Most Recent Twisted Updates
Facing Those Demons. How Create50 Inspires Creativity by Alison Clapham
I don’t do horror. Can’t say I’m big on short stories either. So, at first glance, the Twisted50 concept was not high on my to-do list. I let the deadline for the first volume sail merrily by. I was delighted for writing friends who’d taken part, and were published, in this highly successful book. Yet
The genesis of ‘Molly”, a child serial killer for Twisted 50 by Daniel Ginsberg
We’ve come to a place in the arts, where the shock and horror genre has turned to grotesque themes and incredible special effects in an effort to create new entertainment. True fright, I believe, surrounds us everywhere and everyday… it is all around us: the aberration in an otherwise normal encounter… the twist of a
The Scariest Part of Horror Is the Rough Draft by Ryan Reudell
Twisted50 was my first foray into horror, yet “The Director’s Cut” remains one of my best work because it was so thoroughly edited before the first submission. That’s the key to my writing process: editing. Without that, my story would be shit. Accepting this truth helps me move on from Rough Draft Paralysis, when you
The Horror of Your Work Being Seen For the First Time by Jason Dussault
Twisted50 is all about the horror, so I suppose it’s fitting that the very idea of even submitting a story was scarier to me than all of the movies I’ve been watching this October. The story I submitted to Twisted50 Vol. 2 is the first thing I’ve ever put out there for others to read,
What’s on your plate? “The Monthly Meal” by Gordon Slack
I guess that cooking and eating young children is not generally considered acceptable in a modern society. For law abiding, civil, tolerant and considerate people, such a practice should be abhorrent. Yet with my Twisted50 brain algorithm running (does it ever stop?) such a prospect seemed ghoulishly pleasant and inviting; this led to my Twisted50
Professional writers are just amateurs who never gave up… by Kendall Castor-Perry
Twisted 50 has given many writers a lift to ‘published author’ status. Being able to say that your story can be purchased on Amazon is a pretty proud boast for an amateur writer. Of course, it’s often said that a professional writer is just an amateur that never gave up. Success in Volume 1 of
He Who Dares Writes… A Screenwriters First Steps Into Writing Twisted Prose by Ben Marshall
My journey with Create50 began with the Impact film project, submitting several scripts over several months. “I’m a writer working hard to lift my words from page to screen” I said in my profile. Cheesy but true. I was lucky enough for one of my scripts to make the final 50. As the bubbly and
A Bit About My Story by Sarah Lloyd
My name is Sarah Lloyd. I am a Mental Heatlh Nurse working with children and adolescents. I enjoy my work and I nursed in adult services for fifteen years before joining the adolescent team. I often meet interesting and creative people. My other interests are painting, reflexology, yoga, music, drama and of course – writing.
From smut to the surreal by Lee Burgess
WARNING: The following contains information about scary stories. There may be spoilers, there may be disturbing uses of language that leads to sweating, a quickened heart-beat and in some cases the soiling of one’s lucky underwear. Not so lucky if you ask me. If you experience any discomfort whilst reading this incredibly well written article,
‘The Director’s Cut’ Article by Ryan Reudell
Good horror doesn’t just come from a creepy idea, it comes from an emotion: fear. One of my greatest fears is that my degenerative disability will progress to the point where I’m no longer able to enjoy even the limited quality of life I have right now and I’ll be forced to stay in relatively
The Origin Of ‘Witches’ by SV Macdonald
Many of my stories are set in the woods near where I live, and my inspiration for ‘Witches’ came from the same place. The clearing where I set the story really does exist, and just after dawn on a sunny morning shafts of light fall through the trees and illuminate it in a truly magical
Talking Twisted by Steph Wessell from the Twisted50 Book Launch
Ok, so I was a bit tipsy… and giddy with getting an unexpected, lovely and oh-so-heavy glass award (2nd Best Story)… and feeling really sociable, meeting face-to-face many friends I’d previously met only virtually in the Create 50 community… and I was so happy to be showing my husband and friends (also in attendance) the