SUMMARY: Newspaper article about The Movies That Make You Scream!

Ashburn Author Scares Readers

 In his most recent work entitled Movies That Make You Scream, Ashburn resident and author R. David Fulcher takes his readers on a thrill ride through some of history's best horror novel-to-movie adaptations.

Published in May, Movies That Make You Scream looks at a number of adaptations of the written works of Stephen King brought to the big screen and the pressure points in the human psyche that, in Fulcher's opinion, make these movies so successful in their efforts to make us very, very afraid. The book also features a number of horror movie reviews Fulcher has written over the years, as well as a short original piece of horror fiction.

"Our genetic history has carried the primordial impulse for fear forward into modern times. Who, even in these high-tech times, doesn't hold their breath when the electricity suddenly goes out? Who doesn't wonder at the strange creaks and groans that sound at midnight as an old house settles into the earth? It is this instinct to fear, with all of its biological side effects-goose bumps, rapid breathing, hair standing on end-that makes horror work in film and literature," Fulcher wrote.

Fulcher, 32, said his writing is not limited to horror, as he has completed works of poetry, science fiction and fantasy. He has appeared in numerous small press publications, including Heliocentric Net, Gateways, Shadowfeast, The Reaper, Frightnet, Silken Ropes, Twilight Showcase, The Martian Wave, Burning Sky, The Fiction Network, Shadowlands, Lovecraft's Mystery Magazine, Weird Times, Just Write, Writer's Open Forum, The Barrelhouse, Tales from the Grave, Audiozine and Vampires Anonymous. In addition, he is the editor of the small press magazine Samsara.