by J.M. Plumbley | Jul 27, 2018 | Monster Meet
I love graveyards. They are heightened places where where you feel both the weight of the past and future: full of history, and a reminder of what’s to come. Of course, they are also ripe for monsters. My favorites are ones like the Weeping Woman of Parkersburg, West...
by J.M. Plumbley | Apr 1, 2018 | Monster Meet
Ah, World War I: an especially large-scale example of humanity getting itself into way deeper water than it was prepared for. 18-year-olds marched bravely with bayonets, just as their fathers and father’s fathers had done before them, to face enemies with mustard gas...
by J.M. Plumbley | Feb 1, 2018 | Monster Meet
I recently read one of the best nonfiction books I’ve come across in years: The Witch of Lime Street, by David Jaher. Jaher relates his slice of history in such a compelling way that instead of just using it as fodder for my fiction (as I’d intended), I wanted to...
by J.M. Plumbley | Sep 6, 2017 | Monster Meet
Let’s talk about lumberjacks. Even with the advent of modern technology, logging is one of the most dangerous professions out there. In 2008, the rate of on-the-job deaths was at about 108 per 100,000 workers, 30 times higher than any other industry overall. The risks...
by J.M. Plumbley | Aug 7, 2017 | Monster Meet
We’re going to do something a little different this month. Instead of looking at a specific haunting or mythological figure, let’s talk about a mystery that has scared seafarers for over 100 years. The Mary Celeste is pretty famous, though I myself had never heard of...
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