Halloween

Halloween Haunts: Writing Horror For Comic Books

• October 6, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: Writing Horror For Comic Books By Jonathan Hedrick Long before the now defunct Comic Code Authority was slapping their seal on funny books left and right, the medium… Read more

Halloween Haunts: “Halloween in the Hudson River Valley”

• October 6, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: “Halloween in the Hudson River Valley”
by Katherine Kerestman www.CreepyCatLair.com An excerpt from Creepy Cat’s Macabre Travels: Prowling around Haunted Towers, Crumbling Castles, and Ghoulish Graveyards (WordCrafts Press,… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Pukwudgie

• October 4, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: The Pukwudgie By Ricardo D. Rebelo   Bobby was in awe of the orange and green field. He looked forward to it every year. At thirteen he hadn’t… Read more

Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Scare for the Ghost Tour Host

• October 3, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Scare for the Ghost Tour Host By David Allen Voyles   Halloween has always been a thrill for me, even as an adult. Without a doubt,… Read more

Halloween Haunts: A Night at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia

• October 2, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: A Night at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia by Nicole M. Wolverton We clustered in groups at the hulking gray-stone entrance of the prison. Twilight deepened, purple to… Read more

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: IT’S AN EMINENCE FRONT

• October 1, 2024
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Halloween Haunts: It’s An Eminence Front by Mark Matthews       Trigger Warning: This post addresses mental health. Halloween is a magical night when we can transform ourselves into… Read more

Halloween Haunts Blog: Call for Submissions

• August 30, 2024
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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 the eeriest time of the year.

All HWA members are invited to participate in this series of daily blog posts, book excerpts, and more. Halloween Haunts offers HWA members a place to share Halloween anecdotes and stories to connect with new readers, spread the word about members’ new works, and raise the profile of the horror genre and the HWA.

Halloween Haunts: On Being a Halloween Expert by Lisa Morton

• October 31, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: On Being a Halloween Expert by Lisa Morton   “How did you become a Halloween expert?” At this point in my life, I can’t begin to tell you… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Wolf Girl of Portsmouth, Rhode Island by L. E. Daniels

• October 30, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: The Wolf Girl of Portsmouth, Rhode Island by L. E. Daniels   “‘Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!’” That’s Dad, performing Bram… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Halloween Reading by Kevin Wetmore

• October 29, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: Halloween Reading by Kevin Wetmore My non-horror friends always get a little excited that they can relate to me better for a few weeks. “We’re watching some scary… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Last Trick or Treat by Alison Armstrong

• October 28, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: The Last Trick or Treat by Alison Armstrong The last time I went trick or treating was the moment I realized my childhood was fading. Every year I… Read more

Halloween Haunts: How to be Safe in the Cemetery by Loren Rhoads

• October 27, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: How to be Safe in the Cemetery by Loren Rhoads   One foggy summer day, I explored the historic cemeteries a mile outside of Pescadero, California. The grass… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Our Love Story as Told by Halloween by Jessica Hobbs

• October 26, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: Our Love Story as Told by Halloween by Jessica Hobbs   As my husband and I approach our anniversary of seventeen years together – an unusually long time for… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Ghost with the Ruby, Ruby Lips by Naching T. Kassa

• October 25, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: The Ghost with the Ruby, Ruby Lips by Naching T. Kassa   A few years ago, during Halloween Haunts, I shared one of my most favorite scary stories… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Licensing on Halloween by Rosemary Thorne

• October 24, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: Licensing on Halloween by Rosemary Thorne   Children are not the only ones going door to door setting up dealings on Halloween. There are sorcerers too, knocking on the… Read more

Halloween Haunts: All The Treats! by Linda D. Addison

• October 23, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: All The Treats! by Linda D. Addison   Halloween has been one of my favorite holidays my whole life. As a child the idea of dressing up that… Read more

Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Poem by Maxwell I. Gold

• October 22, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Poem by Maxwell I Gold     The Castle Ephialtes By: Maxwell I. Gold   A stronghold built at the peak of my contemptuous thoughts; haunted… Read more

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: INTERVIEW WITH A HORROR-LOVING CHILD by Eric J. Guignard and Devin Guignard

• October 21, 2023
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HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: INTERVIEW WITH A HORROR-LOVING CHILD by Eric J. Guignard and Devin Guignard   I sat down to write this blog post, and—as I do before any writing—I read… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Thing That Make You Go “Hmmm…” by L. Marie Wood

• October 20, 2023
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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

Halloween Haunts: A Halloween Wedding in the Cemetery by Denise Dumars

• October 19, 2023
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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