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The Black CD
I think, looking back on it all, I had a very gothic upbringing. By age ten, I had attended two family funerals and no weddings, I felt that I ‘identified’…
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Have You Ever Been to Bunnyman Bridge?
“Dude, you’ve never heard of Bunnyman Bridge?” I had been living in Virginia for less than six months when my buddy Scott asked me this question. I was a recent…
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Chthonic Candles
HALLOWEEN ADVENT CANDLEDAR Burn one a day till Halloween.Discover what it truly means.Don’t peek ahead at future labels.Savor all, if you are able... - THE CHTHONIC CANDLE COMPANY So read…
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Soul Stalker
What’s your worst fear? Do you even know? If you said something like spiders or clowns— that’s kid stuff; take a second and try again... I don’t want to hear…
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Bigger Fish
My friend and I have always known not to go into the woods around my house at night. I live in a really, really rural area. Like, the nearest house is about…
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The Halloween Game
My name is Steven Kerns.Yes.That Steven Kerns.If you are reading this, it is probably because my lawyer released this document after something happened to me. I told him to put…
Read NowAll Hallow’s Eve Circa 4047
At some point during the infancy of humans on Earth, they pushed past a point of no return. They saw the signs, heard the scientists, but like humans do, they…
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Something Comes Into My Room Every Night
When I was seven years old, my mother and I moved to a small town in Massachusetts. It was a rough time for me as my father had just up…
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Faces in the Pumpkins
“She was right again.” Old Farmer Bill threw one more load of hay in the trailer.“I thought I’d be able to finish it today. Agnes knew what she was talking…
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Jamie Lee Curtis and the Night They Filmed Halloween On Our Street
Sometimes when you’re a kid, you dream shit that you don’t tell your parents. And it’s not because what you dreamt was so bad, but because you have no words…
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The Murphy Horror House
Living in the town of Findlay, you hear a lot of urban legends. Scary stories and rumors, usually conjured up to convince the young kids to behave and not to…
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Why I Don’t Go Trick-or-Treating Anymore
My name isn’t really important, but for now, I’ll go by Monty. A little backstory, I grew up in a small town just outside of Hartford, Connecticut. Real nice place…
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The Unnatural Rivalry
Candy, laughter, scares, ghosts and ghouls. Halloween, easily my favorite holiday of the year. It has all the things I love most in life. Sweets, costumes, and the excuse to…
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Pick-a-Pocket
My younger brother disappeared on Halloween night when he was seven years old. It hollowed out my mother, who was raising the two of us all by herself, and that…
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Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes
My friends and I have always been pranksters. Our four-man group is comprised of Ricky, Danny, Taika, and myself. This story is about the consequences of our actions. Occasionally, we…
Read NowWhat You Need
Read Part One here Read Part Two here * * * HELLO AND WELCOME to our pre-Halloween sale at Cinderella’s Curios and Pawn! I’m Katrina Overman, and I’m so glad…
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The Legend of Tallulah James
All my life, I've fostered a deep love for Halloween. Everything about it makes me tingle with joy and the expectation of a fun, spirited time. I mean, the weather…
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The Boy in the Devil Costume
I hate Halloween for many reasons. I have to answer the door every ten minutes. I have to pretend like I’m excited to give bratty kids free candy. I have…
Read NowThe Reenactors in my Town are Acting Strange
Let me just begin by saying that even though I’m not the biggest computer geek in the world, or by any means what you would refer to as an “iPad…
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Halloween Night
"I love you Halloween!" This exclamation six-year-old Harry cried out to the night sky left his mother, Mrs. Jane Florence, reeling with laughter at the door. They'd just gotten home,…
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When the Halloween Decorations Start Bleeding
"Am I going to be charged with murder?" The detective sighed, and did not answer. His eyes were tired, haunted. "Just help us get to the bottom of this," he…
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