Origin Story

Every wonder how and when the Doll's House was born? See, when a writer really loves--wait. I forgot. You'll need to take this permission slip home first and obtain a parent or guardian signature. In the meantime, the esteemed Iloz Zoc (code name John Cozzoli) has chosen to profile lil ol' me over at his ridiculously fine (and well-punctuated) blog, Zombos' Closet of Horror. This is part of a weekly series that spotlights horror bloggers, and I'm honored to be a part of it, and not just because I'm a raging narcissist pent on spreading my history throughout the Interwebs.

Now you're probably thinking, I've read about Emily's childhood fears already, so what more do you need? Well let's face it: I've always been something of a mystery.

I've been meaning to get that thing removed

Or not at all, but I still go into a little more detail this week about exactly why I started blogging, what inspired me not just to watch more of the movies I'd been enjoying my whole life, but to actually do something productive other than barrage bored friends with zombie survival scenarios. Head here to learn a few more fun facts and as a measure of good faith that that's exactly what you're going to do, here's a more suggestive photo of me and some oregano.

It totally made sense at the time.