Did everyone else know about this web series but me? Starts a little slow, but she definitely finds her voice around episode 3 or 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D98aB3CtcW8

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Sunday in Boston there is scheduled to be a rally in support of science. I'm really hoping there will be a significant subset of people carrying signs that say

"Why are you trying to keep this curiosity door locked?"

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The Case of Evil (Dirs. Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford, 2014 ( Read more... )

Because every time I read about the "Stranger Things" party in Salem, which happens waaaay past my bedtime, I need to have a Stranger Things" Halloween ( Read more... )

I know most people are reluctant to say goodbye to summer but, in Kestrell's world, Labor Day weekend means the start of the Halloween season, and this is my pick for the second coolest event* happening this year ( Read more... )

From the HB newsletter ( Read more... )

So there is this new Lovecraft book just out with the catchy title of _H. P. Lovecraft's Dark Arcadia: The Satire, Symbology and Contradiction_, which I have been anticipating for some time ( Read more... )

I especially like the final line where someone reprimands the storytellerfor telling stories that will give kids nightmares--good to know spooky stories at bedtime is a timeless tradition.http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/voices-in-time/the-masters-tools.

_Haunting Experiences: Ghosts in Contemporary Folklore_ ( Read more... )

It is almost impossible for me to read about the music of "The Wicker Man" while listening to New Orleans jazz. I had noticed the same dissonance while trying to read a British ghost story which was heavy on atmosphere.