Elsa Carruthers

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Elsa M. Carruthers is a speculative fiction writer, academic, and poet. She lives in California with her family. She earned an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Since graduating, Elsa's work has been published in several anthologies, magazines, and e-zines.

When she isn't writing fiction or poetry, she is busy studying and writing about monsters. She has a soft spot for chupacabras and werewolves.

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Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series Apr 12, 2018

by Jr. Wetmore, Kevin J.

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The Duffer Brothers' award-winning Stranger Things exploded onto the pop culture scene in 2016. The Netflix original series revels in a nostalgic view of 1980s America while darkly portraying the cynical aspects of the period.
This collection of 23 new essays explores how the show reduces, reuses and recycles '80s pop culture--from the films of Spielberg, Carpenter and Hughes to punk and synthwave music to Dungeons & Dragons--and how it shapes our understanding of the decade through distorted memory. Contributors discuss gender and sexual orientation; the politics, psychology and educational policies of the day; and how the ultimate upper-class teen idol of the Reagan era became Stranger Things' middle-aged blue-collar heroine.

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The Monstrous Feminine: Dark Tales of Dangerous Women Oct 28, 2019

by Cin Ferguson, Querus Abuttu, Amber Bliss, Sally Bosco, Christe Callabro, Elsa Carruthers, Kristin Dearborn, EV Knight, Kerri-Leigh Grady, Nikki Hopeman, Serena Jayne, Michelle R. Lane, Jennifer Loring, Donna J. W. Munro, Leadie Jo Flowers, Mario Zucarrello , Broos Campbell

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Enter the world of the Monstrous Feminine, where fourteen authors weave a dangerous web of tales for your personal delight and fright. You'll meet an archaeologist who opens her mouth at the worst possible moment and you'll discover the protector of all life who decides the fate of humans. Follow four girls into their town at the height of the witching hour and bump into a peculiar woman who rehabilitates misogynists. Beware of a ravenous grandma and pray for the handyman who trespasses into a creepy house. Turn the pages and you'll unearth the reason a woman seeks comfort in a strange one-night stand, and you'll stumble upon a doctor and the disastrous epidemic ravaging her city. And family--you can't pick them or easily kill them, but never mess with a woman when the red moon rises. What happens when certain women are mistreated? Or when experimental drugs are used on women without their consent? When something wild comes knocking at your door and the ground is smothered with a blanket of snow, what will you do? Don't go floating on the muddy river James to uncover the answers or you just might find you get carried far away!

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Love Across the Universe: Twelve Stories of Science Fiction Romance Set on Intergalactic Shores Aug 1, 2017

by Traci Douglass, Cara McKinnon, Sheri Queen, L.J. Longo, M.T. DeSantis, Serena Jayne, K.W. Taylor, A.E. Hayes, Mary Rogers, Elsa M. Carruthers

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Summer love is summer love, no matter the planet. Climb aboard your spacecraft or time machine and travel across the universe with these twelve tales of love on beaches in the future and among the stars. Includes stories by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Douglass, Cara McKinnon, A.E. Hayes, Sheri Queen, M.T. DeSantis, L.J. Longo, K.W. Taylor, Mary Rogers, Elsa M. Carruthers, Emmerite Sundberg, Serena Jayne, and Oriana Maret.

Traci Douglass – “A Dream to Build a Kiss On”
Can passion bloom between a bookish botanist and an analytical android?

Cara McKinnon – “The Pirates and the Pacifist”
Kai doesn't believe in violence. Sam and Dek believe the ends justify the means. Will passion be enough to bridge the gap between the pacifist sent to broker galactic peace and the space pirates hired to keep him away at all costs?

A.E. Hayes – “Tristan’s Tryst”
One mysterious being. Two lovers who find her. Can this threesome handle the heat of this scorching summer?

Sheri Queen – “Red Sand”
If she can only save one thing, which will it be—the red beaches of Mars or a love she can’t imagine living without?

M.T. DeSantis – “The Princess of Sands”
Secrets and lies. Can they be each othe's freedom?

L.J. Longo – “Breathless”
A soldier and a café manager find themselves trapped beneath the surface of a resort by the deadly beasts native to the planet. As they fight to survive, they discover danger is a potent aphrodisiac.

K.W. Taylor – “Reprogramming”
Alex didn’t want to be marooned on an alien planet with a robot, but it may just be exactly what she needs.

Elsa M. Carruthers - "All B+ut You"
In a world where looks are so important that Genetic Modification is standard procedure, how will those without Genetic Modification cope, let alone find love?

Mary Rogers – “Breakfast on Pluto”
Doing the right thing isn't always what's best—but sometimes it pays off. A chance meeting of two people unaware of their destiny with each other results in a bond too difficult to break, but even duty has its boundaries. Will love help them break free—and will love be enough?

Emmerite Sundberg – “Fluid”
She's everything she's ever wanted but with one flaw - they can't actually touch.

Serena Jayne – “You Only Love Once”
Carpe diem the hell out of love.

Oriana Maret – “Renewal”
She’ll brave the arms of destruction to shed the arms that betrayed.

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The Streaming of Hill House: Essays on the Haunting Netflix Adaption Apr 13, 2020

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Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House has received both critical acclaim and heaps of contempt for its reimagining of Shirley Jackson's seminal horror novel. Some found Mike Flanagan's series inventive, respectful and terrifying. Others believed it denigrated and diminished its source material, with some even calling it a "betrayal" of Jackson. Though the novel has produced a great deal of scholarship, this is the first critical collection to look at the television series. Featuring all new essays from noted scholars and award-winning horror authors, this collection goes beyond comparing the novel and the Netflix adaptation to look at the series through the lenses of gender, architecture, education, hauntology, addiction, and trauma studies including analysis of the show in the context of 9/11 and #Me Too. Specific essays compare the series with other texts, from Flanagan's other films and other adaptations of Jackson's novel, to the television series Supernatural, Toni Morrison's Beloved and the 2018 film Hereditary. Together, this collection probes a terrifying television series about how scary reality can truly be, usually because of what it says about our lives in America today.

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Amazing Stories: Spring 2019: Volume 76 Issue 3 Mar 18, 2019

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Amazing Stories, the home of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, publisher of the first stories of Ursula K. Leguin and Isaac Asimov, is back in print after an absence of more than a decade! This relaunch of the iconic first science fiction magazine is packed full of exciting science fiction, fantasy, and articles, all in a beautiful package featuring eye-catching illustrations and cartoons.The Amazing Stories Spring 2019 Issue 3 (the 616th issue since 1926) includes work by: Darrell Schweitzer • Jack Clemons • R.S. Belcher • Marie Bilodeau • Kathy Kitts • Marc A. Criley Matthew Timmins • Sean Grigsby • Rosemary Claire Smith • Paul Levinson • Tanya Karen Gough • Elsa M. Carruthers • Shirley Meier • Steve Fahnestalk • Veronica Scott

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Memento Mori: A Digital Horror Fiction Anthology of Short Stories Jan 23, 2017

by Digital Fiction, William Holden, Vincent L. Scarsella, Tracie McBride, T. Fox Dunham, Steve Billings, Sarah Hans, Martin Rose, Lydia Peever, Bruce Lockhart 2nd

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If you’re looking for an array of Horror stories to sink your teeth into, look no further than Memento Mori…pay the Ferryman, and prepare to take the ride of your life.

The title, Memento Mori, is Latin and literally means: “Remember you too must die.” An ominous-sounding phrase, the saying derived from Puritan settlers who would often display tokens of death as a reminder to the living of the fragility of life…not to mention the eternal punishment awaiting those who wallowed in wickedness.

Death has always been a fascination to the living, meaning different things to different groups of people. Edgar Allan Poe nailed it when he said: “The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?”

There is a wealth of truly incredible talent within these pages, each storyteller attempting to explore that very question. Her is a healthy book full of decidedly unhealthy stories. With Death being the key element in each one of those stories, you might be expecting a morbid ride, but rest assured, there are quite a few pieces of comedic gold lined inside this skeleton’s spine, along with the many that will send a chill down your own.

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HWA Poetry Showcase Volume IV Oct 15, 2017

by David E. Cowen, Bruce Boston, Clay F. Johnson, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Marge Simon, Alessandro Manzetti, Ann K. Schwader, Robert Perez

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This fourth volume in the Horror Writers Association's acclaimed Poetry Showcase series features more of the exciting, disturbing, and beautiful verse that has made these collections favorites with lovers of the darkly lyrical. Includes new work by such popular poets of the macabre as Bruce Boston, Alessandro Manzetti, Ann K. Schwader, Marge Simon, and Stephanie M. Wytovich.

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HWA Poetry Showcase Volume III Aug 6, 2016

by Michael A. Arnzen, Bruce Boston, Corrine De Winter, Kathryn Ptacek, Chad Stroup, David E. Cowen

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This third volume in HWA's highly acclaimed poetry series has more than 50 never-before-published dark poems, including work from featured poets Bruce Boston, Chad Stroup, Corrine De Winter, Kathryn Ptacek, and Michael A. Arnzen.

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Midnight Movie Creature Feature 2 Mar 16, 2013

by Stuart Conover, Chantal Boudreau, Michael McFarland, Suzi M, Jay Wilburn, Elsa Carruthers, Theric Jepson, Alan Lewis, Laird Ogden, TW Brown

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Please step inside the May December Multiplex! Check out any of our thirteen screens for tales that will titillate, tease, and terrify. Come check out a host of other nasty beasties. So pop some corn, pour a beverage of choice (alcohol is permitted provided you have appropriate ID), and pick out your most comfy seat. Yes, come in and enjoy the show. And the best part is...your ticket is good for every screen! No need to sneak from one theater to the next...it is ALL included in the price of admission! Hurry and find your seat, the show will start as soon as you are ready!

Stories by Theric Jepson, Lillian Scernica, Stuart Conover, Chantal Boudreau, Matt Kurtz, EA Black, Tom Ribas, Suzi M, D Alan Lewis, Jill Behe, Elsa Carruthers, Jay Wilburn, and Michael James McFarland.

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Crazy Little Spring Called Love: Eight Magical Stories of Fantasy Romance May 3, 2017

by Cara McKinnon, Traci Douglass, Sheri Queen, L.J. Longo, M.T. DeSantis, Elsa Carruthers, Mary Rogers, A.E. Hayes

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This delightful fantasy romance anthology features eight magical stories inspired by the awakenings and renewal of springtime. If you love gods and goddesses, fairies, djinn, druids, mermaids, sirens, and magic of all varieties, this is the anthology for you!

Authors: Traci Douglass, Sheri Queen, A.E. Hayes, M.T. DeSantis, Cara McKinnon, L.J. Longo, Mary Rogers, and Elsa Carruthers.

Traci Douglass - "When Hermes Met Eos"
One night. Two star-crossed immortals. Will their vibrant connection survive beyond sunrise?

Sheri Queen - "The Girl with a Broken Wing"
One damaged fairy. One half-human. One destiny.

Cara McKinnon - "Love at Dawn"
Sometimes mortals need a little push from a god and goddess to fall in love…

M.T. DeSantis - "A Hunt for Love"
Can a djinn and a clueless guy beat the clock, avoid the curse, and maybe even find true love?

L.J. Longo - "Seaweed and Silk"
A mermaid: hundreds of miles from her home on the ice, on a ship with a troll, a goblin wizard, and a pack of wolves. What else can go wrong? Oh, right. A flippin’ sea monster.

Mary Rogers - "Spring Fling"
A druid's bargain gives Carson revenge against his former lover Carrie--at the price of her memories of them together. But did she truly steal his magic all those years ago? Or was the real theft his heart?

Elsa Carruthers - "Welded"
Welding Witch, Rena, is on the run. She's not looking for love, but all the magic in the world couldn't keep the sparks from flying when her rivals, Nate and Duke, find her.

A.E. Hayes - "A Siren's Song of Spring"
She is sworn to sing men to their deaths. Until one sails into her heart.

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Freakend Madness: A Charity Anthology Oct 13, 2015

by Sam Knight, Tonya L. De Marco, Bob Satterfield, E. A. Irwin, Petra Klarbrunn, Elsa M. Carruthers, Gilbert S. De Marco, Jason Dyer, Nicholas Kretz

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Over one frenzied weekend, a group of up-and-coming dark fiction writers decided to write a short story or two. Together, they produced the tales of terror collected in this anthology in support of Asbury House, a women's shelter in Fort Collins, Colorado. For some of the authors, this is their first-ever publication. We appreciate your support of new writers, authors who have been publishing for years, and especially your support of Asbury House.

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Hazard Yet Forward Aug 5, 2012

by Jessica Warman, Lawrence Connolly, Geoffrey Fuller, Dana Marton, Nalo Hopkinson, Michael Knost, Michael Arnzen, Deanna Lepsch, Matthew Duvall, Natalie Duvall

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Seventy-six writers connected to the Seton Hill University Writing Popular Fiction program have created a multi-genre charity anthology entitled Hazard Yet Forward. All proceeds from this project will benefit Donna Munro, a 2004 graduate of the program. Munro, a teacher living in St. Louis, Missouri, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

Genres represented in the book range from horror to romance to mystery - and everything in between. Some of the notable writers in the anthology are World Fantasy Award winner Nalo Hopkinson, Bram Stoker winners Michael A. Arnzen and Michael Knost, Bram Stoker nominees Lawrence C. Connolly and John Edward Lawson, ALA/YALSA Best Book for Young Adults winner Jessica Warman, Rita finalist Dana Marton, Spur award winner Meg Mims, Asimov's Reader's Award winner Timons Esaias, Rhysling Award nominee K. Ceres Wright, and WV Arts and Humanities literary fellowships winner, Geoffrey Cameron Fuller.

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