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The Ghost In My Machine

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Halloween 2017

What To Do On Halloween: 2017 Edition

October 30, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: A Ghost Story. A few years ago, I put together a quick post sketching out a few ideas of what to do on Halloween. This year seems like a good time to update that post — and by “update,” Continue Reading > about What To Do On Halloween: 2017 Edition

Filed Under: News Tagged With: books, games you shouldn't play, Halloween, Halloween 2017, horror movies, movies, podcasts, video games, web series

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A Ghost Story. A True One. (Halloween 2017)

October 23, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: The Unsolved Mysteries Of Halloween. I am asked, from time to time, whether I believe in ghosts, the paranormal, or the supernatural. After all, I spend an awful lot of my time thinking Continue Reading > about A Ghost Story. A True One. (Halloween 2017)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: ghosts, Halloween, Halloween 2017, personal essays, true stories

The Unsolved Mysteries Of Halloween (Halloween 2017)

October 16, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Strange and Unusual Haunts. (CW: Missing children, missing people, homicide, home invasion, etc.) When we think of Halloween these days, we tend to think of our seasonal spookiness Continue Reading > about The Unsolved Mysteries Of Halloween (Halloween 2017)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Halloween, Halloween 2017, home invasion, murder, murders, mysterious disappearances, true crime, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries, unsolved disappearances, unsolved mysteries

Strange & Unusual Haunts That Are Not For The Faint Of Heart (Halloween 2017)

October 11, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: Childhood Traumas. One of the great joys of the Halloween season is all the haunted houses and other fear-based experiences that pop up during the month of October. If you’re looking Continue Reading > about Strange & Unusual Haunts That Are Not For The Faint Of Heart (Halloween 2017)

Filed Under: News Tagged With: extreme haunts, Halloween, Halloween 2017, haunted attractions, haunted houses

An antique television

Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

October 2, 2017 by Lucia

Previously: What To Do On Halloween. My brother and his friends troop down to the basement rec room, saying, “Let’s play Operation!,” and I am uneasy. I have never liked clowns. But I go with them; Continue Reading > about Childhood Traumas (Welcome To The Halloween Season)

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: childhood, childhood traumas, clowns, fear, fear of the dark, Halloween, Halloween 2017, IT, John Bellairs, nightmares, personal essays, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

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