Halloween Haunts: Halloween Memories in the Basement by Cecilia Kennedy
In a stunning feat of magic, my father, who was rehearsing his role as a terrifying Merlin the Magician for the local YWCA Halloween party, burned a hole in my… Read more
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Halloween Haunts: I Hear Dead People: Communicating with My Father (and Others) in Spirit by Valerie E. Weich
My father was a Halloween baby—born on All Hallow’s Eve 1934. So Halloween was extra special in our household—Dad’s birthday and Trick-or-treating. Talk about your sugar high! As a… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Writing the Female Horror Body by Holly Lyn Walrath
Throughout pop culture, horror, poetry, and literature, we’ve been taught to both hide the female body and see it is horrific. Every October I rewatch some of my favorite horror… Read more
Halloween Haunts: The Pandemic Party by Naching T. Kassa
The chill of night filled the air. Shadows ruled the world and not even the plump autumn moon could keep them at bay. Halloween had come at last.
The children… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Freakling Forever by T.J. Tranchell
We moved a lot when I was a kid—hell, I’ve kept moving even as an adult—so I’ve managed to lose touch with people quickly. Just before my fifth birthday (maybe… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Wicca is Alive and Well in Cleveland by Katherine Kerestman
Park your broomsticks on Broadview Road in the artsy, ethnic, and eclectic Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, and visit the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, where museum owner… Read more
Halloween Haunts: The Season Begins by Michael J. Moore
It’s that stagnant, nocturnal air—nothing close to warm, but not so cold you need a jacket. Those thin clouds, strewn across a pitch-black sky. It’s the moon, hovering just out… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Weird Women Take on Halloween: Five Early Halloween Works by Women by Lisa Morton
When we remember holiday ghost tales, we probably go to Charles Dickens and the most famous ghost story of them all, “A Christmas Carol”. Think about Halloween stories, and you… Read more
This October, Halloween Haunts rises again!
From October 1 through October 31, the Horror Writers Association will host an online event to celebrate the month of Halloween and help horror readers and horror writers connect at… Read more
Halloween Haunts: When Captain Howdy Visits on Halloween: The History of the Ouija Board
By Lisa Morton
Whenever I tell people that I’ve written a book about séances, the subject of the Ouija board usually comes up very soon. Ouija boards have fascinated us… Read more
Halloween Haunts: From Birthdays to Doorbells to Arson: Mischief Night
By Kevin Wetmore
My mother’s birthday is October 30. She told us that when she was growing up her parents would throw a Halloween-themed birthday party. My grandmother would call… Read more
Halloween Haunts: The Haunter of the Cul de Sac
By Nancy Holder
Oh, Halloweens of my childhood, those halcyon days when our parents hardly ever supervised us and had no idea of the traumas we underwent in the name… Read more
Halloween Haunts: The Hungry Ghost Festival
By Lee Murray & Geneve Flynn
Lee Murray: As a girl, I remember my Kiwi-Chinese mum lighting joss sticks for the spirits of the dead, always three or five slender… Read more
Halloween Haunts: “You don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps”
by Frazer Lee
In another life, and another time (1998 to be specific) I was hired to work crew for several weeks on a film shoot. The movie production in… Read more
Halloween Haunts: The Voice and Poe
by Naching T. Kassa
When I think of Halloween, sweet memories come to mind. The scent of caramel apples, the brisk chill of October’s dying breath, horror films flickering… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Rising from the Dead
by Chris DiLeo
Every Halloween, my father rose from the dead.
He would wait until his victims were so close there was nowhere they could run, and as those quivering… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Can Halloween Be Pandemic Proof?
By Pamela K. Kinney
I always loved Halloween. When people asked me as a child what my favorite holiday was, I knew they expected to hear it was Christmas.… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Dive Bombed in a Nightmare
by Damian Serbu
Halloween often brings to mind memories of past frights and haunts. As a horror writer, I find myself drawn to moments that scared the crap out of… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Thank You, Horror
by Tom Leveen
The thing is, the non-readers of horror don’t get it. They don’t get our attraction to the darkness, to the monstrous. They don’t get that we,… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Everybody is a Book of Blood
By B.R. Yeager
Each October, we immersive ourselves in narrative. Yes, yes—those classic and cult films, those new and beloved books. I don’t need to tell you. Search “best… Read more
