We update you daily on the creepy crawly world out there, wouldn't you like to get to know some of us a little better? I posed some questions to The Midnight Society members below, and they gravefully gave up some details on their Halloween lives. @JoleneHaley What are your Halloween traditions? I trick-or-treated for a long time until I just couldn't get away with it anymore...we're talking well into my twenties. Now, we mainly watch movies and hand out candy. We usually watch scary movies. Plus, where I live in Huntington Beach, they have[...]
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3 Who says Halloween treats are just for kids? In the 21 and over crowd, most Halloween beverages fall under the category of dessert rather than hydration. If you choose to drink, please do so responsibly. To support our underage and chemically dependent readers, all of these drinks can be deliciously made sans liquor. 1. Jell-O This wriggling, mysterious substance is perfect for Halloween. Pictured above are three ways to serve Jell-O (shots). What makes it glow in the black light? Quinine, of course! We turn the garage i[...]
How is your October so far, guys? Are you reading along with our Halloween book club? Watching our live tweet movies? I do hope you are checking out the #EverydayIsHalloween Twitter hashtag to keep up with all the fun things happening. Today we've got YET ANOTHER fun activity-- one that can win you a fabulous prize. It's the 1st Annual Midnight Society Costume Contest! We want to see what you've got, you rockstars and ghouls. We want the glamorous, the creepy, the elegant, the bloody, the funny. We want it all. We want to be wowed and amazed and grossed out and[...]
Halloween is the best time to hold a huge bash. I mean the kids get their fun by dressing up and Trick-or-Treating, so why can't the adults have fun too? For those of you who are planning an ADULT Halloween party this year, we thought it would be fun to give you some zombie inspired cocktail ideas. And for those who are holding a horror book themed party, there's no better author to pair these with than Jonathan Maberry (click on links for recipe and website information). Zombie Slime Shooters [...]
Hey guys! Long time no see. I've been on vacation, backpacking in Europe for a few weeks, but I'm back just in time to catch the Halloween season as it ramps up. Without further ado, I've collected a few horror events for you from around the globe if you're interested in catching a quick fright as the days get shorter and we approach Fright Night. Just because convention season is over until the spring, doesn't mean you can't get your scares. Keep in mind, these are immersive experiences -- they're not for the faint of heart. Check them out: Halloween Horror Nig[...]
For this post I found several great makeup tutorials and handmade accessories. My purpose here is to get your creative juices flowing. Have you started thinking about your costume for this year? Honestly, dressing up is pretty much THE BEST part of Halloween. (Unless you actually enjoy the day-after Halloween sugar coma.) Here are some of the coolest, prettiest, and best demonstrated examples I came across. A beautiful sugar skull tutorial- I did a sugar skull last year, but it was NOT this gorgeous. http://youtu.be/yhfKJCYTcJs Jack Skellingto[...]
Okay, so Christmas music is already, shall we say, around. And you might know that I am a Christmas music lovah through and through. But this is October, right? This is the month for creepy, not jolly. For scaring, not caring. Fine. I admit it. I've listened to a carol or two recently. But whatever, my point is it's time to break out the creepy music playlist. I've compiled some spooky tunes. Haunting and chill-inducing were my criteria for making the cut. Take a listen and see what you think. Note: If you watched America Horror Story: Freak Show last night,[...]
As you know, we're running a giant Halloween #EverydayIsHalloween event where we celebrate not one, but 31 days of Halloween. When I think of Halloween, I think of a lot of things. But one of my favorites things to do is watch scary movies. So, were gonna watch some, with you, together! Movie Tweet-Along All you need to do is put the movie / show on right when we do, and follow along on Twitter using the hashtag #EverydayIsHalloween. 10/8 - Hocus Pocus with Jolene (@JoleneHaley). At 7 PM PST (or 9 PM CST / 10 PM EST) 10/15 - Buffy (Halloween episode) with Amy[...]
Wow, the results for September's Top Scare Flash Fiction contest were horrifying! Bravo to all participants. Here are a few of my favorite lines: Jenna When my mom pledged, it was one of these bendy sisters that grabbed her hand and yanked it the second she slid it through the mail slot. But Mom didn’t scream and neither will I. Shelli Howells Her shuffle carried a little more energy as she made it back to the house. She took a seat on the sofa and with shaking hands tore open the envelope. “I’m watching you.” Kathy Palm My fingers tug at the plasti[...]
Have you ever done a photo-a-day challenge? Well, we really wanted to run our own for Halloween so guess what? We are! With a twist, of course. Our HUGE month long #EverydayIsHalloween event will include a Photo-a-Day or a Story-a-Day challenge based on the prompts or schedule below. Make sure when you post your pic or your writing on your blog or social media, you use the hashtag #EverydayIsHalloween so that we can find it. How does this work? Each day has a different theme. For example, October 1st's theme was "something orange." You take a picture or you write[...]