Tag Archives: monsters

Terrors at Knee Height

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The ground does not shake When they come to cause their mischief Unless they hit a gas main The sky does not darken From the smoke and ash of their rampage Unless it is already night The town does not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | Tagged author, bumps in the night, creatures, fantasy, fiction, gremlins, monsters, poem, poetry, writing | 18 Comments

Ye Olde Monster Lab

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to . . . please don’t touch the cobwebs. We spent a lot of time getting those to look just right and we have enough trouble with the spiders trying to fix them. Those poison-spewing bastards think they own … Continue reading →

Posted in Olde Shoppe Stories | Tagged author, creation, fantasy, fiction, frankenstein, fun, horror, humor, lab, laboratory, monsters, writing | 35 Comments

It’s Not the Size of the Monster, But How You Use It!

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

More than likely, one of the first things that comes to mind when you think of a monster is something big. Godzilla, King Kong, Frankenstein’s Monster, Cloverfield, and the list keeps going. At the very least you start thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts | Tagged author, big, Critters, fantasy, fear, fiction, godzilla, horror, monster movies, monsters, size, small, writing | 32 Comments

Return of Monster Maker Fun!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Back in April, I did something that I called the ‘Monster Maker Fun’. I asked people to give a list of nonsense words and I turned them into monsters, items, and fictional rituals for a week. Here’s an example that … Continue reading →

Posted in Monster Maker Fun | Tagged author, beasts, creating, creation, creatures, fun, imagination, monsters, writing | 16 Comments

W.I.P.- Monster ‘X’?

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

In one of the later volumes of ‘Legends of Windemere’, the readers are introduced to a new organization and wanderer type. It showed up by accident because I couldn’t figure out why this guy and Luke kept fighting over monster … Continue reading →

Posted in New Project Progress | Tagged author, fantasy, fiction, magic, monster hunter, monsters, writing | 10 Comments

How Are Windemere Vampires Different From Other Vampires?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This is another question by L. Marie and I went into detail on this post. So I’m not going to go too far into the origin of the vampires. I’m going to compare the two vampire species of Windemere. Old … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends of Windemere | Tagged author, blood, Dawn Fangs, fantasy, Legends of Windemere, magic, monsters, vampires, Windemere, writing | 9 Comments

What Do the Dragons of Windemere Eat?

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

One question that comes up a lot for fantasy in general is what dragons eat. You would think meat and you’d be right. The question really stems from wondering how a creature so massive can exist without wiping out an … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends of Windemere | Tagged author, dragons, drites, eating, fantasy, fiction, food, Legends of Windemere, magic, monsters, Weapon Dragons, Windemere, writing | 8 Comments

Teaser Action Week: Stephen

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is the last of the excerpts and it is from the upcoming release LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: THE COMPASS KEY. Coming to Amazon Kindle in August! More importantly this is the blog introduction of ‘Bob’.