the monsters we forgot

Hello! Who loves ghouls and neglecting the elderly? You do! Well, great news:

Have a story in books one and two of the Monsters we Forgot

https://www.amazon.com/MONSTERS-WE-FORGOT-1-ebook/dp/B081LMVLFT/ref=pd_sbs_351_1/146-3096864-4343749?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B081LMVLFT&pd_rd_r=9c3d673a-1a78-48da-8a39-52651733fbd5&pd_rd_w=O3mHW&pd_rd_wg=a1W1t&pf_rd_p=5873ae95-9063-4a23-9b7e-eafa738c2269&pf_rd_r=MKRV2W15SB7KEJV26YNA&psc=1&refRID=MKRV2W15SB7KEJV26YNA

Even greater news is that they are free if you have kindle unlimited!

Parasite Life Book Review

While my book may be homeless soon it is still nice to get and share reviews!

https://cupofbooksblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/16/parasite-life-by-victoria-dalpe-book-review/

excerpt:

I gave this book a high marking as I really enjoyed what I read. I liked Victoria’s writing style and her take on the vampirism genre. There was a more realistic sense and tone to how a real vampire would be viewed and act. They are, in basic terms, parasitic monsters which have been sexualised and romanticised, although this novel includes those aspects it also shows the realism behind the everyday struggles that a vampire has with the outside world.

Photo of the Studio

The Grove - Red Planet Magazine

My story, "The Grove" is out now in the first issue of Red Planet Magazine!

https://www.redplanetmagazine.com/archive?fbclid=IwAR2tekjhu1wLHoVzhekGNkuReT3YW9fArKtNjnGcKCCNAUpt3MMl4OQT3Ak

beatiful grotesque

Just a friendly reminder that my course The Beautiful Grotesque still has open slots

Class Runs Sept 30- October

Mondays 6:30-9

info here: https://frequencywriters.org/current-courses/

Sirens

My short story "The Drowned Siren" is included in this Water Horror Antho: Secrets in the Water

on sale now: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WPL85XD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p2_i4

Home Sweet Home

Excited to see my short story "The Birthright" end up on the top 5 reader resonating stories for 2018 Millhaven Press. Very cool

https://millhavenpress.com/2019/01/01/millhaven-press-year-in-review-short-version/

Interested in buying the collection?

Link here: https://smile.amazon.com/Home-Sweet-Millhaven-Anthology/dp/1725867230/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=victoria+dalpe&qid=1568219163&s=gateway&sr=8-
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AS220 Art Opening Saturday 8/3 5-7

AS220 Art Opening Saturday 8/3/19 5-7
Hope to see you there! 3 of 10 pieces pictured.
Show open thru the month.

URI Alumni Show

Hello!

This little beauty is on view for a week longer in the URI Alumni Show Ends on the 27th.
 URI Feinstein Providence Campus, 1st and 2nd floor Lobby Gallery 80 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903

"The Underside of Things"
by Victoria Dalpe

Parasite Life review

A thoughtful and interesting review of my book- exploring specifically the lesbian themes.

https://darkintersections.wordpress.com/2019/03/07/novel-review-parasite-life-by-victoria-dalpe/

excerpt:

I’ll give credit to Dalpe in being this ambitious with her debut. Themes of consent, abuse, parental neglect, and toxicity abound, and they’re written extremely well. When Jane fucks up, realizing or not realizing, the narrative does not play around, and it does not tell you that it’s okay because, hey, they’re in love. Dalpe also refuses to give easy answers to any of these problems. The book does feature scenes of parental abuse and suicidal idealization, but Dalpe also provides resources for those young readers that may be suffering from experiences featured in the book, which is a breath of fresh air in this genre.

Women in horror month

Check out me pontificating on horror!

https://thinkinghorrorjournal.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/women-in-horror-2019-victoria-dalpe/?fbclid=IwAR3ipITB-RF5Mb3uQa8x7p5hLWItK-oz_xCxfcsYMH87Q93mMq8RxnNrOu0

Women in Horror 2019: Victoria Dalpe

Victoria Dalpe is a writer and artist. Her dark short fiction has appeared in various anthologies and her horror novel, Parasite Life, came out through ChiZine Publications in 2018. She is a member of the HWA and the NEHW and is currently editing the Necronomicon 2019 Memento Book with Justin Steele. She lives with her husband, writer, and filmmaker Philip Gelatt, and their young son in Providence, RI.

Learn more at victoriadalpe.blogspot.com

1) what is horror?

For me, horror is a thought exercise, basically facing your fears and messing around with the various scenarios. It is a playground to muck around in our ID; playacting the roles of victim and victimizer, experiencing profound loss without having to leave your couch, seeing beyond the veil in some way or another. Horror, like any genre, allows us to dip a toe into an experience or emotion, and I think this trains us for dealing with the challenges of actual life. There is the catharsis that comes from being really scared and then realizing you’re safe. We are a complex animal, humans, and I think our brains enjoy exploring the grotesque, the abhorrent, the forbidden. Much in the way we enjoy comedy, and romance, and weep at dramas. I think our imaginations crave thought exercises and delving into more depraved and scary spaces as well. And because what each of us finds horrifying vary wildly, there are many flavors to chose from.

2) why horror?

I had an interesting conversation at a writer’s convention once, where another writer joked that he felt the dark fiction and horror writers often were the most down to earth and well-adjusted of the writing community. His theory was that we were essentially doing our therapy and exorcizing our demons by delving into our fears and darker fantasies in our work. I found that idea delightful. For me personally, I think my natural inclination is to look for balance, the sweet with sour, the good with bad. I’ve always been attracted to the more monstrous aspects of human nature, more out of fascination and a desire to understand. There is no answer to why bad things happen, but there is something illuminating in exploring those spaces. I think you learn about yourself in the process as well. 

3) where do you see horror going?

Horror is cyclical and directly tied to our natures. We tell stories of witches eating children to keep them from wandering. Monsters under the bed keep us under blankets. Hook killers in our backseats have us checking the cars. Culturally, I think it becomes more important when times are tough. Horror gives us a vehicle to explore our fears and blow them up into worst case scenarios. Horror provides a language with which to discuss the horrible, the unpleasant, the violent. We can look at our governments, our wars, our cultures, our vicious histories, and face our fears for the future. It’s a safe space to have hard conversations. I think it also isn’t all dry and academic, it’s also fun, and there can be a real feral pleasure from watching wanton violence, creative gore, and sheer mayhem. Let’s call it constructive carnage!