Halloween

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

Halloween Haunts: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Lara Frater

• October 18, 2023
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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

• October 17, 2023
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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

• October 16, 2023
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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

• October 15, 2023
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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

• October 14, 2023
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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

• October 13, 2023
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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

• October 12, 2023
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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

• October 11, 2023
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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

• October 10, 2023
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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

• October 9, 2023
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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

• October 8, 2023
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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

• October 7, 2023
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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

• October 6, 2023
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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

• October 5, 2023
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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

HALLOWEEN HAUNTS: A KIWI KALEIDOSCOPE by Lee Murray (and friends)

• October 4, 2023
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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

• October 3, 2023
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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

Halloween Haunts: Evans City Cemetery by Katherine Kerestman

• October 2, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: Evans City Cemetery by Katherine Kerestman   For this cat, The Night of the Living Dead is an essential component of the Halloween season, having its place of… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Amazing True Story of the Witch Who Wouldn’t Go Home by Nicole Willson

• October 1, 2023
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Halloween Haunts: The Amazing True Story of the Witch Who Wouldn’t Go Home by Nicole Willson I was nine years old on the night the witch came to our house… Read more