With all the buzz surrounding the new film adaptation of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, horror fans are on the hunt for the next quick read sure to give them nightmares. If you raced through the three part phenomenon and can’t wait for the movie to come out, here are five more chilling short stories that don’t need a film adaptation or the length of a novel to send shivers down your spine. “The Grey Woman” by Elizabeth Gaskell Written in the 1980s, Gaskell’s chilling tale of ghosts, love and runaways continues to terrify readers even decades …
Netflix announced that the ballet novel, Tiny Pretty Things, would be adapted to the screen set to premiere as ten-hour-long episodes next year. The 2016 novel written by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton follows dancers at an elite ballet academy as they all fight for their chance in the spotlight. Girls manipulate, scheme and cheat as they all reach for the same goal. Image Via San Carlo Writer Michael MacLennan, along with Insurrection Media, Mojo Films and Peacock Alley will lead the charge on this series. Shooting is currently underway in Toronto as fans anticipate the 2020 premiere date. …
Whether we like it or not, the One Direction fanfiction based movie, After, is getting a sequel. Despite the fanfic being a five part series, fans never expected one One Direction fanfiction movie, let alone a sequel. After the success of Fifty Shades of Grey—the sexy trilogy based off of Twilight fanfiction—and the recent mention of a certain type of fanfiction in HBO’s Euphoria, it seems as though fangirls and fanboys will never escape the 2012 Wattpad days of reading and writing about our favorite stars and (your name here). Image via International Business Times Rumors of Anna …
Announced on Monday, Cyntoia Brown will team up with Atria Books to tell her gripping and haunting story. Brown was granted clemency at the beginning of the year and is set to be released today. Driven by a desire to help victims of abuse everywhere, she’s eager to begin the next chapter of her life. Image Via ABC News A victim of child sex trafficking, Brown was convicted of murdering a forty-three year old man who used her as a pawn. Originally, Brown was sentenced to fifty-one years to life before her case gained national attention and supporters began …
Most of the books on high school curriculums seem based solely in tradition. School systems cram books “you must read before you die” or “literary classics” into syllabuses without regard for the people who actually read the books. Teenagers struggle to find themselves in the famous literary characters they are forced to consume. After taking a closer look, it may be easier than you think to place yourself into the lives of classic literary figures. If we are forced to reach for certain books in our most formative adolescent years, we should at least be able to relate to them, …
