2022-10-17 13:53:03To say that I never saw myself writing horror is an understatement. My earliest memory of horror was at my best friend’s birthday when we were children. I don’t remember exactly how old we were, but I doubt we…
2022-10-16 14:00:14Like many people born in October — all of us beauty-loving Libras, all of those mysterious, sexy Scorpios — I grew up thinking that Halloween was my special holiday. Like I had some sort of corner on the market.…
2022-10-15 14:31:36I’ve written a lot of Halloween fiction, and I do mean A LOT. As in, I’ve already had one entire collection of just Halloween short stories and novellas – The Samhanach and Other Halloween Treats – published (by JournalStone)…
2022-10-14 14:09:05When our son was not-quite-two, my wife and I—perhaps irresponsibly—took him into a Spirit Halloween store, scarring the kid for years. The demon-possessed animatronics and creepy-crawly creatures proved to be too much for little Mason. The incident is forever…
2022-10-13 14:06:23For some odd reason, a Halloween memory from high school popped into my head the other day. I’m not one to love going back to immerse myself in high school reflections. I didn’t love or hate that part of…
2022-10-13 08:01:01 Trigger Warning: This article addresses mental health. Why Mental Health representation in SFFH matters By Penny Jones Recently, I had the privilege of moderating the Fantasycon 2022 panel on mental health in SFFH with my panellists David Green…
2022-10-12 14:02:29I always wanted to be a writer, but deep inside for most of my life, I was constantly in a struggle with my own demons. Demons of being “less than”. Once when I was in sixth grade, our English…
2022-10-11 14:00:30I came home for the first time to celebrate Samhain, one week after someone died there, on that land. If I were ever to write a tabletop role-playing game based on Halloween, I think I’d forego the use…
2022-10-11 01:48:41 Monday, October 10 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022 in United States. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Horror…
2022-10-10 12:59:04There is nothing that says ‘horror’ more than the Halloween holidays. Ask any fan of all things macabre for their favourite time of year and their obvious response is October, the Season of the Witch. Take this annual blog…