I believe that satire and gothic fiction pair well in small doses. In the food world, comedy prose and occult thrillers are the union of onion soup and absinthe, or a desert tray of wax candy lips and black licorice. The former tastes like anus – the later like anise. All this to say, the literary comedy curators, Points In Case have recently published some of my new “Gothic Fiction Advertisements.”
Click here to go to my “Gothic Fiction Advertisements” article at PointsInCase.com:
This publication marks the introduction of my Gothic Fiction Advertisements to the world. So, I ask myself: is the world a better place or worse because of it? I think that if the article produces a chuckle and sublimates some of the darkness of life, then yes, to a tiny relative degree, the world is better for it. Not that this sort of ethical thinking has anything to do with why I write, it is a question I might have to answer someday. Gothic Fiction Advertisements are fun to write, so I’ve been making more of them, some of which I will include in my upcoming Gothic Fever Dreams chapbook when that is released later this year (2020).
Points In Case has a sizeable collection of dark satire you can find by scrolling through the headlines.
Points in Case is a literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy daily. PIC began in 1999 as a college humor column from the dorms of Emory University, went online in 2000, and quickly grew to showcase a wide range of comedy stylings from seasoned writers and fresh voices everywhere. We also aim to support and connect the greater community of comedy writers, performers, and enthusiasts.
https://www.pointsincase.com/about
I’m not sure exactly how, but Points In Case is somehow connected to Second City in Chicago. That is a sketch comedy venue and college for up-and-coming performers. They source Saturday Night Live with writers and performers. I’ve seen some amazing sketch comedy there. I saw Casey Wilson perform soon after she was signed to SNL but before her season began. One guy was hired as a SNL writer and he had a masterfully funny character named Emo Boy. He said the character was an evolution of his Goth Boy character from the 80s/90s.
I’m currently finishing the draft of my second paranormal thriller Behind the Sacred Veil. Later this year, I’m publishing a collection of U-Solve-It mysteries. They are what I call Micro Mysteries – themes of crime, history, and the occult run through them.
SM Dotson 