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Halloween Haunts: I Dare You to Play (Paranormal Games for Halloween) by Brooke MacKenzie

• October 9, 2021
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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

Halloween Haunts: Frights For a Good Cause by Robert P. Ottone

• October 9, 2021
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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

Halloween Haunts: Halloween: The Holiday That Made Me by Samantha Arthurs

• October 9, 2021
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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

Halloween Haunts: I’ll Carve A Smile Into You by C.C. Adams

• October 9, 2021
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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

Latinx Horror: Interview with Isabel Cañas

• October 8, 2021
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Isabel Cañas is a Mexican-American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, and Turkey, among other places, she has settled (for now) in New York City, where… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Why Do We Like Being Scared? by Marlena Frank

• October 8, 2021
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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

Halloween Haunts: Halloween Memories in the Basement by Cecilia Kennedy

• October 8, 2021
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In a stunning feat of magic, my father, who was rehearsing his role as a terrifying Merlin the Magician for the local YWCA Halloween party, burned a hole in my… Read more

StokerCon Souvenir Book Publisher Announced

• October 7, 2021
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StokerCon2022 is pleased to announce the publisher for our Souvenir Book: Burial Day! Cynthia and Gerardo Pelayo have already been hard at work with some amazing ideas. We are thrilled… Read more

Halloween Haunts: I Hear Dead People: Communicating with My Father (and Others) in Spirit by Valerie E. Weich

• October 7, 2021
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  My father was a Halloween baby—born on All Hallow’s Eve 1934. So Halloween was extra special in our household—Dad’s birthday and Trick-or-treating. Talk about your sugar high! As a… Read more

StokerCon Scholarship from Hell Open to Submissions

• October 6, 2021
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The Scholarship From Hell is the only scholarship offered by HWA that puts the recipient right into the intensive, hands-on workshop environment of Horror University. Horror University takes place during… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Writing the Female Horror Body by Holly Lyn Walrath

• October 5, 2021
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Throughout pop culture, horror, poetry, and literature, we’ve been taught to both hide the female body and see it is horrific. Every October I rewatch some of my favorite horror… Read more

The Seers’ Table October 2021

• October 4, 2021
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The Seers Table

September 30, 2021 by HWAWeb Linda D. Addison, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community You can see any of The Seers’ Table posts since inception (March… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Pandemic Party by Naching T. Kassa

• October 4, 2021
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The chill of night filled the air. Shadows ruled the world and not even the plump autumn moon could keep them at bay. Halloween had come at last. The children… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Freakling Forever by T.J. Tranchell

• October 4, 2021
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We moved a lot when I was a kid—hell, I’ve kept moving even as an adult—so I’ve managed to lose touch with people quickly. Just before my fifth birthday (maybe… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Wicca is Alive and Well in Cleveland by Katherine Kerestman

• October 3, 2021
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Park your broomsticks on Broadview Road in the artsy, ethnic, and eclectic Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, and visit the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick, where museum owner… Read more

Halloween Haunts: The Season Begins by Michael J. Moore

• October 2, 2021
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It’s that stagnant, nocturnal air—nothing close to warm, but not so cold you need a jacket. Those thin clouds, strewn across a pitch-black sky. It’s the moon, hovering just out… Read more

Latinx Horror: Interview with Richie Narvaez

• October 1, 2021
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, Richie Narvaez writes in multiple genres about Latinidad, Puerto Rico, urban culture, and social issues. His horror/spec fic story “Room for Rent,” from the anthology… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Weird Women Take on Halloween: Five Early Halloween Works by Women by Lisa Morton

• October 1, 2021
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When we remember holiday ghost tales, we probably go to Charles Dickens and the most famous ghost story of them all, “A Christmas Carol”. Think about Halloween stories, and you… Read more

Latinx Horror: Interview with Guadalupe García McCall

• September 30, 2021
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Guadalupe García McCall is the author of four award-winning YA novels, some stories, and many poems. Among the many accolades bestowed upon her works, her debut novel, UNDER THE MESQUITE,… Read more

Latinx Heritage in Horror: Interview with Romina Garber

• September 29, 2021
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Romina Garber is a New York Times and international bestselling author whose books include Lobizona & the ZODIAC series. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in Miami, Florida, Romina… Read more