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IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER by HWA Member M.R. Sellars

• October 27, 2011
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Full Title: In The Bleak Midwinter: A Special Agent Constance Mandalay Novel Author: M. R. Sellars FOR THE PEOPLE OF HULIS, MISSOURI, THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ARE HELL… On December 22nd,… Read more

Jack O’ Lanterns

• October 26, 2011
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by Lisa Morton This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Halloween, to be published by Reaktion Books in 2012. If you’re not familiar with Reaktion, they do beautifully designed… Read more

Today’s Giveaway from Gabrielle Faust

• October 25, 2011
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Gabrielle Faust is giving away one paperback copy of her novel, Regret. Enter now by posting in the comments section below or e-mailing memoutreach@horror.org. Read a sample chapter from the… Read more

From Author to Screenwriter

• October 25, 2011
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by David Sakmyster Being on the HWA’s Stoker Jury panel for screenplays, I figured at the least I’d get to study a lot of the year’s best screenplays. I’d engage… Read more

Writing Halloween Every Day of the Year

• October 24, 2011
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by Christopher Hawkins My wife and I met at a Halloween party. We both went in costume; me in a wizard getup that I’m still embarrassed about, and her in… Read more

Jack-o-Lanterns, Ragamuffin Parades, and Tootsie Rolls

• October 23, 2011
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by Amy Grech Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, more beloved than Christmas because it’s the most magical day of the year when candy is almost as plentiful as… Read more

Panned Helsing: Bad Reviews That Can Save Your Fiction

• October 22, 2011
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by Lon Prater By now everyone who wants to has had the chance to see Van Helsing, whether in a theater or on video. Few critics have had good things… Read more

The Modern Zombie

• October 21, 2011
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by Matt Mogk After a typically harsh Chicago winter, the city by the lake was sunny and bright in the early summer months of 1969. Escaping the rising afternoon heat,… Read more

My Cassadaga Halloween

• October 21, 2011
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by Anne C. Petty Years ago, I spent one memorable Halloween along with three friends at Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp, the famous enclave of mediums in central Florida. We stayed with… Read more

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK edited by HWA Member Alex Scully

• October 20, 2011
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Full Title: Enter at Your Own Risk: Old Masters, New Voices Editor: Alex Scully Old Masters, New Voices: Looking into the dark past, Enter At Your Own Risk resurrects the… Read more

Stoker Spotlight: 13 Questions with Nick Mamatas, editor of Haunted Legends

• October 20, 2011
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Nick Mamatas is is the recipient of the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology . He is the author of three and a half novels, including… Read more

Halloween All Year Long

• October 19, 2011
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by Don D’Auria Halloween was always a very special holiday for me when I was a kid. Yeah, I liked the trick or treating and the candy, but that wasn’t… Read more

The Quiet One

• October 18, 2011
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by Ann K. Schwader I’m delighted that HWA continues to support and honor poetry as one of the Dark Arts of horror. It was a thrill to watch the live… Read more

Stoker Spotlight: 13 Questions with Ellen Datlow, editor of Haunted Legends and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award

• October 17, 2011
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Ellen Datlow is the recipient of the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology as well as the recipient of the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award. She has… Read more

Helpful Devils III—Commentary on the HWA

• October 16, 2011
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by Jeffrey Wilson A couple of years ago, I had a couple of completed manuscripts and not a clue what to do next. I had a (sort of) agent and… Read more

Helpful Devils II—Commentary on the HWA

• October 15, 2011
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by Carl Alves Being a member of the HWA has been a very rewarding experience. I was fortunate enough to be linked with Deborah Leblanc as my writing mentor. Deb… Read more

Halloween Story

• October 14, 2011
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by Mike Hultquist My wife and I are both in love with Halloween. It is by far our favorite holiday. We spend more on Halloween decor than most people spend… Read more

Stoker Spotlight: 13 Questions with Benjamin Kane Ethridge, author of Black and Orange

• October 13, 2011
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Benjamin Kane Ethridge won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel for Black & Orange (Bad Moon Books 2010). Beyond that he’s written several collaborations with Michael… Read more

ISIS UNBOUND by HWA Member Allyson Bird

• October 13, 2011
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Author: Allyson Bird Inspired in part by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound, and the works of Rider Haggard and R. E. Howard, Isis Unbound is set in… Read more

October is All About the Creepy

• October 12, 2011
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by Matthew Warner As we near Halloween, I’m reminded of all the creepy children’s artwork my local newspaper has run on the back of the "A" section over the weather… Read more