https://cmrosens.com/2023/01/19/im-featured-on-booktube-twice/) - So excited to announce that I'm featured on not one but TWO YouTube channels this month. First off, THE CROWS got a shout out from Mers (Harpies in the Trees), where the synopsis was voted as the Patrons' Pick (https://www.patreon.com/harpiesinthetrees). So glad to be featured in Episode 4 of Mers' channel, where 3 other indie
- [#AmReading ~ Woe To Those Who Dwell On Earth by John Lynch](https://cmrosens.com/2023/01/12/amreading-woe-to-those-who-dwell-on-earth-by-john-lynch/) - 3.5 stars rounded to 4 stars - this was a mixed bag for me as it was my first ever foray into Extreme Horror/military splatterpunk and I think the stories that weren't for me will definitely be up other peoples' alleys! Read it if: You like military fiction, specifically Marine Corps context, culture and characters,
- [New Ko-Fi Post: Yelen & Yelena](https://cmrosens.com/2023/01/03/new-ko-fi-post-yelen-yelena/) - New post on Ko-Fi for all supporters - anyone who has bought something from my shop (over £1.99) or tipped me in the last 30 days, as well as all Ko-Fi members, can access this. This is the first chapter of the 0draft: it's just something I'm playing with. It's about 14K now, I don't
- [#AmReading ~ My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite](https://cmrosens.com/2022/12/30/amreading-my-sister-the-serial-killer-by-oyinkan-braithwaite/) - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI really enjoyed this. It's a fast-paced read and the tension between the characters keeps pulling you through the story! I started it for book club and then ADHD happened and I forgot all about it for a few months, very glad I
- [#AmReading ~ Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde](https://cmrosens.com/2022/12/30/amreading-vagabonds-by-eloghosa-osunde/) - Vagabonds! by Eloghosa OsundeMy rating: 5 of 5 starsREADING CHALLENGE 2023: Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde (my first read of the challenge, running from 26 Dec 2022 to 25 Dec 2023)Absolutely stunning anthology novel, a patchwork of queer love and pain, blending the spiritual world with the material world in seamless whirlpools of deeply intimate narratives.
- [So You’re Moving To Pagham-on-Sea: Doing the Groundwork](https://cmrosens.com/2019/04/06/so-youre-moving-to-pagham-on-sea-doing-the-groundwork/) - I'm taking a short break from my Goth posts to blog about my own work, and read a few more modern Gothic fic stories that I can review in the Goth is [not] dead series. So, without further ado, here's a few fun things about Pagham-on-Sea where my contemporary novels are set! N. B.: Pagham
- [Folklore of Pagham-on-Sea: The Meteor (Part 1)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/04/15/folklore-of-pagham-on-sea-the-meteor/) - The following folklore is, like Pagham-on-Sea, entirely fictional. A Medieval Account of the Meteor Strike, c.1189 Chronica Maiora (Anonymous monk of Fairwood Abbey, a Benedictine foundation of 1165, dissolved 1532) trans. and ed. Harold Bishop, (Basingstoke University Press, 1973) In the days of the Romans, a hairy-tailed star fell from heaven and struck the ground
- [The Eleusinian Mysteries](https://cmrosens.com/2019/04/19/the-eleusinian-mysteries/) - CW: Genitalia, probably not in the way you expect Extract from Fairwood House: A History, by Harold Bishop (1987) Sir Peter Sauvant (d. 1892) was the leader of an occult group who called themselves the Eleusinians, after the ancient rites performed each year in Ancient Greece by the devotees of Demeter and Persephone, based at
- [#AmWriting: Call for Betas](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/16/amwriting-call-for-betas/) - Hi all! This is a quick post to shout-out to anyone who wants to beta read my fiction. And, unusually for me, you actually have a choice! It's not just one thing! *le gasp*I need some feedback on a novel (98k words) and two (2) short stories. If you would like to have a go
- [Cover Reveal and Q&A with C. M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/14/cover-reveal-and-qa-with-c-m-rosens/) - THIRTEENTH COVER ~ Q&A: The Crows, Writing, and Me ~ To view the videos for this Q&A with my full answers, check out this YouTube Playlist! It contains all Pagham-on-Sea relevant videos. These questions are related to the novel already published, The Crows. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbmPrtrWHxBBN3JxX1jEFmjdzm2PIln2P Where did you get your ideas for the story [The Crows]
- [Horror Podcast ~ Schedule for February 2021](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/25/horrorpodcast-schedule-for-february-2021/) - Hi folks! I'm really excited for the podcast launch and I hope that you are too. Here's a look at what's coming up in February... I will be doing one author interview a month, plus additional bonus episodes as we go through. There are 6 episodes to look forward to this coming month, all about
- [AMA ~ Character Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2022/12/16/ama-character-edition-2/) - Q1: What are everyone’s favorite comfort meals? A1: This one is weirdly the same for all of them: beef casserole. The reason it’s the same is because it was Beverley’s speciality (and not *always* beef), and she’d make it for her favourite family members. So if Gran made you casserole, or you came over to
- [AMA: Character Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2022/12/15/ama-character-edition/) - Pretty simple: what would you like to know about my characters? Drop me a comment and ask! I'll be collecting questions here, Twitter, TikTok, Tumblr and Instagram and collating all the Q&A into little bite-size posts. Art by Enoch 'Trie Sparrow Blasingame @/tentaclemadestudios (Insta handle)
- [#PitLight ~ 10/12/22](https://cmrosens.com/2022/12/10/pitlight-10-12-22/) - I'm taking part in PitLight today, where you can like, retweet and comment/quote tweet people's pitches and aesthetics. I've scheduled my 4 tweets (the maximum per person) and I'll be pinning them to my profile through the day. I'm using THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD, so enjoy the tweets! I've had a go at movie
- [The Day We Ate Grandad: Coming Soon](https://cmrosens.com/2022/12/06/the-day-we-ate-grandad-coming-soon/) - Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60161402-the-day-we-ate-grandad Blurb ~ Coming 2023 Three possible futures. Two versions of the apocalypse. One chance to save the world. Wes Porter, a severely depressed insanity-inducing playboy, is detoxing from hallucinogens that have unlocked his ability to see versions of potential futures - and he's just foreseen two ways the world could end.
- [Eldritch/Cosmic Horror Films](https://cmrosens.com/2022/11/28/eldritch-cosmic-horror-films/) - This was a longer Tumblr post but I think it works on my blog too! ANNIHILATION (2018) was so good, I loved the Shimmer and the concept and the vibe, so interesting - a much better Colour Out Of Space film than COLOUR OUT OF SPACE (Nick Cage). But the body horror did get to
- [#FinishUrBookFall Update: Completed!](https://cmrosens.com/2022/11/25/finishurbookfall-update-completed/) - Finally finished the rewrite of THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD and I can't wait for it to go off to an editor for developmental edits then get the copyedits done! I'm going to be doing some posts about it (and the trilogy as a whole) on Tumblr, TikTok and Instagram, so AMA on those platforms
- [While we await the end of times...](https://cmrosens.com/2022/11/12/while-we-await-the-end-of-times/) - Some great apocalyptic fiction coming soon or out now... including mine! THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD is coming soon, I'm 87.4K into the post-beta rewrite and nearly at the part where Wes slicks his hair back with someone else's blood at a party. Fun times await.
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ THIRTEENTH](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/24/spookymonth-showcase-thirteenth/) - This novel leans into the humour more, so if you enjoyed the dark sitcom feel of THE CROWS but you want more one-liners and more of the family themselves, this novel introduces Wes Porter as a main character. Expect some eldritch playboy lifestyle drama, front row seats to a live snuff show, one-liners as defence
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (Jenny, Jennet and Pinnie-Pen)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/07/spookymonth-showcase-folklore-of-pagham-on-sea-2/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Here's one! In this post you'll find a creepy folk horror-inspired "folktale" from my fictional town in East Sussex. Contents:The Meteor Strike ~ introduced in a previous post!Jenny, Jennet and Pinnie-PenThe Greenlad, or, The Girl Who Saw HerselfFarisee StonesThe Neo-EleusiniansThe Punch and Judy Man of Hangman’s Walk Some
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (Meteor Story)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/05/spookymonth-showcase-folklore-of-pagham-on-sea/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Let's see what I've got... I'll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links are at the top and bottom of the post! This one is an anthology of fictional folklore and urban legends from Pagham-on-Sea, East Sussex, and I'll be doing a couple of
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ THE CROWS](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/21/spookymonth-showcase-the-crows/) - You knew it was coming... my first novel is available in eBook (alone and with THIRTEENTH, its sequel), audiobook, paperback and an anniversary edition hardback that has a prequel short story in the back, "Gerald". Ebook, Hardback, Paperback & Audiobook Versions The hardback and paperback are from Amazon only Ebook from my Ko-Fi Ebook duo
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ THE RELUCTANT HUSBAND](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/19/spookymonth-showcase-the-reluctant-husband/) - The next one is my Weird historical fiction parody, slightly shorter than a novella, just a bit too long to be a short story. A novelette, in fact! It's featured in THE UNCANNY AND THE DEAD anthology, but next year I'll be releasing it with some other historical shorts set in the Pagham-verse. Get the
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (The Punch and Judy Man)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/17/spookymonth-showcase-folklore-of-pagham-on-sea-the-punch-and-judy-man/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Let’s see what I’ve got… I’ll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links are at the bottom of the post! This one is an anthology of fictional folklore and urban legends from Pagham-on-Sea, East Sussex, and I’ll be doing a couple of posts about
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (The Neo-Eleusinians)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/14/spookymonth-showcase-folklore-of-pagham-on-sea-5/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Let’s see what I’ve got… I’ll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links are at the bottom of the post! This one is an anthology of fictional folklore and urban legends from Pagham-on-Sea, East Sussex, and I’ll be doing a couple of posts about
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (Farisee Stones)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/12/spookymonth-showcase-folklore-of-pagham-on-sea-4/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Let’s see what I’ve got… I’ll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links are at the bottom of the post! This one is an anthology of fictional folklore and urban legends from Pagham-on-Sea, East Sussex, and I’ll be doing a couple of posts about
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (The Greenlad)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/10/spookymonth-showcase-folklore-of-pagham-on-sea-3/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Let’s see what I’ve got… I’ll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links are at the top and bottom of the post! This one is an anthology of fictional folklore and urban legends from Pagham-on-Sea, East Sussex, and I’ll be doing a couple of
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ THE SOUND OF DARKNESS](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/03/spookymonth-showcase-the-sound-of-darkness/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Let’s see what I’ve got… I’ll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links and the link to the Spotify Playlist are at the top and bottom of the post! This one appears in an anthology by Red Cape Publishing, called F IS FOR FEAR,
- [SpookyMonth Showcase ~ Overexposure](https://cmrosens.com/2022/10/01/spookymonth-showcase-overexposure/) - Are you looking for a spooky read? Let's see what I've got... I'll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links and the link to the Spotify Playlist are at the top and bottom of the post! Buy from your preferred ebook store buy direct from my Ko-fi shop Listen to the
- [OUT NOW: Birds of a Feather](https://cmrosens.com/2022/09/18/out-now-birds-of-a-feather/) - Well, I did it. Not professionally edited, this one, so it's not on general sale, but it IS available via my KoFi shop. The results of my 3 week creative mania back in July/August is the 2.0 draft of a complete 77K novel. (This is cut down from around 95K total. The 0draft ended up
- [#AmWriting ~ Chapter 1 Birds of a Feather](https://cmrosens.com/2022/09/02/amwriting-chapter-1-birds-of-a-feather/) - In this post, you get the 0Draft and 1.0 Draft openings side by side and a break down of my writing process! When I first draft something I tell myself the story as it unfolds in my head, sometimes plotted and sometimes organically, so I don't worry about any writing advice or craft in the
- [#AmWriting ~ Plotting Revision Process](https://cmrosens.com/2022/09/01/amwriting-plotting-revision-process/) - Plot Structures If you're following my annotations on the 0draft I'm posting to Ko-Fi, you'll notice that the story as it is now doesn't follow any beats or structure. As of now, we're on Part 22, so beyond the midpoint, and there's a petty crime/action subplot going on with a stalker ex antagonist. The relationship
- [#AmWriting ~ Birds of a Feather](https://cmrosens.com/2022/08/30/amwriting-birds-of-a-feather/) - Premise Carrie has just inherited a nest egg from her grandad and left her abusive partner of 4 years to move in with the co-worker she has a slight crush on, Raven, a corporate goth also moving on from (but staying friends with) her on-again/off-again ace/arospec ex, Ricky.Ricky, a self-employed jack-of-most-trades renovating Raven's townhouse, is
- [Writing Demo & AU Carrie and Ricky](https://cmrosens.com/2022/08/14/writing-demo-au-carrie-and-ricky/) - Untitled AU So this is what I've been working on for fun: the idea I've had for a really long time which was an experiment to see what the story/characters of THE CROWS would be like if there was no eldritch horror. It would be a contemporary working class slice-of-life fic with a central intimate
- [Untitled AU Novel on Ko-Fi](https://cmrosens.com/2022/08/17/untitled-au-novel-on-ko-fi/) - The first section of this 80+K novel is now on Ko-Fi, and the first part is open to everyone so you can see what I'm doing with the annotations and what elements and phrases I've kept the same from THE CROWS. It's not there yet, but the annotations show you what my writing process is
- [Fan Art Alert!](https://cmrosens.com/2022/07/21/fan-art-alert/) - So excited to get tagged in a work in progress by Daniel Beswick who enjoyed THE CROWS and THIRTEENTH! You can already get a print of Ricky Porter by Daniel from his shop. I love the projection of an aged-up Ricky (28-29 years old in the books so far) and now a buff, cross-country champion
- [Thoughts on Writing ~ Summer Update](https://cmrosens.com/2022/07/20/thoughts-on-writing-summer-update/) - I haven't posted much, as I've been trying to get my novel revisions done for August and figure out the trajectory for the next few months of letters for my Ko-Fi supporters (there are a few arcs I can take them on, but I'm running out of July to post this month's!). I've also revived
- [July Half Price Sale ~ Smashwords](https://cmrosens.com/2022/07/03/july-half-price-sale-smashwords/) - With Book 3 coming out in October, now is your chance to read my first 2 novels half price (or grab the eBook box set with all 10 illustrations!) OVEREXPOSURE (usually £1.99) is now only 99p. Go to the Smashwords Sale OR Get the Box Set
- [Pagham-on-Sea Pride ~ Katy & Wes Porter](https://cmrosens.com/2022/06/24/pagham-on-sea-pride-katy-wes-porter/) - The last post was on RICKY PORTER and I didn't really reach a conclusion about his identity (aroaceflux? grey? Definitely apothisexual or could be aegosexual based on his arousal watching Wes and Layla that one time? Maybe even Myrsexual and Myrromantic, which I didn't add into the previous post, but also could describe him quite
- [Gothic/Horror Families](https://cmrosens.com/2022/06/20/gothic-horror-families/) - While I'm writing THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD, I'm also having fun with re-watching/re-reading Horror and Gothic families (blood family + found family!) I'm a big Rob Zombie fan so a lot of them are from his films, but I love the moments of banter and bits where we get to see the relationship dynamics
- [Who Loves Eldritch Dramedy?](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/25/who-loves-eldritch-dramedy/) - If you love the idea of British Eldritch family drama, or you've ever just wanted to know what eldritch entities get up to behind closed doors, my Pagham-on-Sea series is for you. I'm releasing the 3rd novel soon - THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD - so I've decided to put out the first 2 books
- [#MonstrousMay Day 13: Monstrous Fish](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/14/monstrousmay-day-13-monstrous-fish/) - The Monster Fish of Bomere Pool, Shropshire There's an amazing folktale from Shropshire, about a gigantic fish that acquired the sword (and sword belt) of Wild Eadric, an Anglo-Saxon lord who fought against the Normans during the conquest of the 11thC. There are variations of the tale that seem to place it later, with the
- [Short Story: Broken Glass #MonstrousMay Day 12: Zombies](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/12/short-story-broken-glass-monstrousmay-day-12-zombies/) - Broken Glass ~ an undead romance A first draft of this was up on Wattpad previously - it first went up in 2013. I've revised it for this month.CWs: death, entrapment, suicide of POV characters, the undead eating corpses, the dead are amnesiacs. THE LATE JACOB NOVAK If you take your own life in a
- [#MonstrousMay Day 11: Monster in the Dark](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/11/monstrousmay-day-11-monster-in-the-dark/) - Monster in the Dark For this one, I'm going to advertise my short story THE SOUND OF DARKNESS, which you can buy in eBook on its own in various formats, or as part of the F IS FOR FEAR anthology in paperback, eBook and audiobook. It's reproduced for free below, but if you'd like to
- [#MonstrousMay Day 10: Mermaids](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/10/monstrousmay-day-10-mermaids/) - Crustaceous Merfolk A piece I wrote last year for Monstrous May... Reprise! Under the stars on a summer night, a land shoal drunkenly scatters. One of the group makes his way to Unger Point, and rests where the tide laps at the edge of the shingle, on its way in. He lies down, not knowing
- [Orkney & Shetland Folklore: Trows (#MonstrousMay Day 9: Trolls)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/09/orkney-shetland-folklore-trows-monstrousmay-day-9-trolls/) - Trolls and Trows Just a short little post today! Trolls are Scandinavian in origin, but in the British Isles they show up mainly where there was extensive Norse settlement, like the Orkney Isles, where they are called trows. The trow is an ugly, mischievous creature that like in fairy folklore of Northern Europe, residing in
- [Dragons and Dragon Folklore in South East England and the West Country (#MonstrousMay Day 7)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/07/dragons-and-dragon-folklore-in-south-east-england-and-the-west-country-monstrousmay-day-7/) - This is PART 4 of today's mini-series of dragon posts! PART 1: Wales and the Welsh BordersPART 2: The North Country (including Scotland and the Islands)PART 3: The Midlands and East Anglia Here we go with London, the South East, and the West Country! This is the final part, as I'm all dragon'd out. London
- [Bad Omen Birds in British Folklore (#MonstrousMay Day 8: Monstrous Birds)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/08/bad-omen-birds-in-british-folklore-monstrousmay-day-8-monstrous-birds/) - I got stuck thinking about seagulls for this prompt. They are absolute monsters who will attack and steal your chips on any given day, like something out of a Hitchcock film. So I thought I would take a look at some Bad Birds for this prompt and THIS time not get side-tracked like I did
- [Dragons and Dragon Folklore in the North Country (#MonstrousMay Day 7)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/07/dragons-and-dragon-folklore-in-the-north-country-monstrousmay-day-7/) - North of England I'll kick off with a historical source, just for fun. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle mentions dragons as bad omens, not doing anything except being pretty ominous, and the British Library has a copy dating from 1020. (Not the original - this copy was produced in Worcester). I've reproduced their intro to this text
- [#MonstrousMay Day 6: Monster in the Woods](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/06/monstrousmay-day-6-monster-in-the-woods/) - Interlinking stories that build up a fragmented picture of what's going on so far: THE SMEECH MAN: read here or on Ko-FiTHE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES: read here alone, or in this 99p collectionIT CAME FROM THE AMBER: read part of it here, in full on Ko-Fi Green Dreams TW: imagery that may be triggering for trypophobia
- [#MonstrousMay Day 4: Centaurs & Satyrs](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/04/monstrousmay-day-4-centaurs-satyrs/) - I've popped these recs over on Ko-Fi as well, please do check the TWs on them. Recs for satyr horror (TW for rape): THE VILLAGE IN THE WOODS (film 2019, dir. Raine McCormack) I would personally give this... I don't know. 5 or 6 out of 10. It was ok. Things I enjoyed: The atmosphere: spooky
- [#MonstrousMay Day 5: Werewolves](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/05/monstrousmay-day-5-werewolves/) - Excerpt from Real Meat The story itself is not YA, but this section is from a teen's POV just so I could explore the werewolf community through different perspectives. This led into the discovery of a body so we would then flick back to Tina Harris at the morgue. Tina appears as a side character
- [#MonstrousMay Day 3: Monstrous Bugs](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/03/monstrousmay-day-3-monstrous-bugs/) - It Came From the Amber Part 1: Fragments Discovered in the papers stuffed inside Sir Peter Sauvant’s collection of journals, in the attic of Fairwood House. [HALF THE PAPER TORN AWAY, WORDS MISSING] —third day of excavation. This wasn’t the best start, but [PAPER TORN, WORDS MISSING] —Conliffe. There should not have been fossils in
- [#MonstrousMay 2: Monster Under the Bed](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/02/monstrousmay-2-monster-under-the-bed/) - The Smeech Man I. The first night it was a light creak of the floorboards, nothing more. The quietest sound, the gentle breathing of wood as it cooled. It happened once, interrupting the lapping waves of sleep. He held his breath, listening. But there was nothing but his own heart and shallow breath, noises from
- [#MonstrousMay 1: Vampires](https://cmrosens.com/2022/05/01/monstrousmay-1-vampires/) - I'm re-posting two vampire vignettes from last year, as I'm not that into vampires at the moment and I want to spend some time on other prompts. So some golden oldies to kick off with! My nonfiction post on Welsh folklore and vampires can be found here. Midnight at the Crazy Golf It is midnight
- [#MonstrousMay 2022](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/26/monstrousmay-2022/) - Last year, Johannes T. Evans (whom I interviewed on the podcast for Queer Monster Hour) inaugurated #MonstrousMay for all kinds of creators to get involved with. It doesn't matter what you create or in what medium, you can join in and interpret the prompts however you want. Every day through May is a new prompt.
- [Murder Will Out! Death of the Landlord (1730)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/22/murder-will-out-death-of-the-landlord-1730/) - We're still in the researching and exploration writing stage of the historical fiction slasher REDSTONE, or, the 'Bloody Beach' Murders, by Two Persons Intimately Acquainted With The Case, and I'm still finding lots of snippets that I don't know if we can use or not. Little details like the poor missing lad who was found
- [Panic! At the Farmhouse (1752)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/11/panic-at-the-farmhouse-1752/) - In looking for events from the 18thC to play with in our co-written HistFic Slasher, REDSTONE, I came across this longer report of a break-in near Chester and thought this would be a good story to share on here. I chose this one because:(1) it's wild - how did anyone survive the 18thC, good grief(2)
- [Highwaymen Beset by Naked Victims! (1721)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/20/highwaymen-beset-by-naked-victims-1721/) - I went looking for something less depressing than the horrific murders in the last two posts, so I hoped I'd find something that would at least make me laugh. I searched for 'naked highwayman' to see what I'd get. I didn't get an actual naked highwayman (boo), but I did get this pair of disaster-bastards
- [Sarah Metyard the Murderous Mitten-Knitter (1762)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/15/sarah-metyard-the-murderous-mitten-knitter-1762/) - This case is fairly horrendous, and involves a great deal of torture and stone cold callousness. I was looking for character inspiration and potential Awful Secrets for backstories for our awful characters in the 18thC Slasher WIP. We weren't sure how dark we wanted to go, and ideas are being tossed around still, but I
- [The Mayfair "Ghost" (1770)](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/08/the-mayfair-ghost-1770/) - This one is pretty funny, no cannibals or gore here, and I did a tweet thread about it earlier this month. I discovered this story in the London Post, Aug. 1770. I came across it while looking up other stories for the co-written 18thC Slasher WIP (working title: REDSTONE) research. Full Transcript: The following story
- [Golden Age of Piracy ~ Snippets of News](https://cmrosens.com/2022/04/13/golden-age-of-piracy-snippets-of-news/) - Inspired by Our Flag Means Death, I thought I'd see what piracy was reported on in the 18thC newspapers. I wasn't disappointed. I've chosen a small selection that had some interesting details, all from the Stamford Mercury 1716-17. I've included a glossary after each snippet for anyone not familiar with the terminology or variant spellings,
- [British Killers and Cannibals in Folklore & Fiction: Influences for the Pendle Clan](https://cmrosens.com/2022/03/30/british-killers-and-cannibals-in-folklore-fiction-influences-for-the-pendle-clan/) - I thought I'd do a "Spotlight" post on the eldritch clan at the heart of my first 3 novels (THE CROWS - main point of view from an outsider, THIRTEENTH and THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD duology both from internal perspective) and look at the grisly things that influenced their creation. The concept is a
- [Sales and Serials ~ March Update](https://cmrosens.com/2022/03/08/sales-and-serials-march-update/) - Greetings friends! I updated you in my newsletter but I haven't done so here. Here are some things to tide you over until my next novel releases! SMASHWORDS SALE NOW ON! THE CROWS - $2.49 A cursed woman with 33 days to live and a lonely eldritch cannibal who can see the future form an
- [Podcast S02E21 ~ Thirteenth Finale Part 21](https://cmrosens.com/2022/03/03/podcast-s02e21-thirteenth-finale-part-21/) - Welcome to the Final Episode of Eldritch Girl S02... The last (and double-length!) episode of S02, in which the triad meet their Grandsire, Ricky finds some comfort, Wes makes a choice and gets some insurance, and Katy sets herself on a path she can't come back from. CW: graphic gore/violence, killing family, drug use, strong
- [Podcast S02E20 ~ Thirteenth Part 20](https://cmrosens.com/2022/02/24/podcast-s02e20-thirteenth-part-20/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... Ricky and Wes learn the extent of their powers in the Outside and must decide what to do with them; Katy hatches out, and Grandad's priests show up. CWs: deconstructive body horror, insectoid creature swarm, creature gore Listen now Chapter 13 They hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for a full
- [Podcast S02E19 ~ Thirteenth Part 19](https://cmrosens.com/2022/02/17/podcast-s02e19-thirteenth-part-19/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... Katy's metamorphosis begins, Ricky takes a risk that leads to a bad trip, and Wes finds himself assuming responsibility. CWs: consuming non-edible hallucinogenic/toxic substance, discussion of sexual relationship between cousins, deconstructive body horror (while conscious). LISTEN NOW Chapter 12 The moon found another break in the clouds and lit up
- [Podcast S02E18 ~ Thirteenth Part 18](https://cmrosens.com/2022/02/10/podcast-s02e18-thirteenth-part-18/) - Katy, Wes and Ricky begin their exploration of the Outside, but Wes isn't the only one to be affected by the atmosphere in this other dimension. CWs: body horror, family-context aggression, thinking of people as objects, blood/accidental cut (superficial). Listen Now Chapter 11 Wes was out in front, making the balancing act along the outcrop
- [Author Interview with Ally Wilkes](https://cmrosens.com/2022/02/07/author-interview-with-ally-wilkes/) - Author Bio Ally Wilkes (she/they) grew up in a succession of isolated—possibly haunted—country houses and boarding schools. After studying law at Oxford, she went on to spend eleven years as a criminal barrister. Ally now lives in Greenwich, London, with an anatomical human skeleton and far too many books about Polar exploration. Twitter: @UnheimlichManvr Website:
- [Podcast S02E17 ~ Thirteenth Part 17](https://cmrosens.com/2022/02/03/podcast-s02e17-thirteenth-part-17/) - The Triad find themselves trapped the wrong side of the portal with an unexpected benefit for Wes. CWs: fist-fight, blood, disordered eating/mindless eating to painful over-capacity (of rotten food) LISTEN NOW Chapter 11 Wes gave a loud shout and nearly cannoned into him, forcing his sister to duck down.Ricky turned.Something was emerging from the sea,
- [The Undead of Pagham-on-Sea: Lychgates](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/21/the-undead-of-pagham-on-sea/) - Most people think vampires when they think of the undead, but the truth is that the undead communities are diverse and far from homogenous. Even the ghoul community has its complexities, although they are pretty close to zombies when their brain functions deteriorate through hunger. This post is going to look at how newly undead
- [Podcast S02E16 ~ Thirteenth Part 16](https://cmrosens.com/2022/01/27/podcast-s02e16-thirteenth-part-16/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... The final act of the novel is upon us, and in this part, Katy returns to the Outside unprepared and Wes seizes his chance to get rid of Ricky. CWs: incision/self-mutilation, drug-addled decision-making, aggressive family arguments, body horror. Listen now Chapter 10 Memories crowded him, bouncing against the dark sand.
- [THE CROWS Hardback Editions!](https://cmrosens.com/2022/01/22/the-crows-hardback-editions/) - BOOK BOXES Pricing: £65.00 total~£45.00 per box(on their own, hardbacks available on Amzn for £23.99) +Shipping£20.00 per box(shipping worldwide from UK) https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/Prices in GBP ~ use the xe tool to convert Book boxes are coming soon to my Ko-Fi Shop and will include: Signed hardback copy (contains a town map by Dewi Hargreaves, 5 illustrations
- [Podcast S02E15 ~ Thirteenth Part 15](https://cmrosens.com/2022/01/20/podcast-s02e15-thirteenth-part-15/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... Ricky struggles to cope with his cousins and his deeply-rooted insecurities, while Katy, struggling to deal with her grief and newfound knowledge, figures out why Wes is on the List. Wes is just... struggling. CWs: alcohol use in context of a depression spiral, lack of self-awareness, on-page panic attack, references
- [Podcast S02E14 ~ Thirteenth Part 14](https://cmrosens.com/2022/01/15/podcast-s02e14-thirteenth-part-14/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... This post is a few days late, apologies! I've been having a much-needed rest and enjoying my birthday month, and preparing for THE CROWS to come out in hardback (Season 01 of the podcast, if you missed it!). In this episode, Wes sets his cap at Fairwood (and Carrie), takes
- [Podcast S02E13 ~ Thirteenth Part 13](https://cmrosens.com/2022/01/06/podcast-s02e13-thirteenth-part-13/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... Katy faces the consequences of her actions and some unwelcome revelations about the List and her destiny. CWs: gore, maggot-adjacent infestation, body horror [assimilation/distortion and parasite-adjacent], emesis, panic attack, eldritch horror listen now Chapter 8 Ricky was still very, very dead. He’d been too cocky. What if she had killed
- [Podcast S02E12 ~ Thirteenth Part 12](https://cmrosens.com/2021/12/30/podcast-s02e12-thirteenth-part-12/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... Fairwood extracts Katy's memory of her 11th birthday, in which Katy's destiny becomes clearer to her; in the present, Katy learns who killed her beloved grandmother and Wes and Ricky face a reckoning. CWs: child neglect and manipulation, disruptive/drunk/violent family member in family gathering situation, gift-giving (can be read as
- [December Letter! ~ Podcast S02 Bonus](https://cmrosens.com/2021/12/20/december-letter-podcast-s02-bonus/) - Bonus Eldritch Girl Content My monthly Ko-Fi supporters are receiving letters written by Carrie updating them on life in 2021/22 (The Crows is set in 2018, and Thirteenth is set in 2019; The Day We Ate Grandad, being written at the time of posting, will also be set in 2019). This is a non-canonical exploration
- [Podcast S02E11 Thirteenth ~ Part 11](https://cmrosens.com/2021/12/16/podcast-s02e11-thirteenth-part-11/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... In this chapter, Wes's meeting with Katy goes very badly, resulting in Katy needing a rescue. For those who need specific CWs about on-page family bullying and physical intimidation (siblings, parents, uncles), this is the one to skip or to be aware of. CWs: driving-under-the-influence POV, implied careless driving, homicidal
- [Podcast S02E10 Thirteenth ~ Part 10](https://cmrosens.com/2021/12/09/podcast-s02e10-thirteenth-part-10/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... In Chapter 6: Strange Meeting, Wes finally finds out what's really bothering Hugo and has a confession of his own; Katy goes back to college and gains a magical artefact. (In both the eBook and paperback version, this chapter follows a gorgeous black and white illustration, The Vote, by Thomas
- [Author Interview ~ Magen Cubed](https://cmrosens.com/2021/12/06/author-interview-magen-cubed/) - Author Bio Extract from Leather & Lace Karl Dreschner wanted to scream as he ran for his life from the charging beast, but he knew there was no use in it.No one was around to hear him as he raced down the winding footpaths of Robert P. Chastain Park. This late at night, the Devereux
- [Podcast S02E09 Thirteenth ~ Part 9](https://cmrosens.com/2021/12/02/podcast-s02e09-thirteenth-part-9/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... In Part 9 of the serial, we get through the whole of Chapter 5: Persuasion. In this chapter, Wes receives an ultimatum that will bring him back to Pagham-on-Sea and recalls a bad memory. In the eBook and paperback, there's a cool illustration by Tom Brown called The Vote nestled
- [Podcast S02E08 Thirteenth ~ Part 8](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/25/podcast-s02e08-thirteenth-part-8/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... Today we continue Chapter 4: The Call of the Wild, in which we see the memory extracted from the walls of Wundorwick, and Ricky is immersed in Katy's point of view... CWs: dealing with bereavement/grief/memories, refs to dangerous djinn/jinn, ritual cutting and reference to self-harm history, emesis, jealousy, attempted mind-manipulation. Listen
- [Podcast S02 Bonus Ep 2 ~ News from Pagham-on-Sea!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/22/podcast-s02-bonus-ep-2-news-from-pagham-on-sea/) - This episode is all about three updates... I managed to talk about them for 20mins so here they are in brief! My short novella The Reluctant Husband is coming soon in the Spooky by Association anthology, THE UNCANNY AND THE DEAD, also January 2022! Here's the book trailer for my story: My Ko-Fi tiers are
- [The Crows Hardback Release: January 2022](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/15/the-crows-hardback-release-january-2022/) - I'm very excited to announce that THE CROWS is getting a hardback edition, and there will be: A new cover designed by Rebecca F. KenneyThe original 5 illustrations by Thomas Brown which appear in the paperback (there are only 3 in the eBook)A black and white town map by Dewi HargreavesAn exclusive short story at
- [Podcast S02E07 Thirteenth ~ Part 7](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/18/podcast-s02e07-thirteenth-part-7/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... Today we start Chapter 4: The Call of the Wild, in which Ricky goes for a winter walk, and he and Carrie have a heart-to-heart... CWs: very strong language [includes use of c-word, for US listeners], casual attitude to random killing, troubled/complicated domestic dynamics, calling out controlling behaviour. Listen Now
- [Medieval Murder: Podcast!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/07/medieval-murder-podcast/) - I forgot to share this before, but I recently did a podcast interview with Most Notorious True Crime Podcast, and the episode is now live here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-1375-murder-of-william-cantilupe-in-medieval/id1055044256?i=1000536864017 It was on the murder of William Cantilupe 1375 and the link he’s got up is to a 2-day creative writing class based on the murder and the source
- [Halloween Special: 1931 Dracula](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/31/halloween-special-1931-dracula/) - In this Halloween Special, I'm watching Tod Browning's Dracula (1931) and doing the commentary for it. It's just over an hour long, so if you want to watch along with me, grab yourself a copy, and I'll count you in - 3, 2, 1, GO! If you want to leave me a Ko-Fi tip, I'd
- [Day 26 - The Sound of Darkness by C.M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/27/day-26-the-sound-of-darkness-by-c-m-rosens/) - You can buy the whole anthology from all eBook retailers, in paperback, or now as an audiobook -- or you can grab just this short from me to own for £1.99 by itself from eBook retailers or my Ko-Fi Shop. You can also listen to me reading it on my podcast as a Season 1
- [Podcast S02E06 ~ Thirteenth Part 6](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/11/podcast-s02e06-thirteenth-part-6/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... In this part of the novel (continuing Chapter 3 of 13), Katy has an eye-opening chat with Ricky, while Wes gets wasted and unlocks a surprising new ability. CWs: implied cannibalism of human/human-passing organs, drugs and alcohol, background gore, amputation and torture, masturbation and xenophobia Katy has underestimated Cousin Ricky
- [Podcast S02E05 ~ Thirteenth Part 5](https://cmrosens.com/2021/11/04/podcast-s02e05-thirteenth-part-5/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl... In Part 5, Wes fails to handle some personal problems and ends up on yet another family outing he doesn't want to be involved with. CWs: unhealthy sexual/romantic relationship, addiction, coerced drug-taking, toxic family dynamic. listen now Chapter 3: Dangerous Liaisons His phone buzzed in his pocket, but he ignored
- [Podcast S02E03 ~ Thirteenth Part 3](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/21/podcast-s02e03-thirteenth-part-3/) - Welcome back to Eldritch Girl. In this episode, the first two sections of Chapter 2: Lord of the Flies, Ricky has some explaining to do... CWs: bird death and entrail reading, facing mortality LISTEN NOW Chapter 2 ~ Lord of the Flies (1) Merlin Silvestris could prophesy accurately without reading the dead, he had read
- [Book review: Thirteenth by C.M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/18/book-review-thirteenth-by-c-m-rosens/) - A great review from Meredith Debonnaire!! Read it on : https://meredithdebonnaire.wordpress.com/2021/10/18/book-review-thirteenth-by-c-m-rosens/
- [Podcast S02E02 ~ Thirteenth Part 2](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/14/podcast-s02e02-thirteenth-part-2/) - Welcome back to ELDRITCH GIRL! This time, I'm having to split up the novel differently. THE CROWS had 21 chapters and an epilogue which worked out at around 23 episodes for the first season, but THIRTEENTH only has 13 chapters and is about the same length. So we're going with calling the episodes "Parts" and
- [Podcast S02E04 ~ Thirteenth Part 4](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/28/podcast-s02e04-thirteenth-part-4/) - We pick up from last week, still in Chapter 2: Lord of the Flies, and go to the end of the chapter with this next section, another Katy POV. Katy wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, and underestimates her cousin. CWs: abduction, toxic family dynamics, teen with self-harm tendencies/ideation LISTEN NOW Chapter 2 ~ Lord of
- [Bonus Episode: Overexposure](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/25/bonus-episode-overexposure/)
- [Body Horror: Guest Post by April-Jane Rowan](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/16/body-horror-guest-post-by-april-jane-rowan/) - Some of the books listed deal with taboos like necrophilia, have sensitive subject matter such as sexual assault, and are more extreme in terms of body horror, including experimentation on children/unborn children in a sadistic, cultish family, so proceed with caution! Meet the Author and the Gurt Dog Press Team April-Jane Rowan was born with
- [Eldritch Girl S02E01 ~ It's Back!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/10/07/eldritch-girl-s02e01-its-back/) - Today we're kicking off with the first episode of a brand new season of ELDRITCH GIRL, in which we meet Katy Porter again - she pops up as a cameo at the end of Ch 4 of THE CROWS - this time from her point of view. She's turned 17, and life is going downhill
- [New Ricky Fan Art!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/09/25/new-ricky-fan-art/) - Check out artist Daniel Beswick if you like creepy Weird art! He messaged me on Instagram (where you can find him @/visceralrevolt) to say he'd picked up THE CROWS and he was enjoying it. I've been under the weather lately so I just had a nap and woke up to some AMAZING art of Ricky
- [Book Trailer: The Reluctant Husband](https://cmrosens.com/2021/09/18/book-trailer-the-reluctant-husband/) - I tried my hand at making a book trailer and it is my first proper attempt... it's for my novella THE RELUCTANT HUSBAND which I posted about here. Here is the YouTube link... And here's the Spotify Playlist!
- [#AmReading: Fictional Murder](https://cmrosens.com/2021/09/12/amreading-fictional-murder/) - It's spooky season, so I'm going to do a few posts on things to read during this time! Off the back of the non-fiction series of murder posts, I'm kicking off with murder at a haunted attraction, and then I've got a guest post to share with a load of recs for body horror books.
- [Medieval Murder ~ Justice, Law Enforcement and Cross-County Networks](https://cmrosens.com/2021/09/01/medieval-murder-justice-law-enforcement-and-cross-county-networks/) - Chapter 7 Have you ever wondered what a medieval trial was like? Have you ever wondered if the stereotype of the corrupt sheriff was real? If you've ever seen or read historical fiction where someone is framed or is facing a trial where the elites are clearly not going to be on their side, have
- [Medieval Murder ~ Communal Revenge or Communal Vengeance?](https://cmrosens.com/2021/08/25/medieval-murder-communal-revenge-or-communal-vengeance/) - Chapter 6 CW: discussions of domestic abuse, abuses of power in husband/wife and master/servant relationships, sexual assault This chapter explores the semantic differences between revenge and vengeance, and looks at whether motives can be found that fit either definition. Revenge: to take revenge is to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or
- [#AmWriting: WiP Playlist THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD](https://cmrosens.com/2021/08/20/amwriting-wip-playlist-the-day-we-ate-grandad/) - I'm in the 'percolating' stage for my current novel in progress, THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD. It is the third in the Pagham-on-Sea series, which are not a strict chronological series but more like the Discworld books in concept, where there is a setting that connects all the groups of stories together. This is the
- [Medieval Murder ~ Motive: Affairs of the Heart](https://cmrosens.com/2021/08/18/medieval-murder-motive-affairs-of-the-heart/) - Chapter 5 CW: discussion of domestic violence and sexual assault This chapter explores the motives of love/lust/jealousy, not only from the perspective of Lady Maud as the wife with one or more other lovers involved in the conspiracy to murder her husband, but from the perspective of the other figures in the drama. It looks
- [Author Interview ~ Nita Pan/Ezra Arndt on Goremance, Villains, Writing Queerness, and Having Fun with Horror](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/05/author-interview-nita-pan-on-goremance-villains-writing-queerness-and-having-fun-with-horror/) - Interview Transcript: Introducing the Author Click on the arrows to scroll through all 10 images in the embedded post Author Interview Transcript: Introduction This interview was conducted prior to the author rebrand, so the name change had not come into effect. The original name (Nita Pan) is therefore preserved in the transcript. CMR: Hello, welcome
- [Medieval Murder ~ The Money Motive](https://cmrosens.com/2021/08/11/medieval-murder-the-money-motive/) - Chapter 4 Chapter 4 is the first of the 'Motive' chapters. Since no motive is recorded, and the assumption of a love triangle is the basis for the traditional interpretation of the case, the middle chapters of this book look at alternative ideas, and present them for the reader to consider alongside the evidence. In
- [Medieval Murder ~ The Indicted Suspects](https://cmrosens.com/2021/08/04/medieval-murder-the-indicted-suspects/) - Chapter 3 Chapter 3 of Murder During the Hundred Years' War takes a look at all the indicted suspects in the case - there's a helpful list at the start of the book that readers can refer to! Nearly all of these individuals are shadowy at best, and there is next to no biographical information
- [Medieval Murder ~ The Victim](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/28/medieval-murder-the-victim/) - Chapter 2 Chapter 2 of Murder During the Hundred Years' War introduces the victim, Sir William Cantilupe. We know nothing of his childhood and early years from a personal perspective, and so this chapter takes a broader view, putting his life in context of the events he lived through. What did the childhood of a
- [Author Interviews ~ C. M. Rosens (it me!!)](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/26/author-interviews-c-m-rosens-it-me/) - Author Showcase and Interview with C. M. Rosens Author Interview with /RomGothSam
- [Queer Superheroes: Interview with Amara Lynn](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/22/queer-superheroes-interview-with-amara-lynn/) - Author Bio Amara Lynn has always been a quiet daydreamer. Coming up with characters and worlds since childhood, Amara eventually found an outlet in writing. Amara loves anything to do with pirates, villains and superheroes, and angels and demons.Amara is addicted to music and gets the most inspiration from moving songs and lyrics. When not
- [Medieval Murder ~ The Discovery of A Body 1375](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/21/medieval-murder-the-discovery-of-a-body-1375/) - Chapter 1 In exploring Sir William's 14thC context, this book necessarily touches upon a variety of issues that some readers may find distressing or difficult, including domestic violence and sexual assault, and, where Sir William's brother Nicholas is concerned, negative attitudes towards and traumatic consequences of the discovery of his atypical genitalia. The book starts
- [Medieval Murder: Nonfiction Spotlight](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/14/medieval-murder-nonfiction-spotlight/) - As I'm taking a Romancing the Gothic lecture on Saturday 17th July 2021 on GOTHIC HISTORIES AND HISTORICAL GOTHIC: MEDIEVAL TO MODERN WALES, I thought I'd take a dive into nonfiction with you all for a while! Sign up for the July Romancing the Gothic classes, including mine, here. As the weeks go on, I'm
- [Author Interview ~ April-Jane Rowan on Folklore, Body Horror and Tainted Love](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/05/author-interview-april-jane-rowan-on-folklore-body-horror-and-tainted-love/) - Meet the Author and the Gurt Dog Press Team April-Jane Rowan was born with a morbid fascination that she turned into writing so she could explain away her strangeness. Luckily for her, she found she rather liked it, so for many years, she has been creating bizarre, dark tales. When not writing, she can be
- [Queer Monster Hour with Johannes T. Evans](https://cmrosens.com/2021/06/21/queer-monster-hour-with-johannes-t-evans/) - So yes, I'm just thinking about the way that you play with different - I guess, monstrous motifs and use those to explore different character identities and dynamics. JTE: I thing I really, really enjoy about exploring like monstrous. um, especially monstrous bodies, especially like from the position of queerness and transness, it's really interesting
- [Podcast Season 1 Finale ~ Chapter 21 + Epilogue Out Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/08/podcast-season-1-finale-chapter-21-epilogue-out-now/) - Chapter 21 + Epilogue of The Crows is online today! CW for head injury, unreality/time skips, arson, immolation, death, grief and facing mortality. CHAPTER 21: I HAVE YOU NOW MY PRETTY + EPILOGUE: IS THIS THE END?Links on my podcast page. Chapter 21: I Have You Now My Pretty ...in which Carrie's wyrd ends... He’d
- [Podcast S01E22 ~ Chapter 20 Up Now (Season Finale Next Week!)](https://cmrosens.com/2021/07/01/podcast-s01e22-chapter-20-up-now-season-finale-next-week/) - Similar to the accent in Cold Comfort Farm (1995), the adaptation of Stella Gibbons' novel. Gibbons made up the dialect words for the book, but Rufus Sewell does have a Sussex accent in it I think?? I hope that the lack of accent doesn't detract from the enjoyment(!?) of listening.
- [Podcast S01E21 ~ Chapter 19 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/06/24/podcast-s01e21-chapter-19-up-now/) - Chapter 19 of The Crows is online today! CW for gore, brutal loss of parental figure, burning something of sentimental value, alcoholic relapse POV CHAPTER 19: LET THE PAST BURNLinks on my podcast page. Chapter 19: Let The Past Burn ...in which things unravel and Ricky says goodbye... “Burn it down.” The dread pooled in Guy’s
- [Podcast S01E20 ~ Chapter 18 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/06/17/podcast-s01e20-chapter-18-up-now/) - Chapter 18 of The Crows is online today! CW for drunkenness, mortality/death date, boundary violation, pseudo-injection (brain), amnesia, decapitated corpse CHAPTER 18: DEATH AND THE MAIDENLinks on my podcast page. Chapter 18: Death and the Maiden ...in which Ricky tells the truth... “What the hell’s the matter?” Carrie demanded, a prickle of suspicion penetrating to
- [Podcast S01E19 ~ Chapter 17 Available Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/06/10/podcast-s01e19-chapter-17-available-now/) - Chapter 17 of The Crows is online today! CW for gore, bird death, physical intimidation of an older vulnerable man, murder, body horror and drunkenness. CHAPTER 17: REVENGE SERVED COLDLinks on my podcast page. Chapter 17: Revenge Served Cold ...in which Ricky finds a tongue and all hell breaks loose... Harry Bishop laughed in cracked,
- [Monstrous May](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/24/monstrous-may/) - I've been participating in the Monstrous May Challenge on Twitter, and posting all my content to Ko-Fi. Today's bonus podcast episode is a Monstrous May special, where I read out 2 of my supporter-only posts - Iconic Settings and Baby Monster. Yes, you've heard Iconic Settings before, but it's my favourite so you're hearing it
- [Podcast S01E18 ~ Chapter 16 Available Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/06/03/podcast-s01e18-chapter-16-available-now/) - Chapter 16 of The Crows is online today! CW for alcohol/drunkenness drug-dealing, relapsed alcoholic character, refs to parental death and maternal alcoholism/death by drink-driving. CHAPTER 16: SINISTER LOCAL HISTORY Links on my podcast page. Chapter 16: Sinister Local History ...in which Carrie has a night out and Wes tells a dark tale... It wasn’t long
- [Podcast S01E17 ~ Chapter 15 Available Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/27/podcast-s01e17-chapter-15-available-now/) - Chapter 15 of The Crows is online today! CW for boundary crossing/personal space violation, male erection, nudity CHAPTER 15: DEAL WITH THE DEVILLinks on my podcast page. Chapter 15: Deal with the Devil ...in which Carrie gets off the hook and Ricky is useful... She woke pressed into Ricky’s chest, wrapped up in a possessive
- [Podcast S01E16 ~ Chapter 14 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/20/podcast-s01e16-chapter-14-up-now/) - Chapter 14 of The Crows is online today! CW for mutation and eldritch body horror.CHAPTER 14: VICTORY IS MINELinks on my podcast page. Chapter 14: Victory is Mine ...in which Part One of Ricky's prophecy is fulfilled... The front door opened and shut. Her footsteps made him smile. She would be the first to see him
- [Podcast S01E15 ~ Chapter 13 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/13/podcast-s01e15-chapter-13-up-now/)
- [Author Interview ~ Lyndall Clipstone on Gothic YA, LAKESEDGE and Monster Boyfriends](https://cmrosens.com/2021/06/07/author-interview-lyndall-clipstone/) - Interview Transcript: Introducing the Author Lyndall Clipstone writes about monsters and the girls who like to kiss them. A former youth librarian who grew up running wild in the Barossa Ranges of South Australia, she currently lives in Adelaide, where she tends her own indoor secret garden. She has a Bachelors in Creative Writing and a
- [Podcast S01E14 ~ Chapter 12 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/06/podcast-s01e14-chapter-12-up-now/) - Carrie pulled away and pressed herself against the crumbling wall of the cottage. She heard the door slam over the muffled curses of Ricky's father. Before she could scramble up, Ricky stalked by her, hurling the shell of a washing machine out of the way. Carrie couldn't stop the muffled squeak that came out as he passed. There, in the back of Ricky Porter's shaved skull, was a large gaping mouth.
- [Iconic Settings: Monstrous May Challenge](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/04/iconic-settings-monstrous-may-challenge/) - The text version is available to Ko-Fi supporters only to read, but this is available to everyone to listen to. I haven't edited this audio, as I recorded it quickly before work! If you like this content and want to find more, you can tip me as a on-off and get access to all my
- [Author Interview ~ Maria DeBlassie on Brujeria, Ordinary Gothic, Moving Beyond Generational Trauma, and Short Story HUNGRY BUSINESS](https://cmrosens.com/2021/05/03/author-interview-maria-deblassie/) - Interview Transcript ~ Introducing the Author Maria DeBlassie, Ph.D. is a native New Mexican mestiza blogger, multi-award-winning writer, and multi-award-winning educator living in the Land of Enchantment. Her blogging life started as a year-long journey to write her back into happy, healthy, and whole through daily posts about life’s simple pleasures, everyday magic, and radical
- [May Schedule: Podcast & Monstrous May!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/30/may-schedule-podcast-monstrous-may/) - I'm going to be participating in the #MonstrousMayChallenge hosted by Johannes Evans, using his prompts for the month to create content exclusively for my Ko-Fi supporters. If you've bought something from my shop (99p counts!) or dropped me a tip once, that means you. If you haven't, but want to be included, go check out
- [Podcast S01E13 ~ Chapter 11.2 (Part 2 of 2) Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/29/podcast-s01e13-chapter-11-2-part-2-of-2-up-now/) - Chapter 11 (Part 2 of 2) of The Crows is online today! CW for return of an abusive ex, murdered child (ghost).CHAPTER 11: DAMSEL IN DISTRESSLinks on my podcast page. Chapter 11.2: Damsel in Distress ...in which several days pass eventfully... Carrie pinched the stem of the broken key, the nub sticking out a little
- [The History of Pagham-on-Sea ~ Bonus Episode Transcript with Guillaume Velde](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/19/the-history-of-pagham-on-sea-bonus-episode-transcript-with-guillaume-velde/) - Listen here: This month's bonus episode is with the elusive Guillaume Velde, who researches the wrecking coasts of England and joins the show to chat about Pagham-on-Sea's museum collections, its smuggling and wrecking history, fairy lights and folklore, and the real trouble with fossils (among other things!) https://rss.com/podcasts/eldritchgirl/171769/ Introduction CMR: Hello, and welcome to the
- [Thirteenth Release!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/25/thirteenth-release/) - Exciting news! THIRTEENTH is now out in ebook format, paperback will be released 30 April! Get your Kindle compatible copy from Amazon or my Ko-Fi shop, and the epub format copy from Smashwords. Check out my Smashwords profile here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/CMRosens87 Check out my Amazon profile here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/~/e/B081VKJ76KCheck out my Ko-Fi Shop here: https://ko-fi.com/cmrosens/shop You'll notice
- [Podcast S01E12 ~ Chapter 11.1 (Part 1 of 2) Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/22/podcast-s01e12-chapter-11-1-part-1-of-2-up-now/) - Chapter 11 (Part 1of 2) of The Crows is online today! CW for coma patient, physical space violations and objectification, the [encouraged] relapse of an alcoholic character.CHAPTER 11: DAMSEL IN DISTRESSLinks on my podcast page. Chapter 11.1: Damsel in Distress ...in which several days pass eventfully... "I dare say you've seen many a person die
- [Podcast S01E11 ~ Chapter 10 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/15/podcast-s01e11-chapter-10-up-now/) - Chapter 10 of The Crows is online today! CW for fire, pseudo-injection, physical health deterioration.CHAPTER 10: BRAIN FEVERLinks on my podcast page. Chapter 10: Brain Fever ...in which Carrie is unwell and Ricky starts a fire... The neighbour was due to die in fifteen days and he still hadn't got what he wanted. Fairwood's aura
- [OVEREXPOSURE- Short Story Out Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/31/overexposure-short-story-out-now/) - This short story is available on my Ko-Fi to buy - https://ko-fi.com/s/107c5a9e93 You can also grab it on Amazon and Smashwords and all other ebook retailers. Add and review on Goodreads. A dark, tragic, Weird romance for psychological horror fans with a scalpel-sharp ending When Charlie, an affluent, award-winning photographer, catches sight of a glamorous
- [Welcome to Pagham-on-Sea! New Releases!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/29/welcome-to-pagham-on-sea-new-releases/) - New Releases THIRTEENTH is now available for pre-order! Get it through Amazon - UK, US, CA, BR, FR, DE, JP, ES, etc! Get it on Smashwords (epub). You'll also be able to borrow it through ebook library services when it becomes available! You can also get a free ARC on Booksprout, and add it to
- [Romancing the Gothic: Sponsored Tweetathon](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/26/romancing-the-gothic-sponsored-tweetathon/) - Hi frens! I queued up a load of talks on YouTube (all free), and live-tweeted them as I watched, all to raise money for the project they are part of. As a result, the project got a few new subscribers and Patrons, and people donated some pennies to the cause to keep it going. I
- [Wintry Wiltshire Gothic ~ in pictures](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/21/wintry-wiltshire-gothic-in-pictures/)
- [The Ancients' Lost Guide To Live Tweets](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/20/the-ancients-lost-guide-to-live-tweets/) - Kidding. But now I have your attention, here are some tips and tricks to make your online event more accessible, and to get the most out of online engagement! Friday 26th March 2021 I'm going to do a sponsored tweetathon to raise money for the Romancing the Gothic project. The goal is to try and
- [From Romancing the Gothic Blog: 100 Women Writers in Horror, the Gothic and Supernatural Fiction from the 18th Century to 2021](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/14/100-women-writers-in-horror-the-gothic-and-supernatural-fiction-from-the-18th-century-to-2021/) - An amazing list of 1-100 authors (and I am on the list!! o.O) Please tip at www.ko-fi-com/SamHirst if you can. This is such a good resource.
- [Aesthetic Teasers for THIRTEENTH: see full aesthetics on Twitter @CMRosens](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/12/aesthetic-teasers-for-thirteenth-see-full-aesthetics-on-twitter-cmrosens/)
- [NEW SHORT STORY!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/15/new-short-story/) - Overexposure Announcing a new short story featuring characters that appear in The Crows and forthcoming novel Thirteenth - a tragic, twisted romance, 'Overexposure'. It's more obsession than romance, but Charlie and Wes's relationship is a complex one and this is where it started. If you want to read a 'final.1' draft for free, then you
- [Horror Podcast Schedule ~ March 2021](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/28/horror-podcast-schedule-march-2021/) - I hope you've been enjoying the serial and bonus eps so far - here's a look at what we've got coming up! Really excited to share Stefanie Simpson's interview with you this month - we chatted about her eldritch cosmic horror apocalyptic romance, Witworth Doom Baby; disability rep and undermining ableist tropes in romance; BDSM
- [Spring Rush - 25K Word Goal](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/16/spring-rush-25k-word-goal/) - If you have seen the hashtag #SpringRush on Twitter you’ll know that accountability threads and aesthetics abound, and that writers are embarking on a writing challenge to get 25k words done between 15 Feb and 21 March. I don’t know if I will reach it, and I won’t be writing every day. But! Here are
- [Oops!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/15/oops/) - I scheduled the podcast episode for next Monday (22nd) and the accompanying post for today (15th)! This has been rectified - the episode airs next Monday. This week - Chapter 3 goes up on Thursday 18th Feb! Full schedule for February is here. Apologies! ~ CMR xx
- [Podcast Bonus Episode ~ The New Estate and Hangman's Walk](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/22/bonus-episode-the-new-estate-and-hangmans-walk/) - My first bonus episode with two additional stories ~ both extracts from The Folklore of Pagham-on-Sea Vol. 1. I talk about the New Estate and Hangman's Walk, and read the tale of the Meteorite Strike in Roman times, and the Punch & Judy Man of Hangman's Walk Bonus Ep ~ The New Estate and Hangman's
- [Podcast S01E04 ~ Chapter 4 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/25/podcast-s01e04/) - Chapter 4 is now up! Come and meet the Grande Dame of Pagham-on-Sea herself... Mrs Beverley Wend.CHAPTER 4: THE GRANDE DAME Chapter 4: The Grande Dame ...in which Beverley returns the Green Man, and Carrie gets suspicious... One old photograph caught Carrie’s attention. It was of a young, pale girl in a dark dress, straw
- [Podcast S01E03 ~ Chapter 3: Meet the Locals Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/18/podcast-s01e03/) - The next episode is up! Check it out on my podcast page. CHAPTER 3: MEET THE LOCALS Chapter 3: Meet The Locals ...in which Carrie joins the History Society... As Guy got out to open the door for her, Sheila leaned in close to Carrie’s ear, her breath hot on the back of Carrie’s neck.
- [Podcast S01E02 ~ Chapter 2: A Town With Dark Secrets](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/11/podcast-s01e02/) - The next chapter is now available on my podcast. CHAPTER 2: A TOWN WITH DARK SECRETS Links on my podcast page Chapter 2: A Town With Dark Secrets ...in which Carrie gets a job... Coastal towns around the country had their fair share of deprivation and economic problems, but Carrie had thought Pagham-on-Sea was a
- [Book Club Reads: Recommended Novellas](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/09/book-club-reads-recommended-novellas/)
- [Bonus Episode ~ The Sound of Darkness](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/22/bonus-episode-the-sound-of-darkness/) - The bonus episode for March is my short story, 'The Sound of Darkness', published in 'F is for Fear' by Red Cape Publishing. Listen now on my podcast page. The Sound of Darkness CORRECTION: at one point, I should have said 'through the door leading to the lifts', rather than 'into the lifts', because Peregrine
- [Gothic Day of Creation: Dialogue Workshop](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/30/gothic-day-of-creation-dialogue-workshop/) - Today is the Gothic Day of Creation over at Romancing the Gothic project, with so much good stuff going on! I kicked us off with a dialogue workshop, and if you missed it, here are some highlights for you... Choose your characters for the workshop. You need Character A and B. Pick a Gothic trope
- [Left Page Interview ~ C. M. Rosens & THE CROWS](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/29/left-page-interview-c-m-rosens-the-crows/) - Hi folks! I got to do an interview on The Left Page podcast (in English, but based in Brazil) with Frank Lopes, now hosting solo as his co-host Bruno has had to step down. It's a really fun podcast discussing literature from a left perspective. I'm Episode 31! The introduction (first aired 13 Feb 2019)
- [Tell me your favourite murder family here or Insta! Question in my Instagram story...](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/28/tell-me-your-favourite-murder-family-here-or-insta-question-in-my-instagram-story/)
- [RedBubble Shop Live! Hangmans-Walk | Redbubble](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/24/redbubble-shop-live-hangmans-walk-redbubble/)
- [Podcast Launch! Chapter 1: The Creepy Old House](https://cmrosens.com/2021/02/04/podcast-launch-chapter-1-today/) - Check out Chapter 1 of THE CROWS, now on Spotify and RSS.com! CHAPTER 1: THE CREEPY OLD HOUSELinks on my Podcast page. Chapter 1: The Creepy Old House ... in which Carrie Rickard has 33 days left to live... “You won’t fit in there, Caroline.” Her mother’s warning was issued in the ringing, decisive tones
- [Podcast S01E10 ~ Chapter 9 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/08/podcast-s01e10-chapter-9-up-now/) - Chapter 9 of The Crows is online today! CW for bird death, and the POV of a relapsing alcoholic.CHAPTER 9: BAD OMENS Links on my podcast page. Chapter 9: Bad Omens ...in which Guy Bishop brings Carrie flowers... A sharp smack at the window made him jump and turn, the book slipping from his grasp
- [Horror Podcast ~ Schedule for April 2021](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/31/horror-podcast-schedule-for-april-2021/) - Welcome to Part 2 of The Crows - and a brand new author interview for the month! I'm so excited to share this one, where I chat with my co-writer Nita Pan (she/they) about our joint project Eldritch Girls Just Want To Have Fun, their Patreon and its exclusive content, erotic horror, surgical horror, eldritch
- [Podcast S01E07 ~ Chapter 6 [Part 2 of 2] Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/18/podcast-s01e07/) - Part 2 of Chapter 6 is now up! We pick up from the cliffhanger of last week... continue listening on the podcast. CHAPTER 6: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR (PART 2 OF 2) Chapter 6: Be Careful What You Wish For (Part 2 of 2) Carrie quickly learned there was nothing like disposing of
- [Podcast S01E06 ~ Chapter 6 [Part 1 of 2] Today!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/11/podcast-s01e06/) - The next episode of The Crows is available to listen to on my podcast! This is in 2 parts... Part 1 is up now. CHAPTER 6: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR (Part 1 of 2) Chapter 6: Be Careful What You Wish For (Part 1) ...in which Ricky Porter introduces himself, and Carrie finds
- [Podcast S01E05 ~ Chapter 5 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/04/podcast-s01e05/) - Listen to the latest episode, Chapter 5, now! CHAPTER 5: SOMETHING IN THE ATTIC Chapter 5: Something in the Attic ...in which Carrie finds a music box and Guy brings a book... THE CROWS The bank of smothering cloud hung over the sea, flat and grey like a tin lid on top of the world.
- [Podcast S01E08 ~ Chapter 7 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/03/25/podcast-s01e08-chapter-7-up-now/) - THE END OF PART 1 IS UP! Chapter 7 is the last chapter of Part 1. Listen to it here. CHAPTER 7: REAL AFTER ALL Chapter 7: Real After All ...in which Mercy shares a secret... Ricky closed up the trapdoor after himself and trudged upstairs to his own room, filling his lungs with fungal
- [Podcast S01E09 ~ Chapter 8 Up Now!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/04/01/podcast-s01e09/) - Part 2 of The Crows kicks off today with Chapter 8. CHAPTER 8: INBRED AND EVIL Links on my podcast page Chapter 8: Inbred and Evil ...in which Ricky Porter comes for tea... Carrie shook her head, half-convinced this was something her sleep-deprived brain had conjured. “No, see, you’re doing it wrong. You don’t admit
- [Thirteenth Theme Tune](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/18/thirteenth-theme-tune/) - With revisions and edits of my novel Thirteenth underway and the novel due to be released this year (keep an eye out for the ARC announcement!) it's time to reveal the theme tune by Gemma Cartmell. It's the same basic tune as The Crows Theme, but it's been given the dance treatment. I asked for
- [The Reluctant Husband ~ Sold!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/13/the-reluctant-husband-sold/) - Exciting announcement - my novella The Reluctant Husband is officially part of the SPOOKY BY ASSOCIATION anthology, forthcoming 2021/22 and edited by Nita Pan. I wrote this novella for anyone who enjoys early weird gothic fiction and doesn't take it too seriously, but also really wants terrible things to happen to the awful male protagonists.The
- [Gothic Horror Looks - Meet the Author](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/08/gothic-horror-looks-meet-the-author/)
- [Podcast Launch! 04 Feb 2021](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/05/podcast-launch-04-feb-2021/) - My brand new podcast, Eldritch Girl: Weird Gothic Stuff & Nonsense will be launching on 04 Feb 2021 at 12pm GMT! If you missed my sneaky announcement about the theme tune... you can listen to it again here. THE CROWS THEME is going to feature on the podcast and is by Gemma Cartmell. Season 1
- [The Crows: Theme Tune by Gemma Cartmell](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/27/the-crows-theme-tune-by-gemma-cartmell/) - YOU MAY REMEMBER that I reviewed the novella The Truth in Lies by Gemma Cartmell earlier in 2020. That post is here. Gemma Cartmell is also a musician and composer, and her YouTube Channel showcases her work - ambient, instrumental, moody and Gothic. Gemma CartmellWebsiteBandcampSoundcloudYouTubeTwitterInstagramFacebook I commissioned this short theme for The Crows, and I
- [Bye Bye 2020!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/01/bye-bye-2020/) - Tomorrow I'm posting how Pagham-on-Sea residents celebrate(d) NYE and New Year's Day, but today is a more personal look back at the year that was. Main Achievement 2020: DEVELOPED SELF CARE Self Care. I learned how important this actually is for me, made space to do it in different formats, and went back to therapy.
- [Happy New Year!](https://cmrosens.com/2021/01/01/happy-new-year/) - Happy New Year from all of us in Pagham-on-Sea and beyond! How did you celebrate this year? We hope that you stayed safe and remain well. Mummers' Parade Traditionally in Pagham-on-Sea the New Year is rung in with a number of events, not all possible to do this year. St Mark's had their socially distanced
- [Follow me on Spotify for Reading/Character Playlists](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/30/follow-me-on-spotify-for-reading-character-playlists/) - Check out the playlists RICKY VIBES, KATY VIBES, WES VIBES, THE CROWS READING PLAYLIST, THIRTEENTH PLAYLIST on Spotify by CMRosens!
- [2021 ~ Looking Forwards](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/29/2021-looking-forwards/) - Goals So what are your goals for 2021? ...Perhaps that's an unfair question as my main "plan" is to hold all plans lightly. This year mainly taught me that whatever plans we make and take for granted can be undone or thwarted in ways that never occurred to me would be possible, and the frustration
- [Making a Biblically Accurate Angel for the Christmas Tree 2020](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/28/making-a-biblically-accurate-angel-for-the-christmas-tree-2020/)
- [Ghostly Advent Calendar Days 19-25](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/19/ghostly-advent-calendar-days-19-25/) - A sad tale’s best for winter: I have oneOf sprites and goblins.SHAKESPEARE, A WINTER’S TALE In celebration of the release of F is for Fear, featuring 13 tales of terror including my own short story, ‘The Sound of Darkness’, 25+ stories of ghosts, ghouls and spooky goings-on have been collected for you here, all ready to be accessed
- [Cover Reveal + Q&A! Mon 14 Dec](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/10/cover-reveal-qa-mon-14-dec/) - Q&A with C. M. Rosens Do you have any questions about The Crows, Thirteenth, the world I've created or the characters that inhabit it? Anything you'd like to know about me? Ask me now in the run-up to Monday, and I'll answer all your questions and post my responses! [I can keep your questions anonymous
- [Ghostly Advent Calendar Days 8-18](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/08/ghostly-advent-calendar-days-8-18/) - A sad tale's best for winter: I have oneOf sprites and goblins.Shakespeare, A Winter's Tale In celebration of the release of F is for Fear, featuring 13 tales of terror including my own short story, 'The Sound of Darkness', 25+ stories of ghosts, ghouls and spooky goings-on have been collected for you here, all ready
- [Ghostly Advent Calendar Dec 1-7](https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/04/ghostly-advent-calendar/) - A sad tale's best for winter: I have oneOf sprites and goblins.Shakespeare, A Winter's Tale In celebration of the release of F is for Fear, featuring 13 tales of terror including my own short story, 'The Sound of Darkness', 25+ stories of ghosts, ghouls and spooky goings-on have been collected for you here, all ready
- [Welsh Gothic: Language](https://cmrosens.com/2020/09/21/welsh-gothic-language/) - The question of language in Welsh Gothic has undergone a shift since 1997 and the implementation of the Welsh Government's Welsh Language policies. It is no longer a site of contest, but protected in law and promoted across the country. It is visible on all official signs, official forms are bilingual, and schools where Welsh
- [Medieval Murder and Modern Day Detectives](https://cmrosens.com/2020/11/23/medieval-murder-and-modern-day-detectives/) - Hi everyone! For those who would like to join in, I'm running an interactive creative approaches to history course in December based on a real medieval murder case. I'm a medievalist by training and teach Adult Learning courses at Cardiff University's Centre for Continuing and Professional Education (CPE), and for December I'm teaming up with
- [The Sound of Darkness](https://cmrosens.com/2020/11/19/the-sound-of-darkness/) - My short story 'The Sound of Darkness' is the twelfth of thirteen tales of terror in Red Cape Publishing's latest anthology, F is for Fear. F is for Fear is part of their A-Z of Horror series, and submissions are now open for the next collections. Murat Yildiz is a grown man with a flat
- [CONTEST WINNERS!](https://cmrosens.com/2020/11/01/contest-winners/) - And the winners are.... Ken, Frank and Grace for #TheCrowsContest and Carol for the #HalloweenEbookHamperPrize draw! Congratulations all! Frank and Grace won the Instagram and Facebook draws respectively... All prizes winging their way to you all soon!
- [Halloween Contest Contributors! Part 3 of 3](https://cmrosens.com/2020/10/30/halloween-contest-contributors-part-3-of-3/) - A closer look at the contributors of the hamper up for grabs... PRIZE DRAW on 31st October! LAST CHANCE TO ENTER 30/10/2020 C. M. Rosens C. M. Rosens is an author and fairy godmother of two based in England and Wales but is lucky enough to have family and friends all over the world. She
- [Halloween Contest Contributors! Part 2 of 3](https://cmrosens.com/2020/10/28/halloween-contest-contributors-part-2-of-3/) - A closer look at the contributors of the hamper up for grabs... PRIZE DRAW on 31st October! Mari Hamill Mari's Werewolf Talk interview with me is here. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mari Hamill graduated from Harvard with an A. B. in English and the University of Michigan with a Ph.D. in
- [Halloween Contest Contributors! Part 1 of 3](https://cmrosens.com/2020/10/23/halloween-contest-contributors-part-1-of-3/) - A closer look at the contributors of the hamper up for grabs... PRIZE DRAW on 31st October! Shawna Reppert Shawna's Werewolf Talk interview with me is here. Shawna Reppert is an award-winning author of fantasy and steampunk who keeps her readers up all night and makes them miss work deadlines. Her fiction asks questions for which
- [WIN Halloween Prizes! Books! A Wolf!](https://cmrosens.com/2020/10/20/win-halloween-prizes-books-a-wolf/) - You read that correctly, yes. I'm hosting two competitions, with the prize draws to take place on Halloween. The #HalloweenEbookHamperPrize is a collaborative prize draw which includes:- An audiobook version of A Hunt by Moonlight, by Shawna Reppert- An ebook version of Ravensblood, by Shawna Reppert- An ebook version of Werewolf Nights, by Mari Hamill-
- [Welsh Gothic: Landscape](https://cmrosens.com/2020/09/19/welsh-gothic-landscape/) - I've been thinking more about modern Welsh Gothic recently and want to re-watch the BBC's 6-part mini-series REQUIEM on Netflix (still there as of 19/09/2020) which plays with the tropes and atmosphere so well. Comments on the series are somewhat divided between loving it/loathing it, and I'm not going to discuss whether or not it's
- [F is for Fear: 28th October 2020](https://cmrosens.com/2020/09/06/f-is-for-fear-28th-october-2020/) - My short story THE SOUND OF DARKNESS is being published in the @redcapepublishing anthology F is for Fear, part of the A-Z of Horror series. Release date is 28th October 2020-!◇The theme of the anthology invited writers to submit a story around a common phobia or fear. I chose fear of the dark because there is so
- [Sponsor my Marathon!](https://cmrosens.com/2020/09/04/sponsor-my-marathon/) - It’s a tweetathon, really, but I think it’s the typing equivalent and it’s catchy, so I’m not changing the hashtag. Yesterday I queued up all the Romancing the Gothic talks and lectures I missed on YouTube, and got through 8 of them, live tweeting as I went. I was tweeting notes from the talks for
- [Let's Talk About Werewolves #7: Werewolf Talk with Shawna Reppert](https://cmrosens.com/2020/08/26/lets-talk-about-werewolves-7-werewolf-talk-with-shawna-reppert/) - It's been a while since the last Werewolf Talk post, but this one comes with a raffle so is surely worth the wait! Yes you read that right: author Shawna Reppert is offering a free Audible copy of her novel A Hunt by Moonlight to the lucky winner. A Hunt by Moonlight Something more deadly
- [World Building and Language Workshop](https://cmrosens.com/2020/08/21/world-building-and-language-workshop/) - On Saturday 15 August 2020 I took part in the Romancing the Gothic's Gothic Creative Day via Zoom, leading a workshop on world building and language. The workshop was not recorded, but it was pretty popular, so I'd be happy to run it again. In the meantime, here are my slides for you to play
- [#AmReading Poetry: How To Unpeel A Monster by Nimue Brown](https://cmrosens.com/2020/08/11/amreading-poetry-how-to-unpeel-a-monster-by-nimue-brown/) - How to Unpeel a Monster How to Unpeel a Monster by Nimue Brown My rating: 5 of 5 stars A brilliant anthology that deeply resonates with me. I just got this and spent yesterday curled up crying with it for a while because some of the poems here really connected and expressed things I have
- [Saints & Sinners Part 2](https://cmrosens.com/2020/08/09/saints-sinners-part-2/) - Interviews in Pagham-on-Sea We asked residents of Pagham-on-Sea what they thought of these questions. What is the gravest sin anyone can commit? What, like murder? Murder, yeah. Like Hitler an' that.- Josie, 15, studentBetrayal.- Anon., age unknown, shadow lurkerNot paying your tab.- Mirren, age unknown, nightclub owner Can you be damned [in your belief system]?
- [Saints & Sinners Part 1](https://cmrosens.com/2020/08/02/saints-sinners-part-1/) - Introduction to Pagham-on-Sea This month's #WiPWorldBuilders card is on saints and sinners, looking at beliefs and belief systems in our fictional worlds. Let's talk about some of the belief systems in Pagham-on-Sea first. For context, the town's population is around 12,000, while the population of the commuter estate (Queen Mary's and Jubilee) on the other
- [How to tell if you're a Gothic or Gothic Romantic Hero](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/07/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-gothic-or-gothic-romantic-hero/) - Absolutely my new favourite blog on the whole wide internets
- [The Enthusiast’s Guide to Spotting Murder Ladies](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/15/the-enthusiasts-guide-to-spotting-murder-ladies/) - I can’t stop loving murder ladies (or writing them, it seems), so please enjoy this blog post from Dr Sam Hirst and go follow this blog for more top notch Gothic content. Welcome to our discrete guide for the discerning. Many of you will have turned to us because you are simply exhausted by the
- [Make Yourself a Coat of Arms](https://cmrosens.com/2020/08/01/make-yourself-a-coat-of-arms/) - I love this - I've published on arms and seals and the uses of medieval iconography in my academic life, but this is a really fun exercise and might be useful for self-reflection. Some medieval facts: > If you weren't important enough to have your own arms, you would bear those of your lord. For
- [#WriterlyWiPChat: July Q&A Week 4 (and a bit!) Part 2](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/31/writerlywipchat-july-qa-week-4-and-a-bit-part-2/) - Days 26-31 #SelfieSunday! Show us some good times! Do you specify when your WiP is set or do you prefer to keep it vague and timeless? The Crows had its own timeline, from April-May (although the year isn't specified, it can be inferred from the dates). The plan is to line up the stories by
- [NEW!! Folklore of Pagham-on-Sea](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/23/new-folklore-of-pagham-on-sea/) - Buy from Amazon (you can just change .co.uk in the URL to .com or .fr etc manually, and you'll land up on the same product)! Buy from Smashwords!Add to your Goodreads Library! A very short companion book to the Pagham-on-Sea 'verse, Folklore of Pagham-on-Sea Vol. I is now available across all major digital platforms. Get
- [#EldritchGirls Character Art & Goremance Musings](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/18/eldritchgirls-character-art-goremance-musings/) - We did a reveal on Twitter and Insta a while ago, but failed to introduce our murder-babes here, so I'm rectifying this. Nita Pan and I commissioned Jenn St-Onge to create a coloured bust of our villainous murder babes, Tosh Haraldson and Sasha Shaw. If you want to sign up to beta this project when
- [Summer Holidays in Pagham-on-Sea](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/17/summer-holidays-in-pagham-on-sea/) - Look what arrived! I’m pointing at roughly where Pagham-on-Sea is in the second pic.FUN FACT: There is a real Pagham (!) near Chichester (West Sussex) which I completely didn’t realise when I came up with the name. I already had a plausible etymology for mine too...! O.o pic.twitter.com/Cwn7VBeGU8— Overheard in Pagham-on-Sea (@OverheardPos) August 14, 2019C.
- [#WriterlyWiPChat: July Q&A Week 4 (and a bit!) Part 1](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/25/writerlywipchat-july-qa-week-4-and-a-bit-part-1/) - Days 22-25 Do you edit as you go, or push through that first draft? It honestly varies. I do a little bit of editing as I go through, but the first draft will morph and shift under me through weeks of experimental writing until I get the plot and outline right, figure the characters out
- [#WriterlyWiPChat: July Q&A Week 3](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/21/writerlywipchat-july-qa-week-3/) - Days 15-21 Share a line from your WiP [Work in Progress] or make one up! THIRTEENTHp. 22 ~ Beta Version, no contextWes grinned, smoke wreathing between his teeth and scrawling his vice across the dark, cold street. He took another vicious, glowing drag. “Still want to know what I’m doing this evening? Cos it still
- [#WriterlyWiPChat: July Q&A Week 2](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/14/writerlywipchat-july-qa-week-2/) - Days 8-14 Something you like about your characters that's not necessarily the popular opinion. Oooh a tricky question, glad I'm not having to constrict my thoughts to 240 characters in a tweet... ~THIRTEENTH- Ricky Porter was one of the most popular characters in The Crows, and he's a gift of a character to write. I'd
- [#WriterlyWiPChat: July Q&A Week 1](https://cmrosens.com/2020/07/07/writerlywipchat-july-qa-week-1/) - Days 1-7 Introduce yourself! Hello! CMR/Mel - your friendly local Gothic eldritch horror writer. My life is a Gothic Horror bingo card with a bit of creative flair and a lot of soft things. Wander with me through ancient evergreen forests of bone and smoke until you reach the signpost that says 'Milton Keynes 5
- [Fan Art!](https://cmrosens.com/2020/06/30/fan-art/) - I've had some awesome fan art from 'trie, a concept artist who discovered The Crows via the Romancing the Gothic book club. I've shared it on my Twitter and Insta but sharing here as well with the original illustration by Tom Brown, the artist who illustrated the eBook and paperback versions of the novel. Ricky
- [#AmReading: Spectred Isle by K. J. Charles](https://cmrosens.com/2020/06/20/amreading-spectred-isle-by-k-j-charles/) - Spectred Isle by K.J. Charles My rating: 5 of 5 stars Brilliant I loved this book. We read it for a Gothic lit book club and I loved the world of 1920s London and the lost generation worked so well for this. The depiction of the War and the various experiences of those who survived
- [#AmReading: Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk](https://cmrosens.com/2020/06/14/amreading-widdershins-by-jordan-l-hawk/) - Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been looking for some fun Lovecraftian fic for a while, and this hit all the buttons for me. I loved the Gothic elements of the setting and the characters, the reimagining of and/or nods to one of the better Frank Belknap Long
- [Reading Group ~ 25th June 2020](https://cmrosens.com/2020/06/08/reading-group-28th-june-2020/) - Quick Announcement: Hi everyone, The Crows is now £2.99/$2.99 as it is going to be a Book Club read on 25th June! This is with the Romancing the Gothic book club, so go check out the reading schedule and other events on the website: www.romancingthegothic.wordpress.com. Buy the paperback and Kindle version from your preferred Amazon
- [Romancing the Gothic June Class Schedules](https://cmrosens.com/2020/06/05/romancing-the-gothic-june-class-schedules/) - Really looking forward to these June classes! I'm hoping to live-tweet the ones I get to attend. Last month's are all uploaded to YouTube - subscribe to Dr Sam Hirst @ RomGothSam's YouTube Channel! Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT5Cftt2uqDjEB9uAfzBcFNv6FEbn8os84RnFKXK6CFn9BOQ/viewform?usp=send_form
- [Red Cape Publishing's Review: The Crows by C. M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/28/red-cape-publishings-review-the-crows-by-c-m-rosens/) - A lovely mini-review on their website! I have taken a screenshot as it's not a separate post but rather one in a list on a static page. For those with screen readers, I've copied and pasted the text. I was blown away by this book, I just couldn’t put it down. There were so many
- [Meredith Debonnaire Book Review: The Crows by C. M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/26/book-review-the-crows-by-c-m-rosens/) - Another wonderful review for my first novel, THE CROWS! Follow Meredith Debonnaire's blog for some great reviews, original fiction and more. Check out her book, TALES FROM TANTAMOUNT - cover art by Tom Brown who did the internal illustrations for THE CROWS.
- [Erebus Horror Book Review: The Crows by C. M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/24/the-crows-2/) - A great review from Erebus Horror for my first novel, The Crows! You can buy it from Amazon, Smashwords, Kobo, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and loads of other places! Check out my Fiction page for all the buy links.
- [#AmReading: From The Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/19/amreading-from-the-dust-returned-by-ray-bradbury/) - From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury My rating: 4 of 5 stars Weird and WonderfulI really enjoyed these stories of the House and its Family: the influence on /of Charles Addams is readily apparent, which I loved, and I really enjoyed the ambiguity and open-ended nebulous feel of the stories. I like how the
- [#AmReading The Truth in Lies by Gemma Cartmell](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/10/amreading-the-truth-in-lies-by-gemma-cartmell/) - My ratings (1-5):⭐️ - sincerely dreadful [in which case I probably wouldn't post a review at all]⭐️⭐️ - not for me [again, unlikely to review since this is subjective]⭐️⭐️⭐️ - ok, mostly liked it⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - entertained me⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - loved it I've actually finished a new book!! And since it's #ReviewMay I'm dropping my review. This
- [Let's Talk About Wolves #6: Werewolf Talk with Mari Hamill](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/13/lets-talk-about-wolves-6-werewolf-talk-with-mari-hamill/) - Werewolves are never far from my mind when I'm writing stories set in Pagham-on-Sea, and while I've had a short hiatus with the Werewolf Talk series, I've still got a fair few werewolf books in my TBR! One of them is Werewolf Nights by Mari Hamill. We connected via Twitter and a Facebook Group (Horror
- [~A Little Insta-Fic~ #FlashFiction #MayWeWrite](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/07/a-little-insta-fic-flashfiction-maywewrite/) - I'm playing #MayWeWrite on Instagram this month, hosted by @33nbeebe, and one of the prompts was to post 3 random words on your account, then head to the tag to find other people's words and make a 1-sentence story out of them. I had a go and it was a lot of fun! Follow me
- [~Book Chat & Book Reviews~](https://cmrosens.com/2020/05/05/book-chat-book-reviews/) - A #TuesdayBookBlog round up of my author interviews and book reviews so far! #ReviewMay
- [Wyrd Wednesday: Wyrd bið ful aræd](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/29/wyrd-wednesday-wyrd-bid-ful-araed/) - I took line 5b from Old English poem 'The Wanderer' as the tagline for The Crows because it is at the heart of the fatalistic themes of death and fate: death is inevitable, and Carrie, unbeknownst to her but very much beknownst to Ricky Porter, has 33 days left to live from when the book
- [Welsh Gothic in Film: House of the Long Shadows](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/27/welsh-gothic-in-film-house-of-the-long-shadows/) - House of the Long Shadows (1983) starred Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and John Carradine, four heavyweights of horror, who apparently didn't even read the script before they agreed to be in it. It suited them perfectly: a gory, campy romp in a dark mansion full of terrors, a twisted family secret and a
- [Folklore of Pagham-on-Sea: Jennet, Jenny and Pinnie-Pen](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/24/folklore-of-pagham-on-sea-jennet-jenny-and-pinnie-pen/) - A folktale from Pagham-on-Sea, recorded by Rev. J. D. Allardyce (1904). There's a tale told of Barrow Field though no folk believe on it now, of the time Old Joss Hunderby went widdershins around the largest of the barrows there after a lamb, and before he knew what was what a door opened in the
- [Happy St David's Day!](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/01/happy-st-davids-day/) - Happy St David's Day/Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus. I'm late posting this, but let me rectify it by offering you a recipe for Welsh Cakes and Crempogau (Welsh Pancakes). The recipe for crempogau is (apparently) one of the oldest in Wales. They aren't like crepes or American pancakes and take about 55mins to make so allow
- [Pagham-on-Sea: Dark Tourism](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/23/pagham-on-sea-dark-tourism/) - Why come to Pagham-on-Sea? Well, if you're a big vampire fan with money to burn but can't afford a weekend in one of the bigger, more expensive cities like London where the upmarket vampire scene is pretty elitist, then Pagham-on-Sea has several B&Bs and a TravelInn. There are three vampire-owned clubs in the town and
- [Self Care Bingo: Gothic Edition](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/12/self-care-bingo-gothic-edition/) - Tweeted this last night but thought I’d drop it here too for Easter bank holiday weekend. #StayHome and pine appropriately.
- [Werewolf Films: 1960-1969](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/06/werewolf-films-1960-1969/) - “Your puritan upbringing holds you back from my monsters but it certainly doesn’t hurt your art of kissing.” - The Orgy of the Dead (1965).
- [Werewolf Films: 1970-1979 Part III](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/15/werewolf-films-1970-1979-part-iii/) - Horror Comedy In Mexico, the werewolf was still a horror-comedy staple, and two films of 1973 came out to further cement it as a figure of fun that is defeated by Mexican wrestlers and kids. Chabelo Y Pepito Contra Los Monstruos Pelicula (1973) is a family film where two young Boy Scouts go up against
- [Werewolf Films: 1970-1979 Part II](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/12/werewolf-films-1970-1979-part-ii/) - This is the longest section: crime/thriller horror films intended as straight horror, some of which were police procedurals too, and some were based on real life serial killers. I also cover exploitation films here too, but CW for... everything, from on-camera real life rodent torture/death to sexual assault and torment of a disabled person. Links
- [Werewolf Films: 1970-1979 Part I](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/08/werewolf-films-1970-1979-part-i/) - The '70s was a decade of B-movie joy, so there were a LOT of werewolf films. One or two were even critically acclaimed. From Argentina to Bollywood, with links to several full features on Dailymotion and YouTube, there's a film here for your every mood (as long as you speak Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and/or Hindi,
- [Let's Talk About Wolves #5: Werewolf Talk with Becca Lynn Mathis](https://cmrosens.com/2020/04/02/lets-talk-about-wolves-4-werewolf-talk-with-becca-lynn-mathis/) - In this latest instalment of #WerewolfTalk, I got to hear from author Becca Lynn Mathis. Born and raised in Texas, Becca Lynn Mathis has been writing since she was a little girl, and could often be found sitting among the branches of a tree, reading a book. She even used to get in trouble in
- [Let's Talk About Wolves #3 : Kinship and Kindness](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/19/lets-talk-about-wolves-3-kinship-and-kindness/) - Author Kara Jorgensen has her own thoughts about werewolves and has used them in her most recent novel, Kinship and Kindness, available to pre-order, released on 1st July 2020. Kara Jorgensen is a queer, anachronistic oddball with a penchant for all things antiquated, morbid, or just plain strange. While in college, she realised she no longer
- [Werewolf Films: 1950-1959](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/30/werewolf-films-1950-1959/) - Perhaps because no one likes thinking about basic human unpleasantness, and everyone had had quite enough of that thanks very much, the werewolf film and its themes saw a repression in the 1950s. The rise of the teenager in Britain and America was a cause of much social anxiety in the post-War period, while older
- [Let's Talk About Wolves #4: Hopeless, Maine](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/26/lets-talk-about-wolves-4-hopeless-maine/) - In this next installment of talking about wolves, I got to chat with Tom and Nimue Brown, the co-creators of the Hopeless, Maine graphic novel series. Tom Brown is also the illustrator for The Crows, and there are three of Tom's original illustrations in the eBook version and five in the paperback! Hopeless is a
- [Pagham-on-Sea Town Museum & Containment Facility](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/12/pagham-on-sea-town-museum-containment-facility/) - A First Look with Guillaume Velde The current site of the town museum was built-for-purpose in 1988 with Lottery Grant funding, when the buildings still standing in the Historic Docks were being redeveloped as a tourist attraction, educational resource and community hub. The museum is next to the Community First Centre and Credit Union, where
- [Let's Talk About Wolves #2: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/12/lets-talk-about-wolves-2-whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf/) - Look at the soft, succulent flesh on that, Canis whispered, wheedling now, all warm-blooded and fattened up ripe and tender, you'll still taste the vodka in the meat, in her warm, fragrant blood - - oh god, Meredith thought, creeping closer until the scent of Tina's subtle perfume filled her nostrils, Fresh blood pulsing into my mouth, over
- [The Crows: Teaser](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/12/the-crows-teaser/) - Extract from Chapter 3 of The Crows, introducing RICKY PORTER and his lovely childhood toy, GERALD. CW: mild gore, horror, strong language, Gothic vibes FEATURED IMAGE: A detail from Thomas Brown's original illustration for The Crows 18 April It had been a bloody awful day. His farsight was on the wane, as it usually was
- [Let's Talk About Wolves #1: Werewolves in the Paghamverse](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/05/lets-talk-about-wolves/) - CW// discussions of addiction, relapse Alright, so I've been prompted to think more about my werewolf thriller, Real Meat, and how I'm going to revise it. I'm getting back into the mood with... well, not werewolf lit so much, but three books I find really interesting: -Wolves and the Wilderness in the Middle Ages, Aleksander
- [Spooky Spring #WritingPrompts](https://cmrosens.com/2020/02/25/spooky-spring/) - After a #SpookySat hiatus, we are entering the warmer weather and lighter evenings of springtime! A time when things are not as spooky? Not necessarily. If you want to participate in make spring a spookier time, here are some word prompts to use to create some tweet-sized micro-fiction and send a few shivers up your
- [#AmReading: Echo in a Dark Wind by Julia Withers](https://cmrosens.com/2020/01/06/amreading-echo-in-a-dark-wind-by-julia-withers/) - "First Contact" Welsh Gothic Echo in a Dark Wind by Julia Withers (an early pseudonym of American author Jerrold Mandis, Signet Books, 1966), falls into the "first contact" Gothic novel type, whereby an outsider aligned with the primary readership - in this case, a young, sophisticated interior decorator (!!) from New York - encounters the
- [#AmWriting (Honest)](https://cmrosens.com/2020/03/02/amwriting-honest/) - So! You've read The Crows, or you're nearing the end, and you want to know what I'm writing next? OF COURSE YOU ARE. I find it hard to keep all my eggs from rolling out of their respective baskets so here's a breakdown of the projects I'm working on and where they all are in
- [So You’ve Moved To Pagham-on-Sea: Getting Medical Help](https://cmrosens.com/2019/04/08/so-youve-moved-to-pagham-on-sea-medical-help/) - Congrats again on your big move! The neighbours at No. 7 are, as you suspected, just like you, and you know that you'll fit in here just fine. How lovely it is to be with your own Kith and Kin again, after hiding your true nature for so long! Well, admittedly, you still have to
- [Christmas Presale! Get THE CROWS first!](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/17/christmas-presale-get-the-crows-first/) - 60% off The Crows ebook: presale on Smashwords! 17 days to go! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.smashwords.com/books/presale/991426/DWMP2G ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Murder. Obsession. Quite good pubs. Welcome to Pagham-on-Sea.
- [I Found the Town that Isn't There...](https://cmrosens.com/2020/01/27/i-found-the-town-that-isnt-there/) - When I had time to stop and stare I found the town that isn't there. It isn't there again today. I'm glad that town has stayed away. For my birthday treat my husband took me to St Leonard's, East Sussex, for the weekend and on Saturday we trundled along the coast to blustery Norman's
- [Co-Writing for Beginners](https://cmrosens.com/2020/02/19/co-writing-for-beginners/) - Writing is a collaborative process. Even if you write purely for yourself, you will be in dialogue with the world around you, your influences, other authors, and the context in which you write. No one can write anything in a vacuum. There is already a lot of discourse on critique partners, beta readers, sensitivity readers,
- [#AmReading: Body Gothic by Xavier Aldana Reyes](https://cmrosens.com/2020/01/01/amreading-body-gothic-by-xavier-aldana-reyes/) - CW// strong language, sexual imagery, violence New year, new post, same glorious Gothic shit... I got a copy of Body Gothic for Christmas which is another one of the University of Wales Press's Gothic Literary Studies series. You will see from the eye-watering price that this is a Serious Academic Study on Literary Criticism, which is
- [Welsh Gothic Tropes IV: The Cŵn Annwn](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/19/welsh-gothic-tropes-iv-the-cwn-annwn/) - Introduction The Cŵn Annwn, or hounds of Annwn, also (arguably inaccurately) known as Hellhounds, are another key aspect of Welsh Gothic fiction. I haven't played with these yet in the Paghamverse, but my Fae concept is based on Welsh folklore, so I think it's only a matter of time. Hell hounds/Fairy hounds are one of
- [Welsh Gothic Tropes I: Death Omens](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/09/welsh-gothic-tropes-i-death-omens/) - IntroductionOne element that recurs throughout Welsh Gothic fiction is ... the death omen. Whether it's a raven being shot and showering the bride-to-be in blood as it plummets down a well ('The Prediction', 1827), or a cow biting off its own teats on a failing farm (Martha, Jac a Sianco, 2004, I kid you not),
- [Welsh Gothic Tropes III: The Druid](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/16/welsh-gothic-tropes-iii-the-druid/) - Introduction CW// incest and infant death discussed in one short story. The Druid has had a negative press, or, to quote Aaron, 'enjoyed a demonic reputation', since Julius Caesar's account in De Bello Gallico (c.58-49 BC). Caesar claimed that Druids officiated at human sacrifices and mentions the infamous 'wicker man', powerfully re-imagined by Folk Horror
- [Welsh Gothic Tropes II: The Witch](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/12/welsh-gothic-tropes-ii-the-figure-of-the-witch/) - Introduction In Chapter 5 of Welsh Gothic, Jane Aaron picks four main figures who recur throughout Welsh Gothic fiction: the Witch, the Druid, the Cŵn Annwn, and the Sin-Eater. This post looks at the figure of the Welsh witch, an ambiguous figure, usually female in fiction but not necessarily in life, part goddess, part demon, but
- [#AmReading: Post-Devolution Welsh Gothic (1997-2013)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/12/05/amreading-post-devolution-welsh-gothic-1997-2013/) - Introduction Dr Emma Schofield's doctoral thesis (2014) Independent Wales?: The Impact of Devolution on Welsh Fiction in English is worth a look, covering English-language fiction from 1979 and the first failed Devolution vote, to 1997. The final section and conclusion look beyond the Yes vote, but it is a good companion to the chapter and epilogue Aaron devotes
- [A Prelude: Love Song for The Crows](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/18/a-prelude-love-song-for-the-crows/) - Illustration of Fairwood House, a.k.a. The Crows, by Thomas Brown: for original art and more see MothFestival on Etsy Audio: instrumental soundtrack sample 'Bell', free download from Filmstro The Crows WakesShe saw it before it saw her. She was another passer-by, a passenger in a Ford Mondeo. Just broken enough to hear it calling, but
- [#AmReading: The Pendragon Legend, Antal Szerb (1934)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/23/amreading-the-pendragon-legend-antal-szerb-1934/) - One book not mentioned in Jane Aaron's Welsh Gothic but that deserves some more attention is The Pendragon Legend, a gem of a book by Hungarian author Antal Szerb (1901-1945), published in 1934. This counts as Welsh Gothic, albeit by an outsider looking in, and has much in common with the 'first contact' Gothic novels of the
- [Meet the Locals: Mercy Hillsworth, Resurrectionist](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/30/meet-the-locals-mercy-hillsworth-resurrectionist/) - Here's a cut scene introducing Mercy, a side character in The Crows (coming January 2020). You can pre-order/buy the novel via Amazon and Smashwords! The printed edition will be available from January via Amazon with five original illustrations (the ebook versions have three). Mercy, who trained as a hairdresser after school, is now a supervisor
- [#AmReading: Haunted Communities II: Industrial Gothic (1900s-1940s)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/21/amreading-haunted-communities-ii-1900s-1940s/) - Introduction The mining history of my town was the first independent research project I ever did (in Primary School). Granddad took me up the mountain into the woods to see the site of one local mining disaster. There was nothing much left to see now that nature has reclaimed the site - I wasn't sure
- [Meet the Locals: Carrie Rickard, Cursed Newcomer](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/16/meet-the-locals-carrie-rickard-cursed-newcomer/) - Meet Carrie Rickard, main character in The Crows (coming January 2020). Her Pinterest Mood Board is here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/cmrosens/pagham-on-sea-mood-board/carrie-rickard-cursed-newcomer/. This is part of a cut version of the first draft, set about a month before the novel begins. To go back further and see Carrie's first experience of Fairwood House (a.k.a. The Crows), see my post
- [#AmReading: Haunted Communities I: Gothic Dissent (1900s-1940s)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/18/amreading-haunted-communities-1900s-1940s/) - Introduction Chapter 3 of Jane Aaron's Welsh Gothic, (UWP, 2013), focuses on the shift in themes that characterised Welsh Gothic Fiction in the first part of the twentieth century. This post looks at the historical religious background in brief in the first section, and in the second part highlights some of the fiction that Aaron discusses.
- [#AmReading: Welsh Gothic Fiction (1830s-1900s) II: An Underworld of One's Own](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/14/amreading-an-underworld-of-ones-own-1830s-1900s-ii/) - Introduction This post is going to look at Jane Aaron's example texts from her book Welsh Gothic (UWP, 2013), particularly those from Chapter 2, 'An Underworld of One's Own (1830s-1900s)'. Part 1 of this post looked at the social unrest and historical context of Wales in the 1830s-40s, which Aaron touches on in this chapter but
- [#AmReading: Cambria Gothica I (1780s-1820s)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/04/amreading-cambria-gothica-i-1780s-1820s/) - Here's some Welsh Gothic fiction from the 1780s-1820s: the next post (Thursday) features the hauntings and folklore related to these tales!
- [#AmReading: Welsh Gothic Fiction (1830s-1900s) I: The Doomed and the Damned in Context](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/11/amreading-the-doomed-and-the-damned-in-welsh-gothic-fiction-1830s-1900s/) - Family curses and own underworlds - a short exploration of Ch2 of Welsh Gothic by Jane Aaron
- [The Punch & Judy Man of Hangman's Walk](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/08/the-punch-judy-man-of-hangmans-walk/) - Sh! What's That? Sh, what's that, the wooden slap, the swazzle-voiced cry and the short sharp crack? Sh, what's that, the glazed-eyed clap, the hollow applause and the rat-a-tat-tat? Passing by, you pause and try to catch a glimpse of - sh! What's that? Where the shadows and lamp-oil meet, pooling gold in the midnight street,
- [#AmReading: Stoker's Wilde Review [Spoilers]](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/06/amreading-stokers-wilde-review-spoilers/) - Stoker's Wilde by Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi My rating: 3 of 5 stars **This review contains major spoilers** I really wanted to give it 4-5*s and claim I loved it or really liked it, as it started out hysterically funny and really promising. Firstly: writing about real people and fictionalising their lives is a brave
- [#AmReading: Wales, Land of the Living Dead II: Zombies and Zombification (1940s-1997)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/28/amreading-land-of-the-living-dead-ii-1940s-1997/) - Introduction This post looks at the novels that Aaron discusses in Chapter 4 of Welsh Gothic which features zombies, and the themes that the novels use. In the next post, I'll look at the vampire stories of the Welsh borders that Aaron picks out. Again, this is not meant to be exhaustive, and there are probably many
- [#AmReading: Wales, Land of the Living Dead I: Context and Poetry (1940s-1997)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/11/25/amreading-land-of-the-living-dead-i-1940s-1997/) - Introduction In this first post (this time, one of three) I will look at Chapter 4 of Jane Aaron's Welsh Gothic, (UWP, 2013). This time, it's a look at Wales as the land of the living dead in metaphorical terms, putting these texts into historical context, and looking at these themes in poetry. Next time (Thursday
- [#Gothic Tropes To Feed Your Soul: (5) THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE ATTIC](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/28/gothic-tropes-to-feed-your-soul-5-theres-something-in-the-attic/) - THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE ATTIC! But what could it be? And what does an attic symbolise in Gothic Fiction?
- [#Gothic Tropes To Feed Your Soul: (1) THE CREEPY OLD HOUSE](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/14/gothic-tropes-to-feed-your-soul-1-the-creepy-old-house/) - This post is the first of a new series exploring a few #gothic tropes I love, starting with my absolute favourite: the creepy old house (which may or may not have a mind of its own)!
- [#Gothic Tropes To Feed Your Soul: (2) A TOWN WITH DARK SECRETS](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/17/gothic-tropes-to-feed-your-soul-2-a-town-with-dark-secrets/) - What better way to celebrate spooky season than a series of blog posts on Gothic tropes? I'm hoping to get The Crows back from my editor by December in time for a January release, and every chapter heading is a different Gothic trope. Chapter Two is A Town with Dark Secrets, and introduces Pagham-on-Sea, a
- [Free Gothic Bingo Card](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/16/free-gothic-bingo-card/) - I've mentioned a few times that I like to play Gothic Bingo with films and books. Here's one version of my Gothic Bingo template if you'd like to play along (Content Warning obviously for some of the themes - I haven't included sexual assault on this one, but suicide and incest are on there). Alcohol
- [#Gothic Tropes To Feed Your Soul: (4) THE GRANDE DAME](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/24/gothic-tropes-to-feed-your-soul-4-the-grande-dame/) - Part Four of the Gothic Tropes series looks at a specific type of character: the stately older woman whose watchword is 'Respectability'. There's one in The Crows, but she's a bit of a subversion of this trope. Let's get to know this kind of lady better... Who Is The Grand[e] Dame? I'll have to do this
- [#Gothic Tropes To Feed Your Soul: (3) MEET THE LOCALS](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/21/gothic-tropes-to-feed-your-soul-3-obstructive-locals/) - What better way to celebrate spooky season than a series of blog posts on Gothic tropes? I'm hoping to get The Crows back from my editor by December in time for a January release, and every chapter heading is a different Gothic trope. Chapter Three of The Crows is currently titled Meeting the Locals, in
- [#AmReading: Review of Michael Cisco’s THE DIVINITY STUDENT](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/11/amreading-review-of-michael-ciscos-the-divinity-student/) - Here's my review for THE DIVINITY STUDENT, our October group read in the Weird Fiction Group on Goodreads! I didn't mention all the little things I liked about this book, but this is a kind of overview. It's a magical realist, Gothic fantastic book about (as far as I can tell) words - spoken, written,
- [#AmReading Shout Out! Paranormal Debut SOUL’S CHOICE by Kerri Davidson (@bagoflettuce)](https://cmrosens.com/2019/10/08/amreading-shout-out-paranormal-debut-souls-choice-by-kerri-davidson-bagoflettuce/) - If you've been playing or lurking on the hashtag games on Twitter for the past few months (highly recommended if you want to find forthcoming books to keep an eye on), you might have seen some intriguing tweets about this book already. Soul's Choice is a YA paranormal novel without the usual ensemble cast of
- [The Doctor Will See You Now](https://cmrosens.com/2019/04/11/the-doctor-will-see-you-now/) - Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte Miss Charlotte sits behind her desk, the wood covered in tiny tally marks gouged into the paint. Everything is clinical, white. The only personal item is a mug featuring a cartoon devil and the legend: I'd Tell You To Go To Hell But I Work There. It is pristine, but gathering
- [#AmReading: Goodreads Review of Robert Aickman, "Cold Hand In Mine"](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/29/amreading-goodreads-review-of-robert-aickman-cold-hand-in-mine/) - Cold Hand in Mine: Strange Stories by Robert Aickman My rating: 3 of 5 stars Firstly, this is a collection about death. Hence the title. In most of the stories the death is never explicit - it could be the protagonist's, or it could be someone they know. It could be metaphorical, as in "The
- [#SpookySat Prompts!](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/27/spookysat-prompts/) - I'm going to host a fun word prompt game weekly from Sat 28 Sept to the last Saturday in December, because what better spooky time for some tweet-sized micro-fiction with a spooky theme than Autumn-Winter? Prompts will be tweeted from my @CMRosens account at 9am every Saturday (GMT). Using the word prompt, tweet a tiny
- [Spooky Reading Playlists! What's Yours?](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/26/spooky-reading-playlists-whats-yours/) - What do you like listening to when you read spooky stories? The Crows has its own playlist, made by one of my awesome beta readers: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7JRavEo70ierPQFmtfAfJn And if you need a bit of bone-chilling dark cabaret in your life (lyrics abounding in trigger warnings), you should definitely follow this playlist too: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1GaUcEtSG1qdO2abiCZCEj Want something a
- [Snake & Feather: Party Time](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/20/snake-feather-party-time/) - Promotional Flyer Time! A popular song played repeatedly on the Underground Network radio, The Song of Dear Dead Daphne (re-released as Sweet Necrophiliac's Sweetheart) made the Top 10 in 1989 and was written and performed by the lead singer of the popular banshee band, Crowblack. Lead singer River O'Dare says that she was inspired by
- [Pagham-on-Sea: One Big, Sexy Infographic](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/19/pagham-on-sea-one-big-sexy-infographic/) - Check out these other posts if you're thinking of moving to Pagham-on-Sea: So You’re Moving To Pagham-on-Sea: Doing the Groundwork So You’ve Moved To Pagham-on-Sea: Getting Medical Help The Doctor Will See You Now Pagham-on-Sea: Historical Sites Pagham-on-Sea: Cryptids & the Unexplained Pagham-on-Sea: Famous Women Pagham-on-Sea: Undead Fashion Pagham-on-Sea: Werewolf Fashion Pagham-on-Sea: New Estate Fashion
- [Goth is [not] Dead: What is Gothic Weird Fiction?](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/08/goth-is-not-dead-what-is-gothic-weird-fiction/) - One sub-species that got left out of my GOTH IS [NOT] DEAD series is my own favourite mash-up genre, Gothic Weird. You can find my (not comprehensive) list of Gothic sub-genres here. Weird Fiction was, as far as Lovecraft was concerned, pioneered by Edgar Allan Poe, and is a term that is used to describe
- [Pagham-on-Sea: Undead Fashion](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/07/pagham-on-sea-undead-fashion/) - Guest Post: Clementine Wells Miss Clementine Wells was alive [or, as she prefers, a member of the Ante-dead community] for twenty-two years and has been dead since 1793. She prefers the term 'Revenant'.1 This is a type of undead which does not require the blood of the living, but is known for its violent rages.
- [Pagham-on-Sea: How To Spot A Sex Demon](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/06/pagham-on-sea-how-to-spot-a-sex-demon/) - In the binary days of yore, they were known as succubi/incubi by human demonologists, denoting female/male respectively, but in fact sex demons can be whatever you want them to be, and don't personally identify as either. Most of the succubus and incubus attacks in one area are perpetrated by the same demon, and they don't
- [Pagham-on-Sea: New Estate Fashion](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/05/pagham-on-sea-new-estate-fashion/) - Where is the 'New' Estate? The 'New' Estate, properly the Queen Mary Estate, was built in the 1963, begun on the tenth anniversary of Queen Mary's death. There was some further expansion in the 1980s and then the final phase of building around the time of the Queen's Golden Jubilee, 2002. The newest section of
- [Pagham-on-Sea: Werewolf Fashion](https://cmrosens.com/2019/09/05/pagham-on-sea-werewolf-fashion/) - If you're not playing #WipWorldBuilders this month, the theme is FASHION and PHILOSOPHY and the prompt card is here, and available via the hosts' and guest host's accounts. I've suggested prompts for this November, when the theme is FOLKLORE and ART. What will October be? We'll find out soon! Fashion in Pagham-on-Sea is as in
- [Overheard in Pagham-on-Sea](https://cmrosens.com/2019/08/31/overheard-in-pagham-on-sea/) - There is now a dedicated Twitter account, @OverheardPoS, for all those random things you might overhear around town, plus scraps of related prose. I'm using the prompts from #vss365 (vss is the abbreviation for very short story); #ConverStory (no dialogue tags, dialogue only, so perfect for 'overheard' snippets); #BraveWrite, #HorrorPrompt and occasionally some others like
- [Fairies in the Pagham-verse: Hiraeth and Cynefin](https://cmrosens.com/2019/06/18/fairies-in-the-pagham-verse-hiraeth-and-cynefin/) - Cadair Bran is not the only Welsh-based idea I've been playing with. I would love to have a dystopian, post-apocalyptic SciFi version of Wales that isn't magical (ok, maybe has elements of magical realism). But I also want to find more magic in the places I grew up, the places where I live now, the
- [June Twitter Chat! Sex & Villainy #villainsleepover](https://cmrosens.com/2019/05/29/june-twitter-chat-sex-villainy-villainsleepover/) - #VillainSleepover Anyone want to join in a new weekly/biweekly twitter chat #villainsleepover? If you do, follow the hashtag (if not, mute it!) as we will kick off in June with discussions around sex/sexuality and 'villainy'. A few of us who enjoy these kinds of chats and especially love talking about the darker side of human
- [Pagham-on-Sea: Historical Sites](https://cmrosens.com/2019/06/17/pagham-on-sea-historical-sites/) - Are historical sites preserved? Do any have a haunted, tragic, or sacred legacy? #WIPWorldBuilders pic.twitter.com/EedCy0AB1q — Pepper the Aro-Ace Phoenix (@pepperdaphoenix) January 7, 2019 There are lots of historical sites in the town of varying importance, so let's go through them in roughly chronological order. Here are the main four: (1) The Long
- [Pagham-on-Sea: The Town Historian](https://cmrosens.com/2019/06/13/pagham-on-sea-the-town-historian/) - I've been playing the Twitter hashtag game, #WIPWorldBuilders, for a few months now, and my threads get loooong. So here's a blog post with all the stuff I've now made kind of canon about my world! Let's start with HISTORY and MONSTERS from January 2019. @skthproductions and I are so excited to announce our calendar
- [Goth is (not) Dead: Corruption](https://cmrosens.com/2019/03/27/goth-is-not-dead-corruption/) - While darkness and isolation are themes that pervade the setting and characterisation, corruption is arguably a meatier concept that nestles at the heart of what many authors want to say in this genre. Corruption can on the surface simply be part of the grotesque, with signs and symbols of physical decay building on/adding to this
- [Goth is (not) Dead: Characters](https://cmrosens.com/2019/03/14/goth-is-not-dead-characters/) - Welcome back! I've had a lot of fun exploring the themes and subgenres of Gothic fiction, and my TBR pile is growing... but before I do the themes one at a time, I thought I'd do one more 'general' post on the characters you might expect to find in a Gothic novel, and give you
- [Goth  is [not] Dead: (Sub)Genre-Chat](https://cmrosens.com/2019/03/08/goth-is-not-dead-subgenre-chat/) - Horace Walpole is credited/blamed for kicking off the 'Gothic' literature genre in 1765 with his novel The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Tale, which was intended as a subtle joke. Walpole meant 'Gothic' in the sense of 'barbarous' or 'derived from the Middle Ages', but his supernatural tale of perverse obsession and melodramatic tragedy sparked something
- [Goth is [not] Dead: Darkness](https://cmrosens.com/2019/03/15/goth-is-not-dead-darkness/) - Hello again! I've done a couple of posts on the themes and conventions of Gothic novels, and the many subgenres there are (there are actually more, but a good place to look is the University of Wales Press series on Gothic Fiction). I have also discovered a cool WikiHow post on How To Write Gothic
- [Goth is [not] dead: Isolation](https://cmrosens.com/2019/03/20/goth-is-not-dead-isolation/) - This week in gothic horror chat, I'm looking at another theme mentioned in the first post. I'm going to use a horror novel I think fits the Welsh Gothic genre as an example of how effective this element is, and how it can drive the plot forward. Isolation is another key theme of the Gothic
- [Goth is [not] Dead: Genre-Chat](https://cmrosens.com/2019/03/06/goth-is-not-dead-genre-chat/) - I've finished the rewrites for my gothic weird fiction novel, The Crows, which started life as a light-hearted paranormal mystery with strong weird romance B-plot. Since I had a fair few romance readers/writers reading that version, I cheesed up the romantic side a bit and had a go at cozy mystery in a paranormal/urban fantasy
- [Hellequin's Army, or the Army of the Dead](https://cmrosens.com/2018/10/30/hellequins-army-or-the-army-of-the-dead/) - Happy Halloween! Halloween isn't big in the UK in the same way as it is in the USA - quite a few of us are not that fussed. Last year I had a grand total of 0 (zero) trick-or-treaters. I bought a pack of sweets from the shop across the road just in case and
- [World Building with the Welsh Triads](https://cmrosens.com/2018/10/17/world-building-with-the-welsh-triads/) - This post is a follow-on from the world-building posts that I've shared last month. If you're interested in the Welsh Triads, there are some really good translations out there - particularly Rachel Bromwich's editions: The Legal Triads of Medieval Wales and The Triads of the Island of Britain. [Note that the Medieval Welsh referred to
- [World Building 101: Considering Culture[s]](https://cmrosens.com/2018/09/27/world-building-101-considering-cultures/) - Step by Brainstorming Step [Part 2] So you've got the premise and fleshed out the situation and the geopolitical issues, you've figured out some facts and events that have shaped your world. Steps 1-4 hopefully helped you to think about some questions. Hopefully my collection of World Building Tips was useful! What about the peoples
- [World Building 101: Creating Societies](https://cmrosens.com/2018/09/24/world-building-101-creating-societies/) - Step by Brainstorming Step So let's say you're thinking about a dystopian society. I'm using this example because it's easier to dissect a world in progress than to talk about a pre-created world without dropping spoilers about the books! You've got your brainstorm of loose ideas, some may be fairly well fleshed out already and
- [World Building 101: Starting with a Premise](https://cmrosens.com/2018/09/20/world-building-101-starting-with-a-premise/) - Introduction Welcome to my new series, WORLD BUILDING 101, with me, C. M. Rosens, and Guillaume Velde. Velde and I are building a world together and thought we would open up about the process since we do this kind of thing for fun. Premises: Building From a Seed Sometimes stories come in characters, in scraps
- [Beauty and the Beast Stories](https://cmrosens.com/2018/08/29/beauty-and-the-beast-stories/) - Modern Perspectives on a Tale As Old As TimeThere's been a lot of discussion around the live action Beauty and the Beast [BB] film re: Stockholm Syndrome and whether Belle is a role model figure or not. I'm not going to go into that here - I think there's lots of ways retellings can go
- [Anatomy of a Draft](https://cmrosens.com/2018/09/17/anatomy-of-a-draft/) - So you have your first draft! Yay! Where to go from here? Well, first, get yourself a support group of fellow writers: a variety of ages and experiences are always a plus. It takes a village to raise a writer and their book-baby! TIP: Change your font and font size before editing and leave your
- [Writing the Right Protagonist!](https://cmrosens.com/2018/09/10/writing-the-right-protagonist/) - Personality TestSome tips for writing believable, relatable protagonists: Have you done a personality test for your protag? I had some issues with my main character in The Crows because I thought she was flat and not as likeable as I wanted her to be. I took an MBTI test for her and she came out
- [Sleeping Beauty Stories](https://cmrosens.com/2018/08/27/sleeping-beauty-stories/) - My Sleeping Beauty ThemeMy forthcoming paranormal novel, The Crows, is a kind of gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty story, where the [female] protagonist wakes a sentient house from its dormant state, only for it to fall in love with her. It's Sleeping Beauty meets Stephen King's Rose Red, set in a creepy town on the south coast
- [The Zodiac Posts: CAPRICORN [2] Ageism in Fiction](https://cmrosens.com/2014/05/28/the-zodiac-posts-capricorn-2-ageism-in-fiction/) - #WeNeedDiverseBooks b/c I rarely saw my older family in KidLit & then often as figures of fun... Originally posted on blogspot 2014; edited 2018 rather than completely rewritten or reblogged. So, here's another blog post inspired by the "maturity" aspect of life and literature, represented by Capricorn... because I'm doing the challenge of doing twelve
- [I Don’t Like Villains... I Like Very Interesting People](https://cmrosens.com/2013/04/28/i-dont-like-villains-i-like-very-interesting-people/) - (This was the guest blog post I wrote for Wattpad's official blog when Book of Fate was featured!) [Re-blogged] I thought I'd remind everyone on where I stand with villains and bad boys, following on from the Mr Perfect Meets Miss Virgin post! Face it. Nine times out of ten the villain steals the show. Whether
- [Tick Tick Tick](https://cmrosens.com/2013/04/26/tick-tick-tick/) - Winding Down? ... Some of you will recognise the title of this week's post if you've read The Book of Time. It's Father Time's way of letting the reader know a time jump is about to occur, and that the next section will take place a little further along - maybe a few hours later,
- [Mr Perfect Meets Miss Virgin](https://cmrosens.com/2013/04/19/mr-perfect-meets-miss-virgin/) - Meeting Mr/Ms Right The subject of this post was suggested to me by a rant - or rather, a considered complaint - by wattpad author PJ Malone, who pointed out the following: 'Most people don't get swept off their feet by some hot thing, and I'm tired of reading about something that makes me want
- [Life as an Aspiring Author](https://cmrosens.com/2013/04/18/life-as-an-aspiring-author/) - Well, here we are... life as an aspiring author is ticking along. On top of everything else that I have to do, you would think that I wouldn't have that much time... Here's the update on things so far. The Faustine Chronicles I'm now working on Book 3, and I'll be honest - the
- [The Zodiac Posts: Why the Zodiac Theme?](https://cmrosens.com/2014/05/05/the-zodiac-posts-part-1-why-the-zodiac-theme/) - After the blog-hop post, I've decided to do a series of posts around some kind of concept or theme - - I thought of doing the Zodiac... not sure why, just 'cos. I thought it was just another one of my whims, but the more I thought about it, the more fun I thought I
- [The Zodiac Posts: CAPRICORN [1] Being Down-to-Earth - Realistic Character Development](https://cmrosens.com/2014/05/14/the-zodiac-posts-capricorn-1-being-down-to-earth-realistic-character-development/) - Being Down-to-Earth: Realistic Character Development Over Time I've decided to start with Capricorn, because the ideas for topics that I came up with for this general sign resonated with me after watching Season 3 of a TV show last night. My life is really very exciting. Clearly. Now, I know I've blogged on this topic
- [The Zodiac Posts: AQUARIUS [1]: The Silkworm Review (Kinda)](https://cmrosens.com/2014/07/29/the-zodiac-posts-aquarius-1-the-silkworm-review-kinda/) - The Water-Bearer and The Silkworm Theme #02 for this series of posts is Aquarius, so my challenge is to think of two topics that I can blog about taking "Aquarius" as my theme. Capricorn is, I'm told, an Earth Sign, and apparently Capricorns tend to be family-centric individuals, so I took that as an idea
- [The Zodiac Posts - PISCES [1] Diversity in Fiction: Mental Health](https://cmrosens.com/2015/01/07/the-zodiac-posts-pisces-1-diversity-in-fiction-mental-health/) - Diversity in Fiction - Mental Health A while ago I started to do a themed series of blog posts, using the zodiac signs and their associated traits as the central inspiration for the blog post topic. I'm resuming this because it's a ready-made series of topics, and it's a bit of a challenge! I started
- [The Zodiac Posts - PISCES [2] Emotional Souls - the Maya Starling Interview](https://cmrosens.com/2015/01/16/the-zodiac-posts-pisces-2-emotional-souls-the-maya-starling-interview/) - Emotional Souls - Spotlight on the Work of Maya Starling In my quest to find blog topic inspiration, I have looked to the signs of the zodiac and their reported personality traits to help me think of things to write about. Pisces are, apparently, emotional souls, and so that got me thinking about emotional issues
- [The Zodiac Posts - ARIES [1] A is for Action - the Kara Jorgensen Interview](https://cmrosens.com/2015/01/23/the-zodiac-posts-aries-1-a-is-for-action-the-kara-jorgensen-interview/) - A is for Action At last, we get to Aries - the dynamic sign, I am told. This made me think of action as a genre, and action/dynamism in particular scenes. I really wanted to use my blog to showcase the work of other writers, and so I've got three more exciting interviews for you
- [The Zodiac Posts - ARIES [2] A is for Action - the Charlotte Ashley Interview](https://cmrosens.com/2015/01/29/the-zodiac-posts-aries-2-a-is-for-action-the-charlotte-ashley-interview/) - A is for Action I thought it would be a good idea to ask three very different talents the same questions on action and dynamism in their work. I got this idea from my Zodiac theme - Aries being apparently all about action. First, I interviewed Steampunk author Kara Jorgensen, on #WeNeedDiverseBooks, writing a linked
- [The Zodiac Posts - ARIES [3] A is for Action - the Jaycee Ford Interview](https://cmrosens.com/2015/02/01/the-zodiac-posts-aries-3-a-is-for-action-the-jaycee-ford-interview/) - A is for Action #DoYouHearTheBuzz? Following my interview with Maya Starling about mental health in fiction and her main character, Etta, I decided to interview three very different authors on their craft and their various approaches to action and writing dynamic scenes. You can read steampunk author Kara Jorgensen's interview here: ARIES [1] You can
- [The Zodiac Posts - TAURUS [1] What Is Strength?](https://cmrosens.com/2015/02/07/the-zodiac-posts-taurus-1-what-is-strength/) - What is Strength? I have to say, I'm enjoying the challenge of coming up with blog posts inspired by zodiac traits. It's a lot of fun looking at the prompt options for each sign, and gives me a lot more scope than I imagined! it's also much better than having to come up with
- [The Zodiac Posts - TAURUS [2] #WhatisStrength](https://cmrosens.com/2015/02/15/the-zodiac-posts-taurus-2-whatisstrength/) - #WhatIsStrength? My previous post on "strength" and "strong characters" led me to think about my own writing a little more. Quite a few people last week looked at strength through a very personal lens, identifying it with family members and friends. Others saw it in an abstract, ideal way, equating it with concepts rather than
- [The Zodiac Posts - TAURUS [3] WHO is Strength?](https://cmrosens.com/2015/02/16/the-zodiac-posts-taurus-3-who-is-strength/) - WHO is 'Strength'? In the last of the Strength-themed posts inspired by the Taurus sign, before I move on to "Gemini" which gives me a perfect excuse to take that literally and do some posts on twins/doppelgangers as tropes, characters and their foils and all that sort of thing, I thought I'd do something more
- [Snow White Stories](https://cmrosens.com/2018/08/20/snow-white-stories/) - At first glance, Snow White is basically a variant of Cinderella. A young, pretty Protagonist is treated badly by her step-mother (although in older versions it's actually her biological mother) who is jealous of her. The [step-]mother tries to kill Cinder- sorry - Snow White instead of merely mistreating her. Aided by her Friends (for
- [Cinderella Stories](https://cmrosens.com/2018/08/14/cinderella-stories/) - Prompts for Modern Fairy Tales Modern fairy tales come in all shapes and sizes. I've been thinking about Cinderella recently and thought I'd put together some writing prompts! Firstly, if you're looking for Queer Retellings of Fairy Tales, then this post on Pride.com recommends some amazing reads. Secondly, if you're interested in Cinderella stories in
- [Tears for the Locust](https://cmrosens.com/2013/05/16/tears-for-the-locust/) - This is the story that I came up with. You can find this and other stories/novels/novellas for free (for now!!) on my wattpad profile @CelticRose. It's rushed, and unedited! I know there are a few typing errors and some mistakes. But I have no time to correct it really, as the deadline is May 29th
- [He Said, She Said](https://cmrosens.com/2013/05/17/he-said-she-said/) - This month was the first time I entered Miss Snark's First Victim Secret Agent Contest. You submit your first 250 words, and snooping agents/other submitting authors/blog followers etc. leave you a critique. An agent reads through the submissions and makes their selections. They then read the whole MS of the ones they have chosen. So...
- [What Does ChickLit Mean To You?](https://cmrosens.com/2013/05/29/what-does-chicklit-mean-to-you/) - Adhering (somewhat loosely) to my Story Construction theme, I have a guest blog post for you all! I thought that, having kicked off with a bit of readership/audience/critical reception consideration, it might be a good idea to delve into another area for a few posts - that of the PREMISE. Crucial to any part of a
- [A-2-B](https://cmrosens.com/2013/06/14/a-2-b/) - What do You Do with an Idea? Following on from Alex Rosa’s post on finding her story’s identity (What Does ChickLit Mean to You?), I gathered other writers’ views on what they do with the initial idea for a story once they have it. The initial plot idea – the premise – is sometimes an
- [A-2-B [Part II]](https://cmrosens.com/2013/06/23/a-2-b-part-ii/) - SPOTLIGHT: J. Vitalie on Story Construction Josh Vitalie, aka TheRake and author of New World Underground, is one of my favourite SciFi writers. He is as yet unpublished, but I think that you'll agree that is the market's great loss. Vitalie's novel is one of intense emotional drama, wonderfully three-dimensional characters - even the minor
- [A-2-B [Part III]](https://cmrosens.com/2013/06/30/a-2-b-part-iii/) - How Other Writers Do It Well, we've heard from Alex Rosa about her journey in discovering the IDENTITY of her story, and Briony Heneberry and Josh Vitalie on how they get from A to B when they have a story to construct. I've told you guys a little bit about my own process, too. This
- [Who Are You? [Part I]](https://cmrosens.com/2013/07/07/who-are-you-part-i/) - Who Are You? http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/67EdRgPgofU&source=uds Introduction When you've got a new story to write, it's not just about the what, it's always about the 'who'. Stories don't just happen - they happen to someone. Who are the characters, and why should the reader care? What is so special about them that anyone would want to read
- [The Faustine Chronicles: Who Are You? [Part II]](https://cmrosens.com/2013/07/14/the-faustine-chronicles-who-are-you-part-ii/) - Who the **** is Alice? - What Smokie Taught Me When I was in Primary School, dancing about the yard in my little blue and white checked cotton dress that was part of our summer uniform, everyone started singing a certain song at the top of their voices, because one line of it was rude.
- [Who Are You? [Part III] - Lost In Time And Space](https://cmrosens.com/2013/07/20/who-are-you-part-iii-lost-in-time-and-space/) - Know Your Limits... So far, I've looked at characters who are being developed from nothing, but even they have to be shaped by the environmental factors of their world to some extent. More on world-building later... much later! But what about writing for characters that stick with you after the book has finished, or after
- [Zero to Hero - Who Are You? [Part IV]](https://cmrosens.com/2013/07/28/zero-to-hero-who-are-you-part-iv/) - Special Guest This week we have another special guest: Tim McFarlane, author of The Tower of the Watchful Eye, available to buy from Amazon now. No, seriously - right now. And there's only 17 left in stock on Amazon.com, and only ONE left on Amazon.co.uk, so don't mess around. There's also a Kindle edition! McFarlane's
- [C. M. Rosens Being Shameless & Writing from Home](https://cmrosens.com/2013/07/31/c-m-rosens-being-shameless-writing-from-home/) - Fairy Tale I've interrupted the lovely flow of the series to bring you a bit of news: I've started a new project called Fairy Tale, which is a children's fantasy story set in South Wales. It all starts the day nine year old Cerys sees her grandfather's ghost. She discovers that he left a book
- [Who Are You (And Where Have You Been All My Life?) [Part V]](https://cmrosens.com/2013/08/05/who-are-you-and-where-have-you-been-all-my-life-part-v/) - Hearts and Flowers I've touched on this before, in my previous post Mr Perfect Meets Miss Virgin. I have a real thing about writing stereotypes in any genre, but sometimes fall into the trap myself (I think as writers we're all guilty of that at some point in our work). I make no apologies
- [When You're Strange - Writing Real People](https://cmrosens.com/2013/08/11/when-youre-strange-writing-real-people/) - Writing For Real So far, I've looked at fictional characters in all kinds of genres, including SciFi, Fantasy, Romance, and FanFic. But what about Historical Fiction, and writing about reality? I've often wondered about the amount of effort required to make a real person your protagonist. This kind of fiction often gets a bad name
- [Happy Days Are Here Again](https://cmrosens.com/2013/09/01/happy-days-are-here-again/) - I'm BACK! Hello again from the flipside of the August holidays! I've been away for a bit, and things are hotting up work-wise and such, so lots to be done! Right... now where were we? ... Oh, yes. Writing, and such. Well, so far we've looked story construction and character development, and been treated to
- [Show Time!](https://cmrosens.com/2013/09/08/show-time/) - Well, the time has come to look at the world-building aspect of story construction. Without a world - even a modern setting and fictionalising of a real place - your story cannot be constructed at all. Just as your story requires a plot, and the plot requires three-dimensional characters, the story will not stand unless
- [Welcome To My World (Part I)](https://cmrosens.com/2013/09/30/welcome-to-my-world-part-i/) - World building is a really important part of story construction. So - how d'you do it? In the next few blog posts, I'll be looking at this question from a few different perspectives. I have TWO - yes, people, TWO - published authors guest blogging about their personal experiences of constructing worlds, starting with Laura
- [What's Really Real? - Welcome to My World (Part II)](https://cmrosens.com/2013/10/06/whats-really-real-welcome-to-my-world-part-ii/) - This week's guest blog is by Laura Perry, published author of several non-fiction books, here to talk about her new novel, JAGUAR SKY. Without further ado... Here she is, ladies and gentlemen! Building a World: What’s Really Real? Building a city or even a planet in a SIMS game is one thing; creating
- [Not World Building: Welcome to my World (Part III)](https://cmrosens.com/2013/10/27/not-world-building-welcome-to-my-world-part-iii/) - After a brief hiatus, the blog is back! And, after a short time away, I have returned with another follow-on to Laura Perry's guest post on writing the real world - click here to read her post! I am joined this week by Ken Magee, author of Dark Tidings and its sequel, Black Conspiracy, both available
- [Not Doing a George R. R. Martin, Honest](https://cmrosens.com/2013/11/16/not-doing-a-george-r-r-martin-honest/) - Write Like the Wind Well, I've ducked out yet again on my responsibilities this month, and I am horrified to find that I haven't posted a new blog post since last month, and my last update for anything was probably September. Here's what's going on... Real Life In my day job, as some of you
- [Getting Arty for Christmas](https://cmrosens.com/2013/12/04/getting-arty-for-christmas/) - Seasonal Inspiration It's December, and in case you hadn't noticed, it's nearly Christmas time! That means the Christmas movies are on 24/7, the Christmas specials of all the soaps and long-running series are being aired, and Sky Arts is bringing us yet more cultured goodness. I am currently enthralled by Sky Arts' drama, A YOUNG
- [Christmas Crafts (I)](https://cmrosens.com/2013/12/06/christmas-crafts-i/) - The Craft of Writing (Part I) Following on from my last post, which you can read here, I'm starting a new series which is sort of experimental... I'm going to be looking at the actual craft of writing, not as a teacher or from a "how to" perspective, but as an aspiring writer on their
- [Crafty Voices - Miloš Petrik](https://cmrosens.com/2013/12/11/crafty-voices-milos-petrik/) - Miloš Petrik I intended to kick off with my favourite example of 'beautiful writing', which, of course, is only my opinion. I think, though, that it would be good to save that for a little bit... and look at the voices of a few other writers who are more contemporary! For those of you who
- [Crafty Voices - JC McDowell](https://cmrosens.com/2013/12/13/crafty-voices-jc-mcdowell/) - JC McDowell JC McDowell is a romance and non-fiction writer, and although she is best known for her Love Bug series on wattpad. You may remember McDowell from her guest post "Writing the Romantic Hero" back in August. Well - here she is again, with a sample from Dragonfly Redemption. Firstly, I should point out
- [INTERVIEW: Len Webster](https://cmrosens.com/2013/12/20/interview-len-webster/) - Library of Dreams Well, for those of you not in the know (for shame!!) the charity anthology Library of Dreams is now on sale at Amazon UK, Amazon US, Createspace and Smashwords. Check out the Goodreads Giveaway too! You have to be in it to win it! I have been looking at the styles and voices of
- [2014 - Work Time, Play Time](https://cmrosens.com/2014/04/14/2014-work-time-play-time/) - I'm Back! I've just submitted my doctoral thesis, so the last three months have been all about getting that done. I've got two papers pending publication, and I'm looking to write a few more... if you're interested in my academic blog and real life world, you can check out what I've been doing there, while
- [On the Page, On the Screen: Sex and Violence in Books and Film](https://cmrosens.com/2014/04/24/on-the-page-on-the-screen-sex-and-violence-in-books-and-film/) - **WARNING: This blog post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 4 ep 3** Sex and Violence in Books and Film, or, Why The Issue Is About More Than Cersei Lannister So much has been said about The Scene in "Breaker of Chains" already - I'm not weighing in with a different view, and this
- [A Blog Hop](https://cmrosens.com/2014/05/02/a-blog-hop/) - Before we go any further, and I unveil my plans for the next blog post series - which I am ambitiously naming THE ZODIAC POSTS - I've been handed something fun to blog about. Charlotte Ashley, writer, bookseller, collector and historian has tagged me in a blog hop! Basically, this means that I get to

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- [Enter the Gothic worlds of C.M. Rosens, author of horror and dark SFF](https://cmrosens.com/) - Gothic fiction author cmrosens shares her latest articles & interviews. Shop for Gothic books, discover new authors, and read her Gothic-themed articles.
- [Author Spotlight Series (2026)](https://cmrosens.com/author-spotlight-series-2026/) - Find Your Next Favourite Author If you’re looking for your next read, check out these authors and their work. Catch new releases, find your thing. You will find the most recent interviews below, and as more are scheduled, this page will be updated with an A-Z list on the right. Search my blog for tags like
- [Contact Me / Press Kit](https://cmrosens.com/contact/) - C. M. Rosens is a genre-bending hybrid author of Gothic Horror, New Weird, and dark SFF, based in the UK. Find her travelling by rail, wandering among lonely ruins and ancient megaliths, and lost in worlds of fiction, music and folklore. She is an active member of the HWA and British Fantasy Society, and her
- [Tabitha Potts](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/tabitha-potts/) - NAME: Tabitha PottsCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: tabithapotts.com CREATIVE LINKS:Facebook: @tabithaauthorInstagram: @tabithapotts AUTHOR BIO: Tabitha Potts’ dark short fiction has been published in literary magazines and in various print anthologies. She was recently awarded an Honourable Mention by the prestigious Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize and longlisted for the Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers' Prize. She has an
- [Women in Horror Month](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/) - A trans-inclusive gallery of author spotlights for you, if you're looking for Women in Horror! I've included interviews from all the Author Spotlights and podcast interviews below. Note for those tagged : if you no longer identify in the way you first introduced yourself at the time of your Spotlight, feel free to let me
- [Sandra Bond](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/sandra-bond/) - NAME: Sandra BondCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: sandra-bond.com AUTHOR BIO: Sandra Bond is a writer and poet from Staffordshire, UK, whose fiction is usually in those closely related fields of horror, fantasy and/or science fiction. She labours under the geas of being unable to read anything at all by Stephen King without wanting to sit down and
- [Colleen Anderson](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/colleen-anderson/) - NAME: Colleen Anderson CREATIVE FIELD: Author / Editor WEBSITE: colleenanderson.wordpress.com CREATOR LINKS:Facebook: /colleen.anderson.9699 Instagram: @c_anderson_author INTERVIEW What got you into horror to begin with - what's your core Horror memory? I fell into it, but as a kid, when my parents were fighting, my mother bundled us into the car and off to the drive-in
- [Renee S. DeCamillis](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/renee-s-decamillis/) - NAME: Renee S. DeCamillisCREATIVE FIELDS: Author / Musician / Horror & Dark Fiction Novel EditorWEBSITE: reneesdecamillis.com CREATOR LINKS:Substack: substack.com/@reneedecBluesky: @reneedecamillis.bsky.socialInstagram: @renee_s._decamillisFacebook: @ReneeDeCamillis The Bone Cutters: Barnes & NobleChisel the Bone: Barnes & NobleTry Not To Die: Barnes & Noble INTERVIEW What got you into horror to begin with - what's your core Horror memory? My
- [Abby Vail](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/abby-vail/) - NAME: Abby VailCREATIVE FIELD: Author / MusicianWEBSITE: abbyvailauthor.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @abbyvailwrites AUTHOR BIO: Abby Vail is a musician and author of horror fiction. Writhe is her debut. Her middle grade horror novel, Bad Manor, releases June 2027. She runs a horror writing group monthly out of Scranton, PA where she lives with her husband, three
- [Jessika Grewe Glover](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/jessika-grewe-glover/) - NAME: Jessika Grewe GloverCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: substack.com/@jessikagreweglover AUTHOR LINKS:Insta/Facebook/Threads: @jessikagreweglover AUTHOR BIO: Jessika Grewe Glover, a native Floridian, lives in a secret lair above Los Angeles with her British husband. She is the mum of two exceptional humans and one rescue bulldog, has a slight obsession with history, style, art, vampires, and making chocolate dragons.
- [Sumiko Saulson](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/sumiko-saulson/) - NAME: Sumiko SaulsonCREATIVE FIELD: Author / PoetWEBSITE: sumikosaulson.com AUTHOR LINKS:Publisher: mochamemoirspress.comZines: dookyzines.comFacebook: /sumikoskaInstagram: @sumikosaulsonTikTok: @sumikoska AUTHOR BIO: Bram Stoker Award® Finalist for Poetry for The Rat King (2022, Dooky Zines) and Melancholia (2024, Bludgeoned Girls Press). Elgin Award Nominee (2022). 2018 Afrosurrealist Writers Award, and 2021 Ladies of Horror Readers' Choice Award winner. Their novel
- [Ann Fraistat](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/ann-fraistat/) - NAME: Ann FraistatCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: annfraistat.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @annfrai Book Links: getunderlined.com/authors/2244956/ann-fraistat AUTHOR BIO: Ann Fraistat is the USA Today bestselling author of A Place For Vanishing and What We Harvest, both Bram Stoker Award finalists. Her co-author credits include plays such as Romeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Ending, and alternate reality games sponsored
- [A.M. Loweecey](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/a-m-loweecey/) - NAME: A.M. LoweeceyCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: amloweecey.com AUTHOR LINKS:Facebook: @amloweecey Instagram: @amloweecey Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/author/amloweeceyAmazon Author Titles: amazon.com/Alice-Loweecey/e/B00420G03A AUTHOR BIO: Baker of brownies and tormenter of characters, A.M. Loweecey grew up watching Scooby-Doo mysteries and Hammer horror films, which explains a whole lot. When A.M. isn’t finding new ways to mystify readers and make them
- [Christina Rosso](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/christina-rosso/) - NAME: Christina RossoCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: christina-rosso.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @christinarossoschneider AUTHOR BIO: Christina Rosso (she/they) is a queer, disabled writer based outside Philadelphia. She is the author of CREOLE CONJURE and SHE IS A BEAST. Her debut folk horror novel, THE LAST SHEAF, is forthcoming from Blackstone Publishing in 2027. Her fiction and nonfiction—often exploring gender,
- [Iseult Murphy](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/iseult-murphy/) - NAME: Iseult MurphyCREATIVE FIELDS: Author / ArtistWEBSITE: iseultmurphy.com CREATOR BIO: Iseult Murphy is a chronically ill writer and artist from Ireland. She writes dark speculative fiction, mostly horror, fantasy and science fiction. She has published over a dozen books and forty short stories. She has previously been a judge for BBNYA, SPSFBO, and is currently
- [Author Spotlight Series (2025)](https://cmrosens.com/author-spotlight-series-2/) - Find Your Next Favourite Author If you’re looking for your next read, check out these authors and their work. Catch new releases, find your thing. You will find the most recent interviews below, and as more are scheduled, this page will be updated with an A-Z list on the right. Search my blog for tags like
- [C.M. Rosens](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/c-m-rosens/) - NAME: C.M. RosensCREATIVE FIELDS: Author / PodcasterWEBSITE: You're here - cmrosens.com - but if you're looking for Women In Horror specifically, try women-in-horror.carrd.co CREATOR LINKS:Bluesky: @cmrosens.comIG, TikTok, Threads: @cm.rosensFacebook, Pillowfort, Tumblr: @cmrosens CREATOR BIO: C.M. Rosens is a genre-bending hybrid author of Gothic Horror, New Weird, and dark SFF, based in the UK. Find her
- [Madeleine Swann](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/madeleine-swann/) - NAME: Madeleine Swann CREATIVE FIELD: Author WEBSITE: madeleineswann.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram & TikTok: @madeleineswannsurrealBluesky: @madeleineswann.bsky.social AUTHOR BIO: Madeleine Swann's most recent novella, Reality But More Fun (Nictitating Books), was nominated for a Wonderland Award as was Fortune Box in 2018 (Eraserhead Press). Her stories have appeared in various magazines and anthologies including the Splatterpunk nominated The
- [A.M. Castro](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/a-m-castro/) - NAME: A.M. CastroCREATIVE FIELD: Author AUTHOR LINKS:Linktree: linktr.ee/alexmcanarneywrites AUTHOR BIO: Alex McAnarney Castro (A.M. Castro) is a human rights activist by day and a writer whenever she can be. Raised in Mexico and El Salvador, she’s worked across Latin America and the United States. Her fiction explores how memory, trauma, and history shape and twist
- [Ashley Huyge](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/ashley-huyge/) - NAME: Ashley HuygeCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: AshleyHuygeWrites.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @AshleyHuygeWrites AUTHOR BIO: Ashley Huyge is an American horror writer. Her work has appeared online with (S)crawl Magazine, Dreams Walking, as well as in anthologies from Collective Tales Publishing. She is a supporting member of the Horror Writer’s Association and serves on the editorial team for Glossy
- [Rei Alyssa Murray](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/rei-alyssa-murray/) - NAME: Rei Alyssa MurrayCREATIVE FIELD: Poet / AuthorWEBSITE: rei-writes.com POET BIO: Rei Alyssa Murray is a poet located in the forests of western Pennsylvania. She has written three dark poetry collections, Cries to Kill the Corpse Flower, Lost Letters to a Lover's Carcass, and Through a Gauntlet, Phantom Haunted, all of which have been collected
- [Danielle Gomes](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/danielle-gomes/) - NAME: Danielle GomesCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: danielle-gomes-writes.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @danielle.n.gomes AUTHOR BIO: My first horror book, Roll Them Bones, was released earlier this year. In addition to writing, I’m a Margate City School Board Member, Humane Society of Atlantic County Board Member and CASA Advocate. INTERVIEW What got you into horror to begin with - what's
- [Julie Lew](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/julie-lew/) - NAME: Julie LewCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: julielew.com AUTHOR BIO: Julie Lew (she/they) loves all things fantasy and horror, the darker and queerer the better. Their adult gothic horror novel, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL, is forthcoming from Quill & Crow on May 5, 2026, while their YA fantasy mystery, DEATH IN VERSE, will be published by
- [Jess Hagemann](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/jess-hagemann/) - NAME; Jess HagemannCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: jesshagemann.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @jh.author AUTHOR BIO: Jess Hagemann’s recent work has appeared or is forthcoming in Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror from Texas Women, Three Seasons of Winter, and Last Girls Club, among others. Her debut novel Headcheese (2018) won an IPPY Award in Horror. Paste Magazine named her
- [Claire L. Smith](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/claire-l-smith/) - NAME: Claire L. SmithCREATIVE FIELD: Author / Visual ArtistWEBSITE: ClaireLSmith.com CREATIVE LINKS:Insta & TikTok: @clairelsmxth CREATIVE BIO: Her debut gothic horror novella, 'Helena' was published by CLASH Books. Her coming-of-age horror novella, 'When We Entered That House' was released from publisher Off Limits Press. Her most recent novel, 'Agnes and Cat' is a body/folk horror
- [Staci Layne Wilson](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/staci-layne-wilson/) - NAME: Staci Layne WilsonCREATIVE FIELD: Author / Review Website Host (womeninhorror.com)WEBSITE: WomenInHorror.com CREATIVE BIO: I'd love to chat with you about my site, WomenInHorror.com and our very first horror anthology book, The Glass Coffin. INTERVIEW What got you into horror to begin with - what's your core Horror memory? Seeing The Exorcist with my mom
- [Samantha Bryant](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/samantha-bryant/) - NAME: Samantha BryantCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: DangerousWhenBored.com AUTHOR LINKS:Links: wheretofind.me/@SamanthaBryantBooks: Links to Horror Stories AUTHOR BIO: If you’re looking for Samantha Bryant, check the woods first. She likes to get lost there and she’s probably near the water. Samantha writes about what scares her, and the result is multigenre. Learn more about her work at http://dangerouswhenbored.com.
- [Leanna Renee Hieber](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/leanna-renee-hieber/) - NAME: Leanna Renee HieberCREATIVE FIELD: Author/ Playwright / ActorWEBSITE: leannareneehieber.com CREATIVE LINKS:Instagram: @leannareneehieberFacebook: @lrhieber CREATIVE BIO: Leanna is a professional actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and an award-winning, bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction for Tor and Kensington Books. A Haunted History of Invisible Women, co-authored with Andrea Janes, was a Bram Stoker Award Finalist
- [Kerry E.B. Black](https://cmrosens.com/kerry-e-b-black/) - NAME: Kerry E.B. BlackCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: KerryEBBlack.com AUTHOR BIO: Kerry E.B. Black is a Western Pennsylvanian writer intimately familiar with chronic pain and physical disability - through personal experience and vicariously through her family. Besides writing for journals, ‘zines, and anthologies, she’s published two YA paranormal thrillers, four collections of short stories, a novella, and
- [Donna Taylor](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/donna-taylor/) - NAME: Donna TaylorCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: authordonnataylor.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram & Threads: @authordonnataylor AUTHOR BIO: Donna Taylor is an award-winning horror author who looks at all things scary as something comforting. Her first love is young adult horror, the product of years of Fear Street, Nightmare Hall, and more Christopher Pike than she can shake a Ouija
- [Paula Cappa](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/paula-cappa/) - NAME: Paula CappaCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: paulacappa.wordpress.com AUTHOR LINKS:Linktree: linktr.ee/pcappa9 AUHTOR BIO: Paula Cappa is a multiple award-winning novelist and short story author of supernatural mysteries, Gothic thrillers, and dark fantasy. Her Gothic novel Draakensky, A Supernatural Tale of Magick and Romance is published by Crystal Lake Publishing. Other supernatural novels are The Dazzling Darkness, Night
- [Victoria Dalpe](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/victoria-dalpe/) - NAME: Victoria Dalpe CREATIVE FIELD: Author, Artist WEBSITE: victoriadalpe.square.site CREATIVE LINKS:instagram: @VictoriaLDalpefacebook: VictoriaDalpeAuthorbluesky: @VictoriaDalpe.bsky.socialtiktok: @VictoriaDalpe CREATIVE BIO: Victoria Dalpe is a Providence-based horror writer and painter. She has published over sixty short stories in various collections. She has written the gothic horror novel PARASITE LIFE, the short story collection LES FEMMES GROTESQUES and the horror
- [Viggy Parr Hampton](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/viggy-parr-hampton/) - NAME: Viggy Parr HamptonCREATIVE FIELD: Author, Podcast HostWEBSITE: viggyhampton.com CREATIVE LINKS:Instagram and TikTok: @‌viggyparrhampton CREATIVE BIO: Viggy Parr Hampton, MPH is an epidemiologist, host of the podcast “Horror Humor Hunger,” and the author of A Cold Night for Alligators, Much Too Vulgar, The Rotting Room, and A Veritable Household Pet. She is a graduate of
- [Elizabeth Broadbent](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/elizabeth-broadbent/) - NAME: Elizabeth BroadbentCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: linktr.ee/elizabethbroadbent AUTHOR BIO: Elizabeth Broadbent is the Southern Gothic author of Blood Cypress (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Ink Vine and Other Swamp Stories, and Ninety-Eight Sabers (both Undertaker Books). During her decade long journalism career, she wrote for publications like The Washington Post, Insider, and Time while staff writing for
- [LCW Allingham](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/lcw-allingham/) - NAME: LCW AllinghamCREATIVE FIELDS: Author, Artist, Publisher/EditorWEBSITES: lcwallingham.com AUTHOR LINKS:speculationpub.com/bookslcwallingham.com/published-worklcwallingham.com/book-cover-design CREATIVE BIO: LCW Allingham is an award-winning author, artist, and editor. Her publications include her novel, LADY, and novella MUSE, as well as short fiction. She is the co-founder and executive editor of the indie press, Speculation Publications, and a member of the Historical Novel
- [Chloe Spencer](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/chloe-spencer/) - NAME: Chloe SpencerCREATIVE FIELDS: Author, Filmmaker, Game DevWEBSITE: chloespenceronline.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @heyitschloespencer CREATIVE BIO: Minnesota native Chloe Spencer (she/her) is an award winning writer, indie gamedev, and filmmaker. She is the author of multiple sapphic horror novellas, novels, and short stories. In her spare time she enjoys playing video games, trying her best at Pilates,
- [Emily Ruth Verona](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/emily-ruth-verona/) - NAME: Emily Ruth VeronaCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: emilyruthverona.com AUTHOR BIO: Emily Ruth Verona is the author of the novel Midnight on Beacon Street and the novella Shiva. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Cinema Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase. She is a Pinch Literary Award winner, a
- [Pamela K. Kinney](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/pamela-k-kinney/) - NAME: Pamela K. KinneyCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: PamelaKKinney.com AUTHOR LINKS:Facebook: Pamela K. Kinney, Author & ActressInstagram: @pamelak.kinney_authorBluesky: @pamelakkinney.bsky.socialAmazon: Pamela-K.-Kinney/author/B001UAKHMU AUTHOR BIO: Pamela K. Kinney gave up long ago ignoring the voices in her head and has written horror, fantasy. science fiction, poetry, five regional nonfiction ghost books, and a shapeshifters/indigenous mythology nonfiction book ever since. Her
- [Briana Morgan](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/briana-morgan/) - NAME: Briana MorganCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: brianamorganbooks.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @brianamorganbooks AUTHOR BIO: Briana Morgan writes gripping, psychological dark fiction. Her most recent work, The Reyes Incident, has sold more than 16,000 copies to date. Other books include Mouth Full of Ashes, The Tricker-Treater and Other Stories, Unboxed: A Play, and more. Briana is a proud member
- [Mel Hammond](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/mel-hammond/) - NAME: Mel HammondCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: melhammondbooks.com AUTHOR LINKS:Instagram: @HamSandwichMel Bluesky: @HamSandwichMel.bsky.social AUTHOR BIO: Mel Hammond writes for young people and is the author of the upcoming YA horror novel, WHERE THE GIRLS ARE KEPT (Knopf 2027). Whether she’s writing about murderous multi-level marketing cults, road trip shenanigans, or climate change activism, she likes to keep
- [Miranda Kate/MK Boers](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/miranda-kate-mk-boers/) - NAME: Miranda Kate/MK BoersCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: mirandakateboersauthor.com AUTHOR BIO: I write dark stuff, sci-fi stuff, paranormal stuff, psychological stuff and a mixture of all four. I wanted to be a film director. I could see it clearly in my mind throughout my teenage years. Then I went to college to study Theatre and realised it
- [Shantell Powell](https://cmrosens.com/women-in-horror-month/shantell-powell/) - NAME: Shantell PowellCREATIVE FIELD: AuthorWEBSITE: shanmonster.dreamwidth.org AUTHOR LINKS:BlueSky: shanmonster.bsky.social Mastodon: c.im/@Shanmonster AUTHOR BIO: Shantell Powell is a swamp hag and elder goth raised in an apocalyptic cult on the land and off the grid. A graduate of the Writers’ Studio at Simon Fraser University and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity's horror residency, she's
- [Book Club Resources](https://cmrosens.com/book-club-resources/) - Is your Book Club queer-friendly, with a love of dark speculative fiction? Want new books and fresh ideas? Read on! Find More Book Club Reads Author Spotlights Are you looking for a wider range of indie and trad published authors to fill your book club schedule, or to throw into the ring for votes and
- [Podcast Interviews](https://cmrosens.com/author-interviews/) - Interviews with C. M. Rosens Gothic Panel on SFF RomCast - Feat. C.M. Rosens, Jennifer Kennedy, and Angela J. Ford 👀 Rewatch: my Romancing the Gothic Interview 📚 Read: C. M. Rosens Spotlight interview 🎶 Listen: My Folklore Pod Interview ⚔ check out: My historical nonfiction Interview on Most Notorious Podcast 🎶 Listen: C.M. Rosens
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