Maybe I love Halloween because I was named after a dead kid. Maybe my fascination with horror comes from the same root. I think about these things between July and… Read more
“We find delight in the most loathsome things” – Charles Baudelaire
‘Tis the season for all things that howl, bite and go bump in the night. Grab a pumpkin spice… Read more
There’s a snapshot of me when I was 10, sitting on a boulder outside of Grand Teton National Park. The picture was taken from the passenger window of our family’s… Read more
Ghost stories go together with Halloween like “trick” and “treat.” The image of the sheet with eye-holes is as much a staple of the season as pumpkins, bats, and skulls.… Read more
For some it’s such a strange concept, working in a haunted house where the general populace relates to it as something truly horrific and exciting, something you go to during… Read more
Future relatives are the worse of the bunch when it comes to what terrifies the small and the weak, but just around that corner, a big wheel begins turning, and… Read more
Children of Horror,
On this most hallowed of nights, chilling winds howl from hurricane ravaged swamps. These same night winds carry the cry of wolves on the windy peaks of… Read more
One of my favorite Halloween traditions was getting or creating a costume. Being a closeted gay kid, it was always cool to pretend to be someone or something else. My… Read more
Embracing the chaos might be the journey we take to finding peace. ~ Rachel Hollis
Creative types gotta create. It’s not just a slogan, it’s a credo for most… Read more
I was robbed of Halloween.
I’m forty three years old. This shouldn’t be about me. October 31st should be for my kids’ sake. But out of all the creature comforts… Read more
This was a Halloween full of parties. I, however, was a student at California College of Arts and Crafts, in the sculpture department, not so interested in parties. This Halloween,… Read more
Well, I suppose I should specify that this is what Halloween was like for me in Green Brook, New Jersey while growing up in the eighties and nineties. I have… Read more
Storms inspired Halloween in a sense. Like witches casting spells under a horrific storm in the middle of the night. Or a ghost only manifesting itself under stormy conditions like… Read more
Halloween casts a dark spell on us. October enchants the young and old as spirits roam free. The veil between the worlds is thinnest now. I have a keen and… Read more
My daughter has a tote bag printed with the words, My Mom Blogs About Vampires.
When you are a parent who writes about the paranormal, horror, and urban fantasy, it… Read more
Halloween is that time of year when the veil between our world and the next, the natural and the supernatural, becomes virtually non-existent. What better way to celebrate, and gather… Read more
I got to write about my family’s connection to Halloween last year, which was very cathartic, and resulted in tears when I talked to my mom about it. This year,… Read more
Most every child loves Halloween, for the obvious reasons. Costumes, candy, classroom parties, and a little dash of mischief thrown in for some razzle dazzle. We’ve all been there, and… Read more
This Halloween, I’m going to do something I never did before.
It starts with the biggest, sharpest knife I can find.
The darkness and quiet of night over the neighbourhood.… Read more
When I was little, my father used to have a creepy rubber mask that he wore every Halloween. It wasn’t a monster mask or a werewolf mask or anything like… Read more