Most Recent Twisted Updates
How can someone unspookable write a horror tale? by Drew Williamson
I seem to have a predilection for the fantastic that goes back as far as I can remember, which, I believe, stems from my early television viewing habits in the late 60s and early 70s. The shows that drew me in and set my imagination running were Mr Benn, Timeslip, and Marine Boy, which were
Nick Yates grabs first local press article
Following his awesome press release, Nick managed to be the first of our authors to get into a newspaper (pic below)! Here’s his release… Local author selected for bestselling horror anthology Stamford author Nick Yates has hit the Halloween horror heights after his short story won an international competition to be part of a best-selling anthology.
What I Did On My Summer And Every Vacation And Many Late Nights Aka Discovering Create50 By Hillier Townsend
I came to the party (the party being submitting my writing to competitions) later than many. Despite having worked as a writer professionally for over 30 years and having written little stories and poems since I could first manage a pen. Once at the party, my writing partner and I thought surely the screenplay we
Twisted50 is an Amazon Best Seller! It’s Official!
Yes we did it, we officially knocked the King from his throne. We nudged Stephen King from his number one spot in Horror Bestsellers and into the number two spot. So congratulations to everyone involved in Twisted 50 and most of all the 50 Authors. YOU ARE BEST SELLERS! Let that sink in for a
The Sugarloaf and the Red Shows Backgrounder by Marie Gethins
Hi my name is Marie Gethins and I have an irrational obsession with dance reality shows. It started with satisfying curiosity—what faded celebrities and sports stars were willing to do for a second bite of that fame apple. First the introductory stills were enough. Oiled and spray tanned in skimpy costumes, I relished the wave
PATIENCE or the Long (and Often Convoluted) Journey and Evolution of a Two Page Twisted 50 Story by Kris Rickards
Do you remember that George Harrison song? ♫ It’s gonna take time, A whole lot of precious time ♫ Turns out he was a bit of a prophet. Often you hear writing gurus, mentors and lecturers preaching about how everything takes time in this writing malarkey. Things like, “it takes ten-thousand hours to become good
Finger Lickin’ Twisted50 Success by JM Hewitt
Towards the later part of 2015 I came across a competition. It was entitled Twisted 50, and they were looking for short stories in the horror genre. The fifty winners would be published in an anthology. I’d never considered writing horror, although I’m a huge fan of horror books and films. I think it started
How does a nice girl like you imagine a horrible, dark story like that? by Beth Hughes
It is a question I have been asked many times since I uploaded Sum of my memories to the Create 50 website and asked my friends and family to take a look. In all honesty death fascinates me, or to be more precise the idea that death might not be the cut off, the complete
How I Found My Story by Shirley Day
I got lost driving home last year and ended up on The Broads. I loved the watery flat slightly-creepy-in-wintertime landscape, and had this idea of doing a short film there, though what, I didn’t know. Then over Christmas last year I saw the Twisted 50 site. I don’t normally do hard-core horror, more psychological thriller,
Are you getting enough exorcise? by Nick Yates
Picture a wet Friday afternoon in late November. Almost a year ago I was sitting at my desk on just such a day in need of creative inspiration. The proverbial waste paper basket was overflowing with balled up paper and a bruised forehead was all I had to show for it. I had a bad
To Celebrate The Launch Of Twisted50 on Amazon, we are releasing the FULL RED BAND Trailer
This trailer is an extended cut of the last one, featuring ALL 50 writers and their stories. Please share far with your family and friends and shout about it on your social media channels. You can share this link for the trailer here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2IGO5wL1uk For everyone involved, you can now setup and connect Author accounts in
Twisted50 is now available on Amazon
Wooooo! Finally, the Amazon Kindle release of Twisted50 is online. The softback will follow very soon. Here’s the link https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M66RW8U/ What can you do now? Numbers and reviews are now VERY important. We need a spike in sales and downloads and we need as many good reviews as possible. These two metrics are essential for the