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The Plasmatic Writer
Justin Bienvenue
Where History Bleeds Into Horror
Author . Poet . HorrorPreNeur
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Welcome to the blog. Here you will find posts on five of my favorite topics.
Posts about all things horror and paranormal related such as tropes, films, zombies, ghosts, etc.
Posts about all things UFO/Alien and Area 51 such as cases, conspiracies, and my opinions on declassified documents.
For any book related news, updates and announcements, and book related posts
Posts about the American West and the era known as the Wild West
My thoughts and insight on some of the worlds most derelict and sometimes beautiful abandoned places
Posts about the poetry genre and actual poems
My thoughts and insight on some of the worlds most derelict and sometimes beautiful abandoned places
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A Little History in High Stakes at the Bonesaw Saloon
A Little History in High Stakes at the Bonesaw Saloon. I'm no stranger to setting my western horror novels after the Civil War, but I am a stranger to talking about and referencing the Civil War in detail in them...until now. For High Stakes at the Bonesaw Saloon, it takes place just two years after the Civil War, which means it was still very fresh in people's minds, especially those who survived it. So to add a little history to the book and to make it feel a bit more authe
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5 days ago2 min read
Were Small Western Towns Doomed To Become Ghost Towns?
Were Small Western Towns Doomed To Become Ghost Towns? Old western ghost towns still exist. They are fun little places to travel to and check out to make you feel like you're in an old western movie or even back in the Wild West. But have you ever thought to yourself as to why the town still exists and why it became abandoned and turned into a ghost town? Small western towns were a dime a dozen during the Wild West, meaning they could be just as easily built as they were dest
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May 173 min read
Wild West Greed: Why Gold and Money Was the Root of All Evil
Wild West Greed: Why Gold and Money Was the Root of All Evil. Gold. What started as ore and rock in cavern walls became powdery flakes and eventually bars. For centuries, humans have been fascinated by gold and all its properties, but, more importantly, by the wealth it can bring them. During the Wild West Era, it was no different, but in many ways exaggerated to the highest degree. Cowboys from Alabama through Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, even up through Kansas, and all the w
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May 103 min read
My First Book: The Macabre Masterpiece
My First Book: The Macabre Masterpiece Back in 2010, I decided that I wanted to write a book. Since I started writing poetry in high school, I figured that would be a great place to start. I sat down at my kitchen table and went over the horror poems I had already written, then wrote more until I had a solid 50. Then came the planning of 5 chapters, 10 poems per chapter, and which poems would go where. After the organization, it needed a title. After at least ten minutes tryi
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Apr 272 min read
Horror Movie Remakes & Reboots: Yay or Nay?
Horror Movie Remakes & Reboots: Yay or Nay? Reboots. Most of us can’t stand when a movie is remade, either because the original doesn’t need to be remade or because Hollywood is getting lazy and can’t think of new material. Sadly, while it is both of these its much more the second than anything. Producers and directors tend to think of ideas that have already been created, and rather than try to build off them, they just decide to redo the actual film itself. This is a big is
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Feb 155 min read
A Land of Both Shadow and Substance: Breaking Down Twilight Zone Episodes
A Land of Both Shadow and Substance: Breaking Down Twilight Zone Episodes Rod Serling is one of my biggest inspirations as a writer, so it's no secret that The Twilight Zone is one of my favorite shows of all time. The iconic show is still beloved by many fans even today, and we gather around our televisions every 4 th of July and New Year's Eve for the marathons. Also, PlutoTV just aired a Twilight Zone channel that shows the original series 24/7, so you can imagine I usual
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Jan 916 min read
Beautiful Dystopia: Battleship Island
Beautiful Dystopia: Battleship Island Off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan sits the abandoned island known as Hashima Island, or Gunkanjima,...
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Sep 27, 20252 min read
Are All UFOs From Outer Space?
Are All UFOs From Outer Space? To answer that, we first need to understand the definition of a UFO. A UFO stands for unidentified flying...
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Sep 15, 20253 min read
Why Do We Glorify the Wild West Era?
Why Do We Glorify the Wild West Era? The Wild West was a brutal and violent time in our country. It was a time when some men just didn’t...
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Sep 5, 20253 min read
Poem: The Best I Can
Poem: The Best I Can Narcissistic qualities call me Lex Luger My mind is inferior, call me Lex Luthor Iron fist mentality, Napoleonic...
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Aug 29, 20251 min read
Sub-Genres of Horror: What's Your Favorite?
There are dozens upon dozens of sub-genres of horror. A genre that, when paired and mixed in with horror adds another layer, a deep...
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Jul 4, 20252 min read
Analyzing Slasher Film Franchises
Analyzing Slasher Film Franchises Here you can find 5 videos on my YouTube channel where I break down and discuss some of horror's most...
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Jun 15, 20251 min read
The Real Men in Black
In film, they are portrayed as unserious and quirky, the total opposite of what one would assume an agent working for such an established...
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Mar 24, 20243 min read
What Is A Ufologist?
A Ufologist is someone who investigates unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and believes that they may have extraordinary origins and...
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Mar 24, 20242 min read
Area 51
Area 51, or Groom Lake as it’s also known, is an Air Force and secret government and military facility in Nevada. They claim it is an...
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Mar 17, 20242 min read
UFOs: From Outer Space or Earth?
When we hear the word UFO or Unidentified Flying Object, we immediately think of aliens from outer space, another planet, or a galaxy....
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Mar 17, 20242 min read
Western Horror: Red Dead Redemption
Western Horror: Red Dead Redemption In 2004, Red Dead Revolver was created. A fun western game that takes place in the 1880s, during the...
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Mar 3, 20242 min read
What is Western Horror?
Western horror is a cross-genre of both the Western and horror genres in the film sense, but can be attributed to books as well. It...
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Mar 3, 20242 min read
The Types of Close Encounters
Close Encounters: Close Encounter of the 1st Kind(CE1) : When a UFO is seen at close quarters for a prolonged period of time. A witness...
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Feb 25, 20241 min read
The Different Types of Aliens
The Different Types of Aliens: Nordics : Human-like and tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. Similar to the image of Scandinavians....
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Feb 25, 20242 min read
Examining & Rating Stephen King Films
He is considered the greatest horror writer of all time, and many of his novels have been made into movies. For this blog entry, I have...
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Feb 18, 20241 min read
Why Do Ghosts Haunt Graveyards?
Ghosts . By definition, it is an apparition of a dead person that is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a...
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Feb 18, 20242 min read
My Review for The Crowman by Gareth Clegg
My Review for The Crowman by Gareth Clegg Pumpkinhead Meets the Wild West Review on Amazon: I've had this book on my Kindle for a while...
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Mar 26, 20231 min read
The Many Types of Poetry
Poetry is defined as a literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of...
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Mar 26, 20233 min read
Why Do Ghosts Terrify Us?
Ghosts. Some of us are scared by them while others aren’t phased by them in the slightest. For those of us who are, why do you think this...
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Mar 15, 20232 min read
The Top 10 Most Haunted Hotels
The Top 10 Most Haunted Hotels. We’ve all stayed in hotels at some point in our lives, but not many have stayed at ones where guests...
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Mar 15, 20234 min read
My Inspiration Behind A Bloody Bloody Mess in the Wild Wild West
My Inspiration Behind A Blood Bloody Mess in the Wild Wild West After having published my first book, The Macabre Masterpiece, in 2010, I...
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Mar 5, 20233 min read
Are Ghost Hunting Shows A Total Crock?
Are Ghost Hunting Shows A Total Crock? We’ve all done it. As fans of ghosts and the paranormal , we have found ourselves at one point in...
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Feb 26, 20234 min read
The 10 Scariest Places in the World
The 10 Scariest Places in the World. We love them because they terrify us, because they broaden our curiosity, but most of all we love...
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Feb 26, 20234 min read
A Look Into Victorian Spiritualism
A Look Into Victorian Spiritualism. It ’s not just playing with a Ouija board and tapping on the wall three times. Spiritualism is the...
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Apr 26, 20213 min read
Echoes of a Rifle: The Winchester Mystery House
Echoes of A Rifle: The Winchester Mystery House When it comes to being haunted, there are no places perhaps more haunted than the...
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Apr 26, 20214 min read
Poetry 101: What to Write About
Poetry is an art. Poetry is a way of expression. Poetry is a way of life. Poetry is many things, but while some people find no problem in...
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Apr 19, 20213 min read
Poetry 101: The Basics
Poetry is not basic, and if you think it is, then chances are it's just not your thing, or you haven't really given it a shot. However,...
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Apr 19, 20213 min read
The Wax Factory Workshop: A First Look Into The Wax Menagerie
The Wax Factory Workshop: A First Look Into The Wax Menagerie You’re writing another book about Wax? Yes. I had mentioned in the first...
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Feb 14, 20203 min read
The Wax Factory Workshop: An Introduction to Wax
The Wax Factory Workshop: An Introduction to Wax What is The Wax Factory? The Wax Factory is more than just my sixth published novel;...
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Feb 10, 20208 min read
The Haunted History of Demonic Possession
The Haunted History of Demonic Possession When we think of possession, we naturally tend to think of the horror movie The Exorcist. A...
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Jan 24, 20203 min read
The Bloody History of Vlad the Impaler
You know his name very well. He is a man who lives on today after becoming immortal due to being the inspiration for one of horror's most...
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Oct 18, 20193 min read
The Horror of Cannibalism
Cannibalism. When we hear the word, we immediately think of horror and complete terror, and well we should. By no means am I going to...
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Oct 18, 20194 min read
A Different Take on Vampires
“Listen to them, the children of the night, what music they make!” -Count Dracula from Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula When we hear the word...
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Oct 17, 20193 min read
Escape Rooms: Could You Escape A Real One?
Escape Rooms: Could You Escape A Real One? They’ve become quite popular lately, and chances are you’ve been to one or at least heard of...
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Oct 5, 20193 min read
Chilling Haunted Factories and Warehouses
Haunted houses, mansions, asylums, and cemeteries. When it comes to haunted we genuinely think of these four places, but let's not forget...
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Sep 27, 20193 min read
The Creative Realism of Fictional Towns
"You've seen them. Little towns, tucked away far from the main roads. You've seen them, but have you thought about them? What do the...
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Sep 20, 20194 min read
A Tour of the Past: Old Haunted Buildings
Some buildings' history can be seen on the outside from their age, abandonment, or old rustic look. However, for some buildings, the...
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Jul 3, 20193 min read
Why Wax Is A Creepy Horror Theme
Why Wax is a Creepy Horror Theme There are many horror themes and tropes out there. It could be monsters and haunted houses to skulls and...
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Jun 30, 20192 min read
Poetry: A Way of Expression
Poetry. If you've read my previous articles on it and know a little about me, then you know I'm a believer in the world of poetry. This...
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Jun 29, 20192 min read
The Wax Factory Character Interviews
The Wax Factory Character Interviews Character Interview with Dmitri Townsend 1. What can you tell us about yourself? My name is Dmitri...
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May 29, 20197 min read
Why Was Killing So Normal in the Wild West?
Have you ever watched or read a western where a guy looks at another guy wrong and before you know it, one of them’s dead? Or a guy rides into town and his sole mission is to kill as many men as he can, or kill the fastest gunslinger in town? Why? Why was killing so normal in the Wild West? Just why exactly was killing as normal as waking up in the morning? I mean, sure, people are killed every day, but back in the Wild West days, it was just unnatural and a bit odd and unset
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May 28, 20193 min read
The Ten Best Wax Museums to Visit
The Ten Best Wax Museums To Visit. Wax Museums are an underrated source of entertainment. They are museums, yes, but they are not just...
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Apr 10, 20194 min read
You Can't Break the Rules of Poetry
You can’t break the rules of poetry because technically, there aren’t any. I’ll wait while you read that again and calm down. Go on,...
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Apr 10, 20193 min read
Poetry Without Emotion
Poetry Without Emotion. Poetry. It is a way of expression, a way with words, a way in which a person writes down their feelings and...
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Apr 10, 20192 min read
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