Happy Halloween! October is undoubtedly my favorite time of the year. I have fond memories of my childhood, spent watching spine-chilling horror and ghost stories, and to this day, the thrill they provide still sends shivers down my spine. How about you? What are you reading and watching this Halloween season? If you're on the… Continue reading Time For Spooky Thrills
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven (1844) This is one of my favorite times of the year. A day to revisit childhood fears, dress in outrageously scary costumes, watch a couple of… Continue reading Happy Halloween
For many, including myself, Halloween is a fun autumn holiday filled with trick-or-treating, costumes, candies, carving pumpkins, and ghoulish theme parties of wicked laughs and cheer. All Hallows Eve is a tradition brought to America by Irish emigrants during the 19th century. Given Halloween’s origins stemmed from pagan festival of Samhain when people worshiped… Continue reading All Hallow’s Eve
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