2016-10-20 06:00:28Growing up in the Bible Belt I felt like an outcast. I didn’t care about Miss Piggy and her jewels that she always raved about. I was down with the Count. I didn’t have the typical upbringing. I was…
2016-10-19 18:23:56The Horror Writers Association is a recognized public charity under the IRS 501c3 tax code. HWA Incorporation Ohio, March 6, 1987, 501(c)(6) Federal Filing Date: November 19th, 2012, 501(c)3 Public Charity Tax Exempt Status — IRS Determination Letter (PDF)…
2016-10-19 18:20:31 As part of the HWA’s commitment to keeping members and the public ‘in the know’ about what the organization is doing to improve itself, increase its value to membership, support the genre, and attract new members, there will…
2016-10-19 17:57:17 Snail Mail Horror Writers Association P.O. Box #14387 Columbus, OH 43214 All inquiries must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope for response. General E-mail For any HWA-related question. If you don’t know where else to ask, ask…
2016-10-19 10:00:49 I have spent much of my adult life chasing my drug of choice: the feeling of October in the New England of my childhood. The day gets darker earlier, the air becomes a little crisp like an apple,…
2016-10-19 06:00:44 This last Halloween was the first for my family in our new house. While my wife and I anxiously waited for children to show up at our door in search of treats, not a single one appeared. I…
2016-10-18 06:00:09I knew I’d made the right choice of mate when I suggested to my fiancée that we have a Halloween wedding, and he agreed. While the internet is rife with ideas for Halloween weddings, it’s still considered a non-traditional…
2016-10-17 06:00:33Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, or at least a tie with Christmas. You can’t beat the latter for spending time with family and friends, the gift exchanges, the way it brings out cheer even in years of…
2016-10-16 06:00:28“A mirror that drips blood? Really?” That was the response an editor of an anthology of horror stories gave me after she read and rejected my submission. Let’s go back a few years. I once worked at a haunted…
2016-10-15 06:00:23Today, I thought I’d discuss costumes, mostly some highlights (and lowlights) from my personal history. I’ll start with one of my first costumes, as a skeleton, when I was four years old. From a very young age I loved…
