Sometimes Hilarious Horror

03/12/2025

the 35th episode of the Mentally Oddcast features screenwriter (and then some) Briana Cox. We talk Jordan Peele, pitching while disabled, representation in horror, autism accommodations, and Night of the Living Dead.

Briana [https://thebookendsreview.com/briana-cox/] Cox was born and raised in Tullahoma, TN — a town inexplicably found on state maps. (It just got a Publix!) She is the oldest of seven children and a first-generation academic with degrees in cognitive linguistics, Japanese language, and speech-la...

03/06/2025

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02/27/2025

New episode of the Mentally Oddcast has a TW for self-unaliving in our interview with author Kody Boye. We talk horror, fantasy, YA lit, generational trauma, cats, and advocacy. Of course there's a MadLib.

02/13/2025

Guess what?
We’re now listed on Duotrope, which might explain the avalanche of submissions we’ve been getting!!!

02/04/2025

The new issue is here!!!
OMG. Domestic carnage, perilous grocery stores, even more perilous toilets, and something about a murder doll.
Seriously, ya gotta check it out!!!

Volume 2 closes out with Issue 4 featuring: Buendia Malanoche Carson Fredriksen John R. Muth Marc Shapiro Shainur Ullah Christine Wolfram and art fr...

01/23/2025

Obviously, there are a zillion reasons to support us on Ko-Fi:

--Supporting a paying market
--Helping new authors get published
--Funding artists that appear on magazine covers
--Supporting the Mentally Oddcast, which focuses on creatives with neurodivergence, addiction issues, and mental illness.
--Shoring up a family-owned publication.

But perhaps the most exciting reason is that Wednes and H wrote a story TOGETHER and it's dropping in the new issue this weekend!!

01/07/2025

Just sent out all the writer payments for our next issue, which drops January 25th.
It's dope too! So much cool horror and poetry from new-to-me authors who might be new to you too!!!

And did you know you can read every issue for just $10 a month?
Wild, right?

01/02/2025

Perhaps our biggest accomplishment in 2024 was getting so much interest from authors that we had to close submissions. We’ll open them back up in February.

If we had more subscribers, we could include even more stories in every issue. Next one drops January 15th and includes some really bloody, scary, chuckleworthy stuff.

And because we’re digital, subscribers get access to our entire back catalog—and regular pics of our le***an lizards. Thanks to everyone for your support.
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11/07/2024

Announcement:
Due to an overwhelming influx of submissions, we have had to temporary stop accepting new subs.

Y’all are awesome.
New issue coming in January.
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10/30/2024

4 Popular Horror Movies I Dislike:
--Cabin in the Woods
--Evil Dead (until the last one)
--Paranormal Activity (all)
--Tusk

4 Reviled Horror Movies I Adore:
--Psycho (1998)
--High Tension
--Human Centipede 2
--Salem's Lot (2024)

10/28/2024

The new issue--she is here!
Featuring work from Quinn Rowan Dex Matt Brandenburg Mord McGhee Gena Radcliffe Kearing, Pip Pinkerton and that me that I am. Kickass stories, interviews, think pieces, and a dope-ass cover.

Buy the issue for $6 or subscribe and download all the past issues FREE. I know, right? Get in on this.

This month's issue is chock full of incredible scary chuckle-worthy shorts, interviews with our contributors (including a friggin' recipe!), essays, a...

10/28/2024

Putting the finishing touches on the new issue of Sometimes Hilarious Horror , which will feature haunted attractions, ducks (GASP!), a badass essay on Mia Goth's movie trilogy, and a bunch of smashing interviews, horror, laughs, snide comments, and check out this amazing cover art by Quinn Rowan Dex!!!

When you wake anon, it shall be ready!!

10/23/2024

Got an interest in witchcraft, horror industry drama, flesh-eating turtles, going undiagnosed, or wanna hear the story of my first crucifix? The delightful Nora Peevy and I talk about all that and more. Yup, it's the SHH's Mentally Oddcast!

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10/16/2024

Check it. It's the new ep of the SHH's Mentally Oddcast featuring author Sidney Williams. We talk writer's block and walking the line between introversion and self-promotion. Also, convention stories, Salem's Lot, our influences, Gnelfs, and we name-drop David Niall Wilson eleventy billion times. 🤣😂

Gnelfs [https://a.co/d/al78ZsG]author and publisher [https://a.co/d/91ASOWn] Sidney Williams [http://facebook.com/SidneyWilliamsBooks] and Wednesday Lee Friday talk influences, introverts, Gnelfs, and Salem's Lot. We name-drop our publisher, and discuss the ways we acknowledge or avoid the need for....

10/09/2024

It's a new episode of the SHH's Mentally Oddcast featuring my editor at Kinkly--who is also a Yoga teacher, a parent, and as it turns out...a fascinating person with an amazing story.

Wednesday Lee Friday talks with Robin Zabeigalski about body dysmorphia, depression and anxiety. We discuss s*x writing and education, recovery and medication, why your diagnosis matters, and the consistent Call of the Void. TW for su***de and addiction/recovery/ A transcript of this episode can be....

10/08/2024

Some Di**it: You can write about zombies without sucking Romero's [redacted]. I'm doing it right now in my book.

Me: Sorry, what?

SDW: Everybody acts like he invented zombies. The first zombie movie was in the 20's. It's called White Zombie and you've probably never heard of it.

Me: I have it on VHS and DVD. Lemme just ask--Your zombies, do they eat living people?

SDW: Of course. That's what zombies do.

Me: Bro stop. You're embarrassing yourself.

Me: What am I telling you for? Women don't know s**t about horror.

Friends, that was a grown-ass man on a dating app saying this to me. We...um...we aren't going to meet for coffee.

10/06/2024

It turns out that the kid playing Danny Glick in the new 'Salem's Lot *isn't* the kid playing Homelander's son from The Boys.

Because it's his twin brother. And in fact, they're the twins from Big Little Lies AND the brothers in the American version of Goodnight Mommy.

Now you know.

10/02/2024

New episode of SHH's Mentally Oddcast features s*x writer and toy designer Violet Fawkes as we talk horror movie scores, d***o designing for beginners, and what compels us to do the work we do. Also narcissism, confessions, and why perfect shouldn't be the enemy of the good.

Brought to you by Sometimes Hilarious Horror, the Mentally Oddcast features creatives discussing how mental illness, addiction, neurodivergence, and the impact of trauma informs & inspires their art. New eps every Wednesday! CW/TW for discussions on su***de, addiction, abuse, SA. Host Wednesday Lee....