In October I visited my brother in Colorado. It’s a magical place for me, full of crunchy leaves, kind people, and awe-inspiring beauty. I also have a favorite place to go while I’m out…the graveyard. I absolutely love visiting cemeteries and when I’m in one, I find this unexplainable peace and comfort. There’s this one in particular that I love. Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins, Co. The first time I visited it was at midnight in the fall several years ago. The light shimmered through the trees as they swayed in the wind and dead leaves s[...]
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0 I love Halloween. More than every other holiday, including my birthday. Last year at this time, I was touching down in a plane in San Francisco to attend my good friend’s magical wedding. That was one of the best Halloweens of my life because I was watching two amazing people celebrate their love in a magical science center filled with dinosaur bones and artifacts. I had drinks in a bird sanctuary, appetizers under an aquarium staring up at giant fish, and dinner in a safari room, all while touches of skeleton bones and macabre music and décor filled my ears[...]
I'm quite the ephemerist. I love old papers and documents. I collect them. It's a kind of sickness really, because every single paper good I find and love, I buy. If you've ever looked inside my writing desk that's filled to the brim, you know it's true. So I thought it would be fun to make my own stationary today and share it with all of you! Below is Midnight Society letterhead (US 8.5 X 11 inches) that you can print out and use for all of your otherworldly, nefarious, and undead business letters. You can download this for free below in two different colors, p[...]
As you know from Faith's October 1st post, we have a variety of themed weeks this October. Though October is nearing its end, the fun is just beginning! I love vampires so much and I'm so happy for vampire week. I tried to recall the first time I'd ever heard about vampires. I'm thinking Halloween-time. I was raised on horror and my dad loved to tell me scary stories. Oddly, when I was thinking about this post, I realized that I didn't read a lot of vampire fiction. I've read some, sure, but not enough to classify myself as an expert. What is your favorite[...]
My parents let me watch way too many horror movies. I can remember watching Halloween when I was maybe, five years old. I watched the Exorcist when I was around seven. After, I remember sitting in my bunk bed, terrified to go to sleep. Because if I did, what would stop a demon from possessing me? I've always loved scary movies. But I've also been fascinated by the stories these scary demonic possession stories are based off of. Are they real? Or just real-ly fake? To this day, I find this topic so interesting, terrifying, and strange. To kick off Demon Week,[...]
There is darkness and there is light, and one of my favorite carriers of both is Midnight Society member, Jenna. You see, it's Jenna's birthday and today we're celebrating! Happy Birthday Jenna! For your birthday I give you the link to the Black Tapes podcast so that you can listen to Dr. Strand talk for 40 hours nonstop and be happy (and also send me the next chapters for that book you've got me hooked on!). I also send you the recipe for Halloween Sugar Cookie cake that looks BOMB. Here's the recipe. Oh, and this message from Stranger Things personalized[...]
It's that time again. It came to our attention that we have a death and birthday to celebrate! We've done our seance and the spirits have spoken. This is what they want us to tell you! Happy Birthday Amy! We have a special message from the Demogorgon. See his message below. Amy, you're such a sweet, kind, talented woman. I consider myself beyond lucky to have a friend like you. I hope you do something nice for yourself. You deserve it! In order to properly celebrate, here's a recipe I found for Halloween (Hallowine) sangria! You[...]
It’s no secret that I love Stranger Things. In fact, I’m so bold as to say that I think it’s one of the best shows I’ve seen in my life. Yep. Seriously. One of the things I love most about this show is the thing that my writing partner Brian LeTendre and I talk about a lot…music. Soundtrack is such a huge part of any successful horror movie or show. I’m a huge fan of John Carpenter for this reason. You know, the legendary director and composer behind some of the best horror soundtracks ever? (My favorite is the synth driven Halloween, Hallow[...]
I don’t read a lot of middle grade books. I like them, it’s just usually I’m craving something really dark and spooky and most middle grade novels don’t delve into the dark depths that I like. There are exceptions, naturally, and you can always look up long lists of middle grade horror books on Goodreads. When I was searching I found that this book already belonged to a ton of cool shelves on Goodreads, like Top 100 Middle School Must-reads, which I find pretty impressive. Last May I discovered a middle grade book called The House on Creep Street by the[...]
It’s July! Which means: You need to watch Stranger Things on Netflix, Dead of Summer is out and (amazing!) and it’s almost October. Kind of. It also means we get to celebrate two of my favorite people ever! Happy Birthday Brian LeTendre and Kim Graff! Happy Happy Birthday Brian LeTendre!!! Brian, you are such a wonderful, fantastic person with big dreams, a huge heart, and talent beyond my wildest dreams. For you I gift you this music video, which is one of my favorite songs of all time from one of my favorite bands of all time. I trea[...]