Category: supernatural
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Autumn: dark hallways, creepy teachers, what’s not to love?
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If you attended a school where an atrocious murder was committed, or where something dark and unnatural crept the hallways, would you be fascinated, or horrified? I’m one of the few people I know who loved school, loved the entire back-to-school August prep. So why are so many people drawn…
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Next stop: the Twilight Zone!
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You’re traveling through another dimension – a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Twilight Zone! Fiction writers love to play with the ‘what if’ scenario.…
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The Earth’s Entrances to the Underworld
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There’s a plain just east of Naples, Italy that smolders away. I’ve been to a place like that before, on the island of St. Lucia, a large, collapsed volcanic crater called Sulphur Springs. It’s been dormant since the 1700s, but it doesn’t seem that way when you’re watching steam boil…
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Happy Halloween!
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Hope you have a fantastically eerie Halloween this year! If you’re not going out, reading books 1 & 2 of my trilogy would be a great way to spend a quieter evening.
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Happy Halloween!
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October needs to be longer than 31 days, IMHO, so we could enjoy more of it. After all the build-up of the season, I hope you have a marvelously eerie evening.
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The Great Art of Light and Shadow
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Phantasmagoria and Magic Lanterns “Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.” Les Brown Terrifying audiences isn’t a modern invention. There’s something about shared horror that has captivated people for several centuries, huddling in a darkened room waiting to be scared out of…
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Mysticism, Divination & Tarot
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We’ve reached that point of the year when the world balances between 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night. This year it took place on Sunday, September 22. From hereon in, until the Winter Solstice, the nights will get longer, which creates a magical feel to our days.…
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Classic murder and mayhem
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It seemed to be the middle of the night when I was awakened by Lawrence Cavendish. He had a candle in his hand, and the agitation of his face told me at once that something was seriously wrong. Agatha Christie. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Ever wonder where writers get…
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The mysterious Andean city in the sky, Tiwanaku
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At 12,500 feet in the Andes Mountains, the air is clear and cold. On a spring day, during the rainy season, clouds can blanket the sky and make the area look even more bleak. Yet, above the tree line, tucked into the Altiplano – a high, flat, barren plain that…
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An eerie poem for Halloween
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This poem has long been one of my favourites. Written by Walter de la Mare, an English poet who passed away 1956, it’s one of his best known works. He also wrote short stories and novels, many of them about the supernatural. You can find all kinds of analyses of…