2014-10-31 10:00:57Dim light spilling through a red-stained Gothic window cast a ghastly pall over a heavily shadowed long hall. At the center of the room, bathed in the bloody illumination, a naked woman lay down on a black velvet covered…
2014-10-31 06:00:43I grew up in a relatively safe neighborhood in Colorado Springs, which was why, when I went trick-or-treating in fourth grade, I was allowed to go with a small group of friends and no adult supervision, and how I…
2014-10-30 06:00:17‘Baby’s First Halloween’ This entails adorable costumes, miniaturized, and usually pumpkin shaped. While there’s no need for candy, there’s an intense desire on the part of parents to show their little bundle of joy off. This particular phase is…
2014-10-29 06:00:34Ok, you know, it’s true what they say about growing old. Yes, about the aches and pains. OK, yes, about the fossilfication of your music choices. And, sigh, yes, also about the general jadedness about life and jaundiced viewpoints…
2014-10-28 06:00:38Although magazines and books like to tell us that Halloween is an ancient festival with pagan roots, the truth is the holiday as we know it is really only a few centuries old, especially in terms of being a…
2014-10-28 02:05:51 ☢ Michelle Scalise’s poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. She was nominated for the 2010 Spectrum Award which honors outstanding works of fantasy and horror that include positive gay characters and the 2000 Rhysling Award for…
2014-10-27 06:00:21Halloween is spreading like the branches of an ancient bay tree across my hometown of Rockhampton, Australia. Last year was the first time I decided to put up a Halloween display outside my house, because, much to my amazement,…
2014-10-26 10:00:23Few of you know that I am a real zombie. It’s true. I hide it. Now, I don’t eat brains or human flesh though. I generally dress well, though my suit jacket is a bit tattered and ruined; my…
2014-10-26 06:00:12I have fond memories of my formative years playing Dungeons and Dragons and romping through some spooky forest only to come across that dreaded Will-o’-the-wisp—whatever that was. The Dungeon Master would go into the description of a bobbing spectral…
2014-10-25 10:00:59Halloween is a holiday steeped in tradition. The HWA is an organization with many traditions of its own. Arguably one of the most important is that writers should help other writers and that those with more experience should be…