This past weekend, I hopped on a red-eye Greyhound to attend the Frightmare in the Falls horror convention in lovely Niagara Falls, Ontario, which featured the stars of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Cujo, Reanimator, and Return of the Living Dead (as well as punk rocker Marky Ramone)
Appears in: Cabinet of Curiosities (Owl Hollow Press)
Release Date: Oct. 15/2019
Summary: A ghostly teen romance unfolds against a soundtrack of old-school rock-n-roll.
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It is finally October, and I couldn’t be happier.
I mean, with all the scary stories I write and horror movies I consume year-round, I guess one could argue that I rarely wait ’til the leaves turn to celebrate Halloween. But I always try to amp things up when October rolls around.
I’ve got a few tricks and treats to share today: a new story that you can read for free, if the mood strikes you; an announcement or two; ominous warnings; and some social media self-promotion (the scariest thing of all!).
Read on, children of the night:
Appears in: Enchanted Conversation
Release Date: Sept. 30/2019
Summary: Goblins go trick-or-treating in this dark Halloween folk tale.
Read it below, or online at Enchanted Conversation.
Read the full issue here.
Ex-Misfits frontman Michale Graves gave a ghoulishly good show at Mavericks Tuesday night, playing songs from his American Psycho and Famous Monsters albums.
Prism rocked Ottawa’s Brass Monkey Thursday night.
Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie brought their Twins of Evil tour to Ottawa this Friday.
Sam Raimi-produced Crawl is the alligator home invasion movie you didn’t know you needed.
Comedian Tom Green celebrated his pending birthday with a pair of sold-out shows in his hometown.
Madison McSweeney 