LAST UPDATED Sep 13th, 2018 [Added some new 24/7 streams]
There is a TON of full adult swim shows that are readily available to steam on their website or elsewhere, and it can be crazy trying to find it all. I've attempted to compile a comprehensive guide for every adult swim original that can or cannot be streamed.
EDIT: So this was featured on adult swims front page, which was cool... until Turner came in and took down most of the youtube videos that weren't on adult swim's channel. It sucks because it was mostly the pilots that you can't find virtually anywhere. I've marked through any video thats been taken down.
Entire Series Free on Website and App
12 oz. Mouse Apollo Gauntlet Assy McGee Ballmastrz: 9009 Black Dynamite Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule Decker Delocated Fat Guy Stuck In Internet FLCL Home Movies Hot Streets Joe Pera Talks With You (includes the infomercial and special)
King Star King Loiter Squad Lucy, The Daughter of the Devil Metalocalypse (includes the rock opera)
Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace (
Ep 6 Uncensored Extended)
Minoriteam Mongo Wrestling Alliance Mostly 4 Millennials Off The Air Perfect Hair Forever Samurai Jack (includes the original CN seasons!)
Sand Whale and Me Saul of the Mole Men Space Dandy Space Ghost Coast To Coast Squidbillies Stroker and Hoop Superjail! Tender Touches The Brak Show (War Next Door is just a 10 second clip, and since I know you're reading this adult swim please fix this)
The Drinky Crow Show The Heart, She Holler The Jellies The Restless Bell The Rising Son Titan Maximum Tom Goes To The Mayor Xavier: Renegade Angel You're Whole Entire Series Free on Other Sites
Soul Quest Overdrive (
Pilot,
1,
2,
3,
4)
Almost Entire Series
These shows have
nearly every episode on the site but are missing a few. I'll provide links to the missing episodes if available.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Full seasons 1-9, partial seasons 10 and 11 which are available on
Hulu Dream Corp LLC - Missing "You Down with OCD?" but this changes from time to time. There's usually at least 5 episodes. Available on
Hulu.
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole - Missing "Mother To Be-sa", an unaired banned episode. (
Download)
Infomercials
All infomercials (specials that premiered at 4am) are on the website, but they're split up. Some are listed as infomercials, some as specials. Sorted them all here in chronological order. Youtube links included if available.
Icelandic UltraBlue (
Youtube)
Aziz Ansari's Dangerously Delicious (thanks
metaldanirl)
Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects and Cutlery (
Youtube)
For-Profit Online University (
Youtube)
Live Forever As You Are Now With Alan Resnick (
Youtube)
Broomshakala (
Youtube)
Fartcopter (
Youtube)
The Salad Mixxxer (
Youtube)
Alpha Chow (
Youtube)
Goth Fitness (
Youtube)
Too Many Cooks (
Youtube)
The Newbridge Tourism Board Presents: "We're Newbridge, We're Comin' To Get Ya!" (
Youtube)
In Search Of Miracle Man (
Youtube)
Smart Pipe (
Youtube)
Book of Christ (
Youtube)
Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort Casino (
Youtube)
Unedited Footage of a Bear (
Youtube)
This House Has People In It (
Youtube)
Joe Pera Talks You To Sleep (
Youtube)
Big Grams: "Born to Shine" / "Run For Your Life" M.O.P.Z. (
Youtube /
Slowed Down Version)
Giles Vanderhoot (
Youtube)
Live at the Necropolis: Lords of Synth (
Youtube)
NewsHits (
Youtube)
Mulchtown (
Youtube)
Check It Out! With Scott Clam The Suplex Duplex Complex Wet Shapes Innovation Makers: The Coyote Suit A Message From The Future Cool Dad - Official Trailer Dayworld Final Deployment 4: Queen Battle Walkthrough (
Youtube)
Food: The Source of Life Specials
Adult Swim Golf Classic (
Extended) - Adam Scott and Jon Daly play as golfers who share their names
Anime Talk Show / Adult Swim Brain Trust - In 2004, Perfect Hair Forever aired its pilot instead of the announced Squidbillies pilot (Here are the bumps "explaining" it:
1,
2,
3). This special hosted by Space Ghost interviewing Meatwad, Sharko, and Early followed it.
Art Prison - A pilot just turned into a one-off special
Bagboy - Check It Out! spin-off
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America - Includes all three specials
Bushworld Adventures - 2018's second April Fools' prank. It's Australian Rick and Morty!
Cool 3D World "Spurt" - Was once removed from Youtube but now
it's back Earth Ghost - Part of 2011's April Fools' prank, aired after
The Room. First Annual Stupid Morning Bullshit Invitational On The Green - A golf match between Mike Lazzo & Andrew Choe
FLCL: Alternative (Subbed) - Episode 1, part of 2018's first April Fools' prank.
Freaknik: The Musical - Hour-long special starring T-Pain that spawned from That Crook'd 'Sipp
The Greatest Event In Television History - Includes all four specials. Created by Adam and Naomi Scott
Mother, May I Dance with Mary Jane's Fist?: A Lifetone Original Movie - Based on a play of the same name by Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Artemis Pebdani of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia fame
Mr. Neighbor's House - Includes both specials. Parody of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Ranger Smith - Boo Boo Runs Wild - Two shorts created by John K. that aired on Cartoon Network before
Scavengers - Toonami special
Soft Focus with Jena Friedman - I don't have much of a description for this, but it's good.
The Xtacles (
1,
2) - Frisky Dingo spin-off
Toonami Countdown - Supercut of Toonami's 2017 immersion event
Young Person's Guide to History - Includes both parts
Pilots
These aren't all of them, just the ones that are relatively easily available. Turner keeps taking down the Youtube links, i'll update when I can.
Bad Guys Captain Sturdy: The Originals Captain Sturdy: Back In Action Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge Chuck Deuce Coffin Dodgers Duckworth Finkel Files Filthy Sexy Teen$ Gigglefudge U.S.A. Hindenburg Explodes! Korgoth of Barbaria Let's Do This! Let's Fish (
Youtube /
Vimeo)
Lewis Lectures Lowe Country (pt. 2) Neon Knome Penguins Behind Bars (
Youtube)
Saddle Rash (
Youtube)
Snake n' Bacon Southies Spacecataz Stiff That Crook'd 'Sipp (
Backup)
The Best of Totally 4 Teens (
Youtube)
The Groovenians The Mark Lembeck Technique The New Big Ball With Neil Hamburger The Pound Hole The Shivering Truth Tigtone and the Pilot Trap Universe Tropical Cop Tales Übermansion Welcome to Eltingville (
Vimeo)
Yappy Broads Online Series
I'm only going to list the full series (Thanks bnjrivera for some of these) Adult Swim Celebrity Poker Tournament Royale Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week Daytime Fighting League (
Season 1 on Youtube)
Electronic Game Information On Cinema Ricking Morty The Cry of Mann: A Trool Day Holiday Spectacular In Eight Parts The Tim Heidecker Trial Yoga Bro 24/7 Commercial Free Marathons
Dream Corp LLC Off The Air Rick and Morty Robot Chicken Superjail! The Eric Andre Show The Venture Bros. Williams Stream (Variety of random originals) - The format seems to be 1-2 episodes per show, and the selected episodes usually stay for weeks
App Only: Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Black Jesus
Metalocalypse
Mr. Pickles
Squidbillies
The Rest Are Not Complete And/Or Free
Full series with Hulu subscription (Free partial series on adultswim.com): Black Jesus (
as)
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio (
as)
China, IL (
as)
Dream Corp LLC (
as)
Eagleheart (
as)
Frisky Dingo (
as)
Harvey Bridman: Attorney At Law (
as)
Hot Package (
as)
Moral Orel (
as)
Neon Joe: Werewolf Hunter (
as)
NTSF:SD:SUV:: (
as) - Complete Season 3 on
internet archive Rick and Morty (
as)
Sealab 2021 (
as)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (
as) - 10 Year Anniversary Special only on [as]
Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories (
as)
The Boondocks - No free episodes on [as], first and second seasons on
internet archive The Eric Andre Show (
as) - Eric Andre Does Paris only on [as]
Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell (
as)
Partial with Hulu: Aqua TV Show Show / Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever - rest on [as] (see above)
Mr. Pickles (
as)- Missing season 3
Robot Chicken (
as) - Missing season 9
The Venture Bros. (
as) - Season 7 will come and go on [as]
Partial on Website and other sites: Mike Tyson Mysteries - Few episodes of season 3 on website
Newsreaders - Complete season 1 on internet archive
Childrens Hospital - Seasons
1,
2, and
3 complete on internet archive
Not on Website, Lost Media, and Others: Jack and Triumph Show - rights issue with NBC, no free streaming links atm, on itunes though
Bonus Archived Blocks / Non-Originals / Misc.:
I will be adding more to this list as I come across them April Fools' Prank 2010 - Cut of all the bumps in between The Room with Space Ghost interviewing Tommy Wiseau
April Fool's Prank 2011 - The Room full block with Earth Ghost
April Fools' Prank 2012 - The Return of Toonami full block (Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki, Outlaw Star, The Big O, Yu Yu Hakusho, Blue Submarine No. 6, Trigun, Astro Boy, and Gigantor)
April Fools' Prank 2018 - Subbed Toonami (FLCL Alternative, Mind Game (full movie), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Hunter x Hunter, Naruto: Shippuden, Space Dandy, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig, and Scavengers)
Daylights Savings 2017 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters aired in the extra hour for DST. Includes commercials and bonus episodes of King of the Hill, Rick and Morty, and Ben 10
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Banned Boston Episode - Unaired episode about their
Boston bomb scare. Uncensored and unfinished!
Clerks: The Animated Series - aired Friday nights on adult swim in 2008
High School USA! - Fox series made by Dino Stamatopoulos (Moral Orel, Frankenhole). I'm not sure if this aired on adult swim or not.
Mission Hill - Classic old syndicated show. Individual episode playlist on
internet archive or
Youtube.
The PJ's - Old Fox series by Eddie Murphy.
Wonder Showzen - NOT an adult swim show but for anyone who is a fan of PFFR (Xavier, The Heart She Holler), this is an essential watch. Besides,
adult swim wanted this show anyway.
If you notice any broken or missing links, please let me know! Likewise, if you have any material that could go here, leave a suggestion (I've personally been specifically searching for full blocks of their 16th Anniversary weeks). Happy Streaming!
Tell us a little about yourself. I'm a guy that loves stories, whether I'm doing the listening or the telling, and regardless of the medium. I love animals and intentionally bad jokes among many other things. :)
When did you first become interested in horror? Pretty much since I could read. I grew up reading horror stories, watching horror movies, etc. My mother would read me Stephen King books and skip the rough parts. I love a lot of different genres, but most days I'll take mediocre horror over good something else.
Was there a specific moment you knew you wanted to write in that genre? To some extent, I think we tend to write what we read. Because I always read a lot of horror, it was natural that I would gravitate toward it as a writing genre. I started writing stories when I was probably 8 or 9, and I know I was writing more fleshed out horror stories starting at about 13. I've written horror ever since (with some other genres here and there as well).
That's a long time! Do you recall what any of those early stories were about? Some of them were pretty rough, but one early one I liked was about the spirit of an old alien who died on Earth and wound up trapped in the house built on the spot where it crashed. It was told from the ghost's perspective and was weird but kind of neat.
What is the most terrifying thing you have personally experienced? I think for me the scariest things have always been related to someone I care about being in danger. I don't want to personally be hurt or die of course, but I deal with being in danger personally much better than it being someone else, especially if I'm not in a position to help.
As far as more horror-themed stuff, I lived in a house that was haunted once. Saw several things there, but it was more mildly creepy and cool than it was terrifying. I've had the chance to see a lot of interesting things over the years, but most of the time I think any scariness gets outweighed by positives, and there's a lot of times that the scariness
is a positive.
Whoa, living in a haunted house is definitely spooky. Have any of your real life experiences ever made their way into your work? I think a lot of my life experiences have impacted my work, though I think frequently ideas and emotions are the things that bleed through more than specific events. You always hear write what you know, but I think that if you can write from a place of empathy, it becomes easier to apply real feelings to very alien situations, and that can make bizarre stories and characters feel much more alive and genuine.
What are some of your biggest influences from media? There are a ton, and there's so much that influences you that seeps down into the crevices of your brain. It's still there, but you can't see or recall it anymore. That being said, I'll try to give some highlights by category.
Authors: Lovecraft, King, Gaiman and Barker are all big. Though not a horror writer, I think that Frank Herbert is one of the best writers I've ever read, particularly when it comes to discussing complex ideas and philosophies in a clear and engaging way. Three of my favorite books are IT, American Gods, and Dune, and my favorite short story is "
The Professor's Teddy Bear" by Theodore Sturgeon.
Horror Movies: Hellraiser generally, In the Mouth of Madness, Event Horizon, It Follows, and so many more. The new IT movie and Hereditary are very good. I really didn't like A Quiet Place for a variety of reasons. As for horror directors, some of my favorites are Takashi Miike, David Lynch, John Carpenter, and Rob Zombie.
Music: I also love music of various genres, and sometimes listen to it when I write, though I tend to use stuff without lyrics for writing so I'm not distracted. But listening to music while driving or doing whatever can be a good source of inspiration too.
How did you discover NoSleep? What prompted you to begin writing for it? I had heard of NoSleep for awhile, and had glanced at it once or twice in the past, but I had never really taken the time to look at it closely and start reading stories until this past Spring. Right away I was struck by several things. First, there are a lot of talented writers on there. Second, there are a lot of smart and passionate readers on there. And third, everyone on there loves horror like I do. After that it was an easy decision to start reading and writing there regularly.
What NoSleep stories and/or authors have had the strongest impact on you? This is a hard one because there are a lot of great stories and authors I've found on here. Definitely some of them include
u/Dopabeane,
u/ByfelsDisciple,
u/BlairDaniels, and
u/Mr_Outlaw_ among many others. Storywise, the
Left/Right Game,
A 911 call where nothing made sense, and
I clean crime scenes are all some of my favorites.
Other than writing, what are some of your hobbies? What other creative mediums do you enjoy? I enjoy movies and video games quite a bit, playing with our animals and generally hanging out with loved ones. I tend to be pretty laid back though I always have a rough plan or schedule for what I'm doing in the back of my mind. As far as other creative mediums, while I enjoy drawing/painting and music, I'm terrible at both. I'm much better at appreciating other forms of art than I am creating them.
Do you ever explore writing other genres besides horror? If so, what other styles of writing? Which do you prefer? I do sometimes write things that are closer to fantasy, science fiction, or drama, but even then they typically have some horror or otherworldly element to them. I feel like there are so many subjects that can benefit from at least a little something weird or terrible that it is hard not to incorporate it into most of my writing.
We've noticed that! Many of your stories have almost a futuristic thriller feel to them, with a focus on sci-fi elements, or alternate worlds. What do you find most compelling about intertwining those concepts with horror? Do you ever struggle to stay within the realm of horror? It's kind of like the old Arthur C. Clarke quote that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. So much of horror is also fantasy or science fiction and vice versa. If I ask you what genre Terminator 2 is, you might say scifi or even "action". If I asked young John Connor or Sarah Connor that, I bet they'd say horror.
I think that one of the things that makes horror so wonderful is that most horror stories are deeply personal. They play on our fears, but also our senses of wonder and morality. They are ways of talking about spiritual and philosophical ideas in more concrete terms than some genres easily allow. I think scifi and fantasy do the same thing, but they are all heading for the same part of town from different streets.
Part of it being personal is that it's also fairly subjective. I try not to worry too much about if I'm telling horror stories or scary stories, but just if I'm telling the stories I feel passionate about sharing with others. To me they are almost always horror, but a given reader might disagree, and I think their opinion is just as valid as mine.
Have any of your stories ever involved research? If so, what was involved? Yes, I do research for quite a few of my stories. For instance, the "
I think my grandfather might be a serial killer" series and the "
Outsider" stories tend to involve things that require some level of medical knowledge due to one of the main characters being a skilled surgeon. I've been asked before by readers if I'm actually a doctor, and I'm not, but I do want to make sure I get details like that right, so I read up on things I want to include that I don't already know about. Another example is in "
Come live in the ashes of my heart", a book written in 1909 describes a specific type of Waterman pen. I researched pens and found that that particular pen was first sold via catalog to the public in October of 1908, so it made sense that he could get one as a gift the following year and not have seen one ever before given his...predicament.
Let's talk about those Outsider stories. You've crafted a fully fleshed out universe that's home to several intricately connected series. Did you always intend to create such an expansive world? Has your initial vision changed over time? I always knew it was going to be a large world, and I wouldn't say my overall vision has changed over time, but it has certainly expanded as I write. The best way to explain is by explaining how I typically write by way of a terrible analogy.
Imagine you are walking up to a large, strange house in the middle of a moonless night with only a flashlight to help you. As you shine your light and walk closer, you see new parts and take in new details. That's writing for me. The house is always there, but it just takes time to see it all, and I write what I see.
See? I suck at analogies. And poetry.
How far in advance have you mapped out the world involved in those stories? Without giving away spoilers, can you give us any info on what's in the future for the characters? It's all in my head, and the
world is
very large. Or going back to the bad house analogy, it's a very large house. I am still exploring it, but I can say there are a lot more stories I plan on telling in that world and I already see the major plot points as well as the broader cosmology of the universe, much of which hasn't been revealed yet.
As for what's coming, here's a bit of info without giving away too much.
The Nightlands are very important, particularly to two people we've already met, and they will be explored in some detail over time. Like, physically explored, not just talked around like some neverending tease mystery box.
Several people are going to seek revenge for different reasons. Several important people are going to die. At least one person may not be who you think they are. Things are even more connected than it may appear.
The inner chambers of
Mystery Cave are in the Nightlands, and we haven't seen the last of her.
You've previously published two novellas and short story anthologies, and recently announced two forthcoming compilations. Can you tell us a little about your prior published works, and what we can look forward to in the upcoming releases? Sure. "
Mystery" and the two short story compilations, "
On the Hill" (which includes Mystery) and "
Whimsical Leprosy" are stories I wrote over a period of time, so they vary some in mood and style, especially the older stories in "
On the Hill". The novel, "
Darkness", tells a single story, but with many parts, so it's almost like a short story collection itself.
As for the new books, I currently have two in the works that should be out within the next two months.
The first is "
The Outsiders: Book One". It takes the core Outsider stories I've posted on NoSleep so far and puts them into a consolidated book formatted in such a way they can be read as discrete stories or together as a novel. So the "
grandfather" series and "
House of the Claw" stories among others, as well as two stories exclusive to the book called "The Hollow City" and "The Nightlands: The Ballad of Joshua the Beggar". That book just came out on August 1st and is available in ebook and print format at
Amazon.
The second is "You saw something you shouldn't have". It is a collection of my other NoSleep stories that are either less directly connected to the Outsider universe or completely unrelated. Again, I'll have a couple of exclusive stories in the book so there's some additional value beyond having an easier to read, permanent copy of the stories you may have read before. It should be out in September.
I say this all the time, but I always want to be clear because I do tend to tell long stories. I won't ever make the end of a story or some critical plot point of a larger storyline limited to just exclusive paid book material. I appreciate you reading my stories whether you buy a book or not, and if you start a story of mine for free on NoSleep, you'll be able to finish it there. The extra stories are intended to be deeper dives into certain things for those that want that, not a pay wall to finish a story you've already invested your time in.
The House Spider centers around yokai, figures from Japanese folklore reputed to manifest in multiple forms. What made you choose that specific mythos, and the form of a spider? The idea sprang from images that came to me of a spider spirit lurking around a house. I knew some about yokai, and researching more, it seemed a good fit. The form of the spider at the end was influenced by a mixture of cute close-ups I've seen of some spiders and my ferret, who is the best yokai I could ever ask for.
You've also invented your own creatures in stories like A thing called Candleheart killed my brother. Do you have a preference for fabricating your own myths and monsters over using commonly known ones, like in I convinced my friend I'm a vampire? I don't really have a strong preference, it just depends on the story. A lot of my creatures have a basis in some established myth or folklore, though usually only as a jumping off point. If the initial idea for the story is the creature, I usually don't draw from established myths and legends. If the initial idea is a character, situation, or idea, I often do.
How much time do you spend writing in an average day or week? Do you have any rituals that help you focus? It varies from week to week, but on average I probably spend 10 to 12 hours a week. The only things I really need is a keyboard and limited distractions.
When crafting a piece of fiction, do you generally start with an outline or simply begin writing? I rarely do outlines or rough drafts outside of my head. A number of my stories come from dreams I have or from a simple phrase or idea that pops into my head randomly. From there I ponder and study it until I have a better grasp on it as a story, and then I start writing. I usually write at a fast pace when I get going, as I'm basically just transcribing what I see in my mind. When I'm done, I reread what I wrote for typos and stylistic tweaking, though I generally don't do any major changes.
Are there any topics you feel are too controversial for you to address or that you prefer not to explore in your writing? Too controversial? Probably not. But there are some topics that I do find distasteful or that I think would be so polarizing that it would take focus away from the story itself. I'm ultimately trying to tell the best stories I can, and I want the subject matter to enhance that, not detract from it.
What are your feelings toward NoSleep's immersion/believability rule? What impact, if any, do you think the suspension of disbelief format may have when transitioning your work toward a mass audience unfamiliar with NoSleep? I think that the NoSleep rule is great overall. Over the years, I've only written a handful of stories that would qualify under NoSleep's ruleset. Conforming to it for many of my more recent stories has been a great asset in finding creative ways to tell certain tales. I also think that the limits NoSleep imposes gives it a level of uniqueness and brand-permanence that has helped make it so successful. People know what kind of horror stories they're getting to some extent, and that comfort and familiarity can be a big positive.
In a perfect world, I wish NoSleep had a twin sister without the limitations but with the same audience, writers, and moderators. Having the flexibility of both subreddits while insuring the same level of quality would be great. But until that happens, I can't complain. NoSleep is pretty awesome.
As for transitioning my work toward a mass audience, I don't think that's necessarily a big problem. Some things I write won't be suitable for NoSleep, but anything I write for NoSleep will be suitable for a mass audience. Are some of the rules and stylistic choices different? Sure. Are the trends and popular naming conventions different on NoSleep than in some other forms of horror stories? Absolutely. But I don't see that as a bad thing. For horror to thrive, it has to continue to evolve, and I think there's plenty of room on reddit and bookshelves for more traditional "literary" horror and more contemporary takes that use a more conversational or experimental style.
Do you have any favorite reader reactions to your writing? I love almost every comment or message I get, but some of my favorites are when you have different readers discussing some aspect of a story. Much of what I write is interconnected in one way or another, so when I see people getting excited over figuring out some clue or reference or debating what X could mean for Y, it makes me very happy and excited too.
Also, I'd like to give special thanks to
u/hayclonic, who volunteered and constructed a massive, beautiful map of connections they found between my different stories. It is really wonderful and far better than anything I could have done. If you're fairly caught up on my stuff, you can find it
here. If you're not, you may want to wait so you aren't spoiled and things make more sense.
What story or project are you most proud of? Like so much of this, I have multiple answers. I'm proud of my novel "
Darkness" because I think it tells a fairly unique and interesting story. I'm proud of "
I think my grandfather might be serial killer" and the Outsider universe overall because I think it has interesting characters that have complexities and deep emotions that drive them. But I'm also like the proud father that loves all his children, regardless of their flaws.
What's the most valuable lesson you've learned since you began posting to NoSleep? How to format my stories in Word for NoSleep. As you can see, I'm long-winded, and my earlier attempts at formatting my super-long stories were not awesome. But thanks to a NoSleep OOC comment, I have seen the light. Double-entering between paragraphs is my jam, yo.
As a successful author on NoSleep, do you have any advice for new contributors? Don't psyche yourself out. If you enjoy telling stories, trust yourself to tell them well. Don't stress out about upvotes, but be happy when you have a popular story. You're posting on NoSleep because you want others to read and hopefully enjoy your work. So you're naturally going to want to have popular stories. Pay attention to what kinds of stories people want to read, what kinds of titles get people to click on a story. Read other writers here and elsewhere and figure out what works and what doesn't.
Then decide what that means for you. You can write everything trying to appeal to what you think the largest audience wants and frame it with the clickbaitiest of clickbait titles. Or you can do the polar opposite, adhering purely to what you want to write about without any influence from your readers/potential readers. My suggestion is to stay somewhere in the middle between those extremes. Write what you want to write and are passionate about, but be open to what others want to read as well. If you can find the right balance, you will likely produce things you are proud of. And keep in mind that your best stories and your most popular stories are not necessarily going to be the same thing.
Write frequently and learn/maintain good grammar. Push yourself and what you're comfortable with writing. Always respect your readers and yourself. Remember that telling a story is a gift for the writer and the reader, and as long as you are able to touch and affect one reader with your words, you're both richer for the story having been told.
What are your short-term and long-term writing goals? To keep telling stories for as long as I live. I plan on writing on NoSleep and other similar places for many years to come, and periodically I will keep turning those stories and other works into books for people that want to read things in that format as well.
Community Questions:
Submitted anonymously: How long have you been writing?
I've been writing stories since I was around 13.
Submitted anonymously: If you were able to spend the day with any figure in the horror community (author, director, actor, etc.), who would you choose and why?
Dead: H.P. Lovecraft, because his stories and ideas on writing have always meant so much to me. Living: Either Clive Barker or Neil Gaiman because they both seem like very nice British people that are wonderful writers and love the worlds they create. Honorable mention: Shirley Jackson, because she was awesome.
From FoolishWhim: Everyone has a process they go through when writing a story, what is yours?
I typically start by discovering a small part of an overall story and looking at it for awhile. As I see more of it, I start writing what I see, and when I'm done, I go back and review for typos and stylistic tweaks.
What is your favorite fairy tale?
The King of the Cats or The Monkey's Paw. "Cats" because it does such a good job of marrying the mundane world with the secret world beneath (above?) it. "Paw" because it uses both supernatural rules and consequences, as well as the power of emotion and loss, to such wonderful effect. And before you say I cheated and these aren't fairy tales, Wikipedia says they are, and as we all know, Wikipedia is the great loom upon which all truth is woven.
How do I get my hands on one of those memoriam dolls?
Uncle Teddy still makes them, but you better have something valuable to offer. I'd think twice before dealing with such a dangerous character though, especially now that he's a free agent!
From Colourblindness: As a newer author do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the pressure or the hype that readers expect you to meet?
While I've written stories and books for years, I'm still pretty new to nosleep, and it is a very different experience in some ways. The immediate feedback is wonderful, and getting a sense of a reader's enjoyment or excitement just after they finished a story or in the middle of a longer series is something I really treasure. That definitely drives me to always do my best and hope that people enjoy how a story is told and ends, but I don't feel like it's pressure at all. My stories are what they are for the most part, and my job is to see them and tell them as clearly as I can manage. And I care about my stories deeply, so when my readers care about them too, sharing that with them is the biggest reward and source of encouragement I could ask for.
Submitted anonymously: If you had to live in the established universe of any of your stories, which would you choose and why?
The Outsiders universe. In part because it is a complex place that is filled with heroes and monsters and everything in between, and while it is full of a lot of pain and evil, there's a lot of hope and wonder there too. And out of all of my favorite characters, so many of them live in that world.
Submitted anonymously: What is the greatest album of all time and why is it Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory?
I think you spelled Lateralus by TOOL wrong. And if you really need a wonderful discussion of Metropolis, Dopabeane's response is already perfect. But seriously. TOOL is the best.
From poppy_moonray: If you had one time round trip access to a time machine, where would you visit and what would you do?
I would go to late 1944 Germany, kidnap Hitler and brainwash him. I would bring him back with me to the future and turn over the time machine to him with his new brainwashed purpose. He is to go back to a year before I arrived, kidnap his past self, brainwash him, and then have the past Hitler kill him, the first Hitler I kidnapped. The past Hitler will then take the time machine to go back another year to his past Hitler and do the same thing, on and on, until they get to 22 year old Hitler, who, after killing 23 year old Hitler, will journey to Southhampton, England for a nice ship ride on the RMS Titanic.
Or I'd go see some dinosaurs.
What fruit do you empathize with most strongly? What fruit fills you with an unbridled fury?
Blackberries. They are interesting looking and delicious, and I bet they would help you out in a jam. Get it? A jam?!?....oookay. Mangos, on the other hand, are not meant to be seen by God nor Man. They are the unfruit, and their inclusion in salsa or chutney signals the tolling of the bells of doom.
If you were to torture a person (just assume this is, like, a very bad dude who totally has it comin'), how would you do it?
I would make them love things other than themselves very much. Depend upon them. And then I would slowly tear those things apart in front of them. And when they got through the anger and the despair and the numbness of defeat, I would show them that it was all their fault, but that they could do better next time if they just tried harder. And then I'd start again.
Who's your favorite character you've ever created? Least favorite?
I love a lot of my characters, but Dr. Patrick Barron is one of my favorites to be sure. The main villain in my first book, which isn't even in circulation any more, is probably one of my least favorites. He wasn't a bad villain, but was just a giant asshole without a ton of depth. I like my protagonists and antagonists to be more complex and hard to fully like or dislike. I had a comment on the YouTube narration of the "grandfather" series that was like "Gramps is an asshole!" and I loved that! Just don't let Dr. Barron hear you say it.
Please write a haiku about NoSleep and/or horror, thank you very much.
you find no slumber
when itching eggs are hatching
just under the skin
From iwantabear: If you had to write entirely in one genre that isn't horror what would you pick and what would be the title of your first book? also who is your favorite James Bond?
Fantasy. It would be called "Dragon and Star: Book One", though that's cheating a bit, both because it's a mixture of fantasy, scifi and horror, and it's a trilogy I may actually write some day.:) And Pierce Brosnan is James Bond. And if he cannot fulfill his Bond duties, Idris Elba is James Bond. The rest are just keeping the seat warm.
Submitted anonymously: Are you a Brennan or a Dale?
Based on the internet test I just took, I'm a Brennan. I also now know a secret method casinos hate but they can't do anything about.
Submitted anonymously: What book made you cry hardest?
The Dark Tower series at several points towards the end. If you've read it, you know the parts.
From ByfelsDisciple: What do you think is your most underrated story? Your most overrated?
Underrated? Maybe "FM Rider"? Just because I like it a lot personally and it connects to certain other things in interesting ways. Overrated? I think that's harder to say, not because I don't have my favorites, but because I don't think I'm in a position to judge what other people like about my stories, and saying one of my stories is overrated feels too close to criticizing my readers just because they got different things out of them than I did. It's a cop-out answer, but it's a detailed cop-out answer. And that's how you pass an essay exam.
Submitted anonymously: Which of your stories has been the most difficult to write, and why?
I think the ones where I really like or at least sympathize with a character and they have really bad things happen to them. An old story of mine involved a messed-up little boy who killed his mother because he thought she was going to kill him. Everett getting drug into Mystery Cave. Poor Mike in Coventry as a more recent example. I love my characters and they have terrible things happen to them sometimes, but it's more tragic when the character is driven by love or loneliness or betrayal into the jaws of something terrible with their eyes open. They know what's coming and all they can do is lower their head and wait.
Submitted anonymously: What question did you want to be asked that didn’t get asked?
Why is Babylon 5 the best science fiction show ever made? The answer is because if you watch the entire series, and you're asked afterward who's the best character on the show, no matter who you say, you'd be right.
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We'll see you back here in two weeks on Monday, August 20th when we crack into the chaos behind the mind of the cool cat known as Colourblindness! Until then, why not repeatedly point at different objects and ask him what color they are? Colorblind people love that, right?
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