Halloween Haunts: Thing That Make You Go “Hmmm…” by L. Marie Wood
Halloween Haunts: Thing That Make You Go “Hmmm…”
by L. Marie Wood
We speak of the dead in past tense and positives. We dress for them in ceremony and as… Read more
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Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Wedding in the Cemetery by Denise Dumars
Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Wedding in the Cemetery
by Denise Dumars
A remembrance of Meg (Susan) Groeling, 1949-2023
Last October I officiated a wedding between two horror writers:… Read more
Halloween Haunts: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Lara Frater
Halloween Haunts: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
by Lara Frater
I would like to take you back to a magical time. Before streaming and when few had… Read more
Halloween Haunts: When Taboo Becomes Tradition by Carrie Lee South
Halloween Haunts: When Taboo Becomes Tradition
by Carrie Lee South
When I tell non-horror people I write dark fiction, their response is often something like “Why? Don’t you want… Read more
Halloween Haunts: The Facts in the Case of Edgar Allan Poe by Joseph Maddrey
Halloween Haunts: The Facts in the Case of Edgar Allan Poe
by Joseph Maddrey
When I moved to Richmond, Virginia in 2021, after fifteen years in Los Angeles, I… Read more
Halloween Haunts: How a favorite holiday (Hint: It’s not Halloween) made me love spooky stories by Nikki Kallio
Halloween Haunts: How a favorite holiday (Hint: It’s not Halloween) made me love spooky stories
by Nikki Kallio
When my collection of short fiction came out this year—an assemblage of… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Halloween on Blood Mountain by Jeffrey LeBlanc
Halloween Haunts: Halloween on Blood Mountain
By Jeffrey LeBlanc
Golden and crimson leaves fall majestically from the ageless trees of Blood Mountain. As they drift along nearing the forest floor,… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Why Write Horror? by Megan Bledsoe
Halloween Haunts: Why Write Horror?
by Megan Bledsoe
My mom remembers sitting side-by-side with me in a vinyl green recliner back when I was two years old. She had… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Pangangululuwa by Victory Witherkeigh
Halloween Haunts: Pangangululuwa
by Victory Witherkeigh
“Did you bring the crispy pata? It was your Tito’s favorite pork dish.”
The woman sitting on the gravesite in front of me… Read more
Halloween Haunts – HWA and Halloween-Inspired Horrorky by Paul Lonardo
Halloween Haunts – HWA and Halloween-Inspired Horrorky
by Paul Lonardo
As a writer whose focus has always been prose, I had never even considered attempting writing in verse. The thought… Read more
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: THE RURAL HEART OF DARKNESS AND ITS MONSTERS by Nicole M. Wolverton
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: THE RURAL HEART OF DARKNESS AND ITS MONSTERS
by Nicole M. Wolverton
The rural Pennsylvania hinterlands beg for monsters. It’s more than just the setting—sprawling cornfields, more than… Read more
Halloween Haunts: What the Drive-In Means to Me by David Sharp
The drive-in has always held a special place for me in regards to horror. It was an awesome place to hang out and watch a double feature with friends. I… Read more
Halloween Haunts: The Lighthouse by Elle Mitchell
Halloween Haunts: The Lighthouse
by Elle Mitchell
I love St. Augustine. It’s a part of Florida that feels unlike Florida—or it did when I went there as a child. It… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Helen Creighton: The Ghost Lady by Heddy Johannesen
Halloween Haunts: Helen Creighton: The Ghost Lady
by Heddy Johannesen
Helen Creighton was a celebrated folklorist, author, and pioneer researcher. She is best known for her book Bluenose Ghosts… Read more
Halloween Haunts: Rekindling My Love for Halloween by Sheri White
Halloween Haunts: Rekindling My Love for Halloween
by Sheri White
I have a confession to make. I don’t enjoy Halloween as much as I used to. The holiday… Read more
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: THE GHOST OF YOUNGER ME, STILL LAUGHING BY MY SIDE by Ronald J. Murray
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: THE GHOST OF YOUNGER ME, STILL LAUGHING BY MY SIDE
by Ronald J. Murray
My earliest taste of bringing others frightful fun came on Halloween during my… Read more
The Seers’ Table October 2023
Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community
Linda Addison recommends:
London native C.C. Adams is the horror/dark fiction author behind books such as But Worse Will Come, Misery… Read more
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: A KIWI KALEIDOSCOPE by Lee Murray (and friends)
HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: A KIWI KALEIDOSCOPE
by Lee Murray (and friends)
Recently, I asked the contributors of Kiwi horror anthology Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa (Clan Destine Press,… Read more
Halloween Haunts: A Marie Kondo Halloween by JG Faherty
Halloween Haunts: A Marie Kondo Halloween
by JG Faherty
Life is funny, and not always in the ha-ha way.
We spend most of it moving forward into the future.… Read more
Latinx Heritage in Horror: Interview with Ashley Dioses
Ashley Dioses is a writer of dark poetry and fiction from southern California. She is the author of Diary of a Sorceress, a collection of dark fantasy and horror poetry,… Read more
