Dreadful Thoughts - A Project

hailtothechimp

I've just started a little project over on my blog (www.fustar.info) called Dreadful Thoughts. Its aim is twofold.

1) To get people reading and discussing short horror stories available online (mainly older material where the copyright has expired).

2) To encourage readers to pen their own short stories. By short I mean very short. Very, very short. 500 words max.

Here's a post introducing the project:
Dreadful Thoughts - A Beginning

Here's the first story I covered ("What Was it?" by Munster boy Fitz-James O'Brien):
Dreadful Thoughts Story Club: "What Was it?"

Here's the second (M. R. James' "Casting the Runes"):
Dreadful Thoughts Story Club: Casting the Runes

Not much action right now so feel free to pop over and dive in. The water is deliciously COLD...

hailtothechimp

The project got a shot in the arm and a relaunch recently:

http://www.fustar.info/2008/03/04/dreadful-thoughts-a-rebirth/

The first tale for the relaunch was M. R. James' (again) "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad". The response was great:

http://www.fustar.info/2008/03/10/dreadful-thoughts-story-club-1-it-beginsagain/

Next up (Thursday, 20th March, 8 pm) is "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood:

http://www.fustar.info/2008/03/12/we-came-we-drunk-we-thunk-dreadful-thoughts/

Please feel free to pop over and join in the chat.

hailtothechimp

Dum Dee Dum. Will continue chatting to myself and say that this project/club is still going. Up to the 6th story now - Sheridan LeFanu's "Green Tea". Discussion of same due to be held next Monday (19th) at 9 pm.

Details here:

http://www.fustar.info/2008/05/13/dreadful-thoughts-a-sip-of-green-tea/

Pop along if it sounds like your poison.