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The Mausoleum Gang

by J. Robert Kane

Rated: 13+ · Book · Paranormal · #2099675

The Mausoleum: Discussions on All Things Horror...

Greetings, Friend- and welcome to The Mausoleum! Please watch your step, the stairs into the tombs are narrow, and it will take your eyes a few moments to adjust to the darkness. Take my hand, if you wish. I wouldn't let you fall...

Halloween is nearly upon us, and I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my upcoming short story "The People Upstairs." It seems grandma has a poltergeist- and who doesn't love a ghost-story to go with their tricks and their treats?

According to the Facebook page of the master of modern horror (Stephen King, in case you were born on Mars) his son Joe Hill's new short novel is being published in Cemetery Dance Magazine this month. Again, just in time for Halloween!

Well, thanks for visiting, Friend, and I hope you return to the Mausoleum very soon! No..no, not like that! I meant alive and well, and ready to talk horror!

Hope you enjoy "The People Upstairs," which I will post in the next few days!

All the Best- to the living, and the undead,

J. Robert Kane

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8 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Mia - craving colour

Jan 16, 2017 at 7:20pm
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Hi John,

I was expecting to drop into blog posts about the writing of horror stories and instead discovered an upbeat blog that tells it like it is and then goes on to encourage the reader.

Looks like your horror writing may be all in your novels.

Neat that you are also exploring other genres.

One of the statements I really liked in this post is:

" . . . we are all a part of the same field. The boundaries that separate you and I exist only within the limits of our own perception, and within the realm of our imaginations. . . "

Beautifully stated.

KingsSideCastle

Dec 15, 2016 at 8:42pm
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It's really cool that you have a blog on Horror. Great Christmas Horror recommendations. Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" is always a classic.

Listener70

Dec 15, 2016 at 3:41pm
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This is really something to think about! Probably horror is a lot of things. Social commentary. Introspection about life, death, fears, and the mind. Definitely a safe place to be to think about death, and to think about loss and the hereafter. Good questions!

Natechia dos Reis

Dec 15, 2016 at 5:18am
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I enjoyed your introspection on why we adhere to horror. The fascination I would say has very much to do with what Alanna Fitzgerald

says. After experiencing a horror or trauma it altered our essence as a human being. It is almost as though our programming is altered in many ways. Some believe they need to experience fear to feel alive. I believe those people simply want to know if they are capable of surviving. During the two great WW's people who thought they could take on horrific scenes broke their human spirit, and yet others who stated would never survive in a situation of horror embraced it and came out stronger.

The horror genre is a 'limit' genre I believe. 'How would I fare if this happened?'

Elizabeth

Dec 15, 2016 at 1:56am
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I also really enjoyed Krampus. It was silly/spooky good fun, and well worth the watch. Most recently my favourite Christmas story is the comic series Klaus. It's more fantasy than horror, but it definitely has some horror elements (and also features Krampus as a villain). I'm also a tad on the boring side, so I still enjoy A Christmas Carol, including the creepier film renditions of the story.

Lisa Noe

Dec 14, 2016 at 11:20pm
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I find Horror to be exciting as a genre. I love to watch the old Vincent Price movies , he's always good for a scare. and now day Steven King is pretty good.

Alanna Fitzgerald

Dec 14, 2016 at 9:00pm
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Interesting thoughts here. Horror isn't a genre that I write in, nor is it one I read. I personally get nightmares too easily. Always have. Anyway, That aside, I think that expanding on what your thoughts are, that the horror genre appeals to people because they can relate to the struggles and losses that are experienced in reality. Loss is a natural part of life, and as a hospice nurse I see it everyday I go to work. It also gives/brings hope. Hope is the one thing that we can always hold on to, even in the face of death. We can hope for cures, better outcomes, etc and we can also hope for being pain free, at peace, and our loved ones cared for.

GodofRevels

Dec 14, 2016 at 1:04pm
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I'm hoping it'll become a Christmas horror classic, but I've come to enjoy Michael Dougherty's "Krampus." While really more of a comedy-horror, it's still got some spine-chilling moments. There's so much silliness and absurdity with the Christmas toys come to life, but they really pull it together with the arrival of the elves and Krampus. Seriously, terrific make-up job on Krampus. In terms of the "scare you straight for Christmas" message it has, it does kinda make Scrooge's nightly haunting seem tame. The ending was a riot though. Such a classic horror-movie ending.

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#22. Eureka and the Ghost
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#21. The Shower and the Tower
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#20. Remakes, body-counts, and collaborations...
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#19. Gardening and Killer Clowns
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#18. Death Pulls Up a Chair
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#17. Begging Your Pardon...
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#16. The Poisoner's Scourge- A Call to Arms!
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#15. How to Make Friday 13th Your Lucky Day...A Reminder
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#14. 2017, So Far...
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#13. Novel thoughts and Dave Mustaine
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#12. Happy 2017!
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#11. The Twilight Week...
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#10. Merry Christmas from the crypts
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#9. Holiday Horror and "The Hollow Crown"
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#8. New Stories- What Are You Reading?
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#7. The Grateful Undead...
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#6. The Joy of Horror
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#5. Favorite Genres Excluding Horror
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#4. Horror for the Christmas Season
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#3. Apologies and Thank You's
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#2. New Stories for Halloween
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#1. Welcome back, my friends- to where the nightmare never ends
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