Halloween Haunts: The Carnival by Sarah Faxon As a child, I would count down the days until the Bay Park Elementary School Halloween Carnival. Christmas aside, the Saturday before Halloween was the most magical day of the year. Over…
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are posting previously published interviews and articles with members throughout the community. This interview with Victor H. Rodriguez was originally published on October 7th, 2024. What inspired you to start writing?…
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: The Beauty of Blood by M. Brandon Robbins Blood is a universally revered symbol, representing life (when in the body) and death (when outside of the body) as well as passion and anger. Localized increased blood pressure…
Reviewed by Twilight Sage Moon Released: October 9, 2025 Content Warnings: Sexual assault, suicidal ideation, self-harm, physical and emotional abuse, homicide. The use of bugs in horror has been used as a gross-out factor for so long, but more authors…
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: An Excerpt from the Novel Servant by Patrick R. Field Gladys greets me in her usual loud, delightful soprano shrill, “Hello, Mitch! Happy Samhain!” “What is Sahween?” I ask. “Samhain is the original name for October thirty-first…
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are posting previously published interviews and articles with members throughout the community. This interview with Ananda Lima was originally published on September 22nd, 2024. What inspired you to start writing? I am…
October 2026Kari J. Wolfe, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Committee The sole purpose of The Seers’ Table monthly column is to introduce HWA members to the work of underrepresented demographic writers and editors whose work might not otherwise be viewed, using the…
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: There Was a Hand in the Darkness by Sharon Wagner “There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife.” ~ Neil Gaiman My hand grazed the doorframe, sliding over the smooth stubble of…
Ends on Sun, Nov 1, 2026 11:59 PM OPEN TO HWA MEMBERS AT ALL LEVELS Winter can be dark, lonely, and consuming. In some places, frost sets in, cloaking the land in ghostly white. Trees drop their leaves, branches and…
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: How to Kill a Hip-Thrusting Frankenstein by Suzanne Mattaboni I realize that pitchforks and torches are the traditional method for ousting the Frankenstein monster. Not at my house. We’ve always been a Halloween family. When my kids…
