On a recent trip to South Carolina, where it’s warm in October, I spied a small lizard creeping around on the second floor of an apartment building. The lizard watched something from his perch behind a rafter, though I’m not sure what had captured his attention. His gaze was so intent that I don’t …

You took the lessons of “Stabbing for Dummies” to a new level in your winning entry.

— Dr. Michael Arnzen

Thanks to Raw Dog Screaming Press and Dr. Michael Arnzen, my short story “A Delicate Touch” won the 100 Jolts Retrospective Writing Contest!

The rules of the contest were that we had to take …

The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, is one of the classics of the horror genre. Whereas some writers rely on explicit blood, gore, and violence to get across their message, Shirley Jackson evokes horror and supernatural suspense exactly by not being explicit. She creates terrifying …