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Some of us prefer darkness
Maybe I am a vampire. My hubby’s been insisting for a while. For the most part, I don’t like sunny days – except for photography, and in the winter when they perk up the weeks of dreariness. I prefer my days cloud-covered and moody, and if there’s a bit of…
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Lovecraft weirdness lives on
Where can you go, if you’re an author, to celebrate the weirdness that inspired your own work? Try a literary festival based on a horror writer with issues: the notorious NecronomiCon conference/convention in Providence, Rhode Island. My hubby and I went this summer, and it more than lived up to…
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Why haven’t I written a vampire tale?
Keeping up with everyone who’s now referring to this month as ‘Augtober’, dreaming of the impending Halloween season, I thought I’d address this burning question. (At least to me, maybe not anyone else 😉) I’ve been enthralled with vampire stories and movies ever since I first saw the superb Christopher…