Halloween

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: DO GO IN THE BASEMENT

• October 31, 2024
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HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: DO GO IN THE BASEMENT BY TIM WAGGONER   When I was child in the mid-1960s to the mid-1970’s, I attended a Quaker church in my small southwestern Ohio… Read more

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: UNDERWORLD CONNECTIONS

• October 30, 2024
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HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: UNDERWORLD CONNECTIONS By Lee Murray   Another spooky season is upon us and, once again, I’m scratching my head, trying to come up with something to contribute to… Read more

Halloween Haunts: THE LEGEND OF STINGY JACK

• October 29, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: THE LEGEND OF STINGY JACK by Debra Every   Herein lies a tale fit nary for babe nor child. Only the brave shall know the legend of Stingy Jack.… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Great Pumpkin Massacre

• October 28, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: The Great Pumpkin Massacre By Paul Carro   Okay, we all know one. A neighbor. Yeah, that neighbor. The one that might not quite be a demon but… Read more

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: ABRACADABRA, I KNOW WHO I AM

• October 27, 2024
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HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: ABRACADABRA, I KNOW WHO I AM Rosemary Thorne   I remember my name and the year I was born. My beautiful house is so nearby that if I… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Horror We Share

• October 26, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: The Horror We Share By Naching T. Kassa   Every time Halloween season comes around, I think of my dad and how he introduced me to horror. My… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Rekindling The (Halloween) Magic

• October 25, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Rekindling The (Halloween) Magic By DJ Slater I remember when the feeling hit me, the one where you realize something that once brought you immense joy no longer… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Halloween in a Theatre

• October 24, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Halloween in a Theatre By Kevin Wetmore   There is a running joke in the theatre, often expressed on a t-shirt, stating, “I can’t – I have rehearsal.”… Read more

Halloween Haunts: An Oingo Boingo Halloween

• October 22, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: An Oingo Boingo Halloween By Joshua Millican   I’ve always loved horror more than Halloween. Horror, that feeling you get when you face the darkness of the unknown,… Read more

Halloween Haunts: KRAKEN, AND RAVENS, AND RAPTORS… OH, MY!

• October 18, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: KRAKEN, AND RAVENS, AND RAPTORS… OH, MY! By Evan Baughfman    October’s not just for things bumping in the night. It’s also when sports grab ahold of me, slide… Read more

Halloween Haunts: What Ben Cooper Taught Me About Life

• October 17, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: What Ben Cooper Taught Me About Life By Den Shewman   The things that made me: The famous Shock Theater package of Universal Studios monster movies, licensed cheap… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Cinnamon Sugar and Grave Dust: Musings of a Writer in San Diego’s Old Town

• October 16, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Cinnamon Sugar and Grave Dust: Musings of a Writer in San Diego’s Old Town By Kathryn Blanche   “The oldest town in California,” touted the sign posted on… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Learning About Dark Poetry, and a Burning Haibun for Halloween

• October 15, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Learning About Dark Poetry, and a Burning Haibun for Halloween By Stacie Herrington Hello, Halloween people! First off, I would like to thank HWA member and amazing poet… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Have You Ever Shaken the Devil’s Hand on Halloween Night?

• October 14, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Have You Ever Shaken the Devil’s Hand on Halloween Night? By David Sandner   Was it a Halloween night when Robert Johnson walked out to the crossroads to… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Severed Hand

• October 13, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: The Severed Hand By Michael Subjack Halloween has always been my favorite time of year, but there was an odd period between trick-or-treating as a child and enjoying… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Healing Halloween

• October 12, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Healing Halloween By Lauren Drinkard   A Child of the 80’s Being a first model Millennial (1981) my love of all things spooky and haunted started as a… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Eat, Drink, and Be Haunted

• October 11, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Eat, Drink, and Be Haunted by Paula Cappa What traditional Halloween supper do you conjure up on October 31? How about ghost-steaming penne pasta, murdered sliced-up sausage, and… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Obsession

• October 10, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Obsession by Dean Cade   Costumes and makeup effects have always been a part of Halloween for me. When I was a kid in the 70s, I would… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Evoking Dread: A Balancing Act

• October 9, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Evoking Dread: A Balancing Act

By Alexa Tanen   I’ve always loved horror stories; the scarier, the better. But there have been so many examples of an idea… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Arachnid Teachers

• October 8, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Arachnid Teachers By Heddy Johannesen   I recall a night many years ago when I passed by a cemetery as I was walking home. Something was odd about… Read more