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October 2015

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Five Traditions that Scream Halloween

Eeeeeek! It’s almost Halloween! This final week of October we, here at The Midnight Society, are celebrating Halloween traditions. There are five traditions that make Halloween… Halloween. At least for me. First… costumes. Halloween was always a special day when I was a kid. My mom made us our costumes every year and did her best to make our dressing-up dreams come true. Second…pumpkin carving. Every year Dad carved a pumpkin, and each Halloween night it would shine from our front window. When we got old enough, my sisters and I got to carve o[...]

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Let’s Play SOMA for #OctFearFest (Ep. 3)

My October Fear Fest series of let's plays continues this week with the third installment of SOMA.  For those that missed the first couple episodes, you can watch them here. If you haven't heard of SOMA, it's a survival horror game where the main character finds himself in an underwater research facility with no idea how he got there or how to get home. The game brings to mind equal parts BIOSHOCK  and DEAD SPACE for me. I'm playing through SOMA for #OctFearFest, and I’ll be posting the episodes both here are over at my gaming site, Co-Op Critics throu[...]

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Nobody Loves Halloween More Than Tumblr

Today I'm going to talk about a more modern Halloween tradition: Tumblr! Nobody loves Halloween more than Tumblr, and every year, Tumblr pulls out all the stops. It's the go to social media for all your creepy gif needs. Are you ready to add some greatness to your dashboard? The Midnight Society Tumblr Stephanie Bayles (Artist of AMAZING Spooky gifs!) Debbie Sketchblog I'm linking you right to the stuff tagged "my art". Again with the great spooky original gif art! Ghostess With the Mostest Orange Pumpkins and Black Cats The Pumpkin Queenn Halloween and[...]

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Writing Bloody Flash Fiction Winner

IT'S WINNER TIME! For those of you who forget the awesome prize to be won...here's a refresher... 1.  Halloween: Trick or Treat (an anthology that includes short stories written by Kathy Palm and Amy Giuffrida, edited by Jolene Haley) 2.  Harrowed by Brian LeTendre and Jolene Haley 3.  The Bleeding Heart by Amy Giuffrida 4.  Lipstick & Zombies by Faith McKay THIS IS AN AWESOME PRIZE...FOR AN AWESOME ENTRY. Thanks to all who entered, but there could only be one winner. And that winner is... THE HANGMAN- by Sergio Pereira The Hangman Five women on one s[...]

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Halloween Traditions – My Top 3 Halloween Memories

I love Halloween. More than Christmas. More than Thanksgiving. More than Disneyland or sunny weather or adorable baby kittens. I have so many wonderful Halloween memories. So many that it's kind of hard to count them. When I looked at my calendar today and realized that there's only six days to Halloween, I couldn't believe it! There are so many wonderful memories. So many amazing costumes. I’m sure the rest of the Midnight Society gang will have plenty of fun to share for our Halloween Traditions week! Today I wanted to share with you my top three memo[...]

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Creeptastic Costume Ideas

Obviously, here at The Midnight Society we are huge fans of Halloween. It’s full of Horror movies, haunted houses, and scary costumes! What more could we ask for! But, if you’re like me, sometimes coming up with all the details of a creepy costume can be tough. That is where I turn to Pinterest! As everyone knows, Pinterest is the place to go for creative ideas. I browse the app on my phone just about every spare chance that I get and I find endless writing ideas. It’s a great site for inspiration of just about any kind. Writing tips and quotes, hair and m[...]

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Recipe for a Slasher–Creating the Woodsview Harvester

I was initially going to post this week about my favorite slasher Jason Voorhees, and why I love him so. But my fellow Midnighters have done such a great job writing about different slashers and why they’re so great, I decided instead to write about the Woodsview Harvester. The Harvester is the slasher that Jolene and I created for our new Woodsview Murders series as our love letter to all the slashers that have come before. I can honestly say creating a slasher was one of the items on my writing bucket list. I literally grew up in the era of slashers. Texas Ch[...]

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Slasher Week: Females are Strong as Hell

Hello Kittens,   Happy Slasher Week!! Like my fellow bloggers, I'm a giant fan of slasher horror. I grew up hiding underneath my blankets, thinking the soft cotton would guard me from Freddy's claws. I know that if you're afraid of something in your house, you run outside...not upstairs. While I was terrified of these killers, I respected them. As I grew up, I developed a fondness for a certain type of crazed killer. Females. Nothing gave me the chills quite like a kind, motherly type cutting someone's throat. So, in honor of Slasher Week, I give you my[...]

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To All the Slashers I’ve Slayed Before (A Love Letter)

Dear Michael, Freddy, Jason, Ghostface (both of you), Leatherface, Harry, Mandy, Pinhead, Angela (you sexy beast), Billy, Death, Pennywise, Jigsaw, Leslie, and all the rest of you fuzzballs, You can't hide the truth from me. I know too much, seen you do your thing one too many times. Yeah, you're killers, (glossing right over that) but deep inside, you're all heart. Each and every one of you. I'm pretty sure you've got everyone else fooled, that's just how good you play your game. You've got everyone thinking you're demigods doling out punishment to those who sin[...]

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Let’s Play UNTIL DAWN for #OctFearFest (Ep. 3)

My October Fear Fest series of let's plays continues this week with the second installment of UNTIL DAWN.  For those that missed the first couple episodes, you can watch them here. If you haven't heard of UNTIL DAWN, it's essentially a game where you as the player are directing your own slasher film. Every choice that you make has a ripple effect on the story, and who lives and dies will do so because of your decisions (or lack thereof). For #OctFearFest, I'm doing a let’s play series with UNTIL DAWN, and I’ll be posting the episodes both here are over[...]