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ghosts

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After the Attack: Horror Sequels

Happy Halfoween! Get out your now empty plastic eggs and fill them with fingers and eyeballs. Behead the Daffodils. Leave bloody footprints as you tiptoe through the red tulips. Keep watch for killer bunnies. As we're halfway to Halloween, I began to ponder how, in scary books and movies, we are given only half of the story. The demon has been defeated by rituals and symbols. The ghost vanquished. The insane killer with the chainsaw has been left to die in a rock quarry or lake. The vampire staked. The werewolf left breathless by the silver bullet. All the ev[...]

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Horror House: The Whaley House

There are four things in the world that I love: dogs, iced coffee, scary stories, and haunted houses. Since March is our haunted houses month, I thought it would be fun to highlight a real haunted house in my neck of the woods of Southern California. Meet The Whaley House The Whaley House was built in 1857 by a man named Thomas Whaley. It is located at 2476 San Diego Avenue, in old town San Diego. Its architecture is mid-nineteenth century Greek Revival and has been a museum since the 60’s. This two-story house and store was the first two-story brick edifi[...]

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The Horror House of Dr. Who

This month we are celebrating horror houses, and since it's also my day to show you how my favorite science fiction show crosses into horror, I've combined the two. I give you one of my favorite Dr. Who episodes, written by Neil Cross, airing in April of 2013...   Setting...1974, Caliburn House, a huge, creepy mansion at night during a thunderstorm. Our cast... Professor Alec Palmer, ghost hunter. Emma Grayling, psychic. Clara Oswald, a hesitant explorer, constantly turning to find nothing behind her. The Doctor, who thought finding a ghost[...]

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Horror from around the Globe: Aokigahara

Hello Kittens,   I hope your holidays were delightful. My better (but far less scary) half got me a nest for Christmas, so I spent a ridiculous amount of time in my papasan chair, colouring in my Sherlock book and reading, swaddled in fluffy blankets and wearing a frog onesie. It was majestic. Now that the holidays are over, it seems we're getting a delightful pile of fresh new horror. flicks We kicked it off with KRAMPUS, and have THE BOY coming out soon, which looks awesome. But the one I'm most looking forward to is THE FOREST. THE FOREST is about Aok[...]

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They’re coming…

Hello Kittens, As you may have noticed, it's GHOST WEEK!!   Now I love Ghosts. I love ghost movies (still undecided on the Poltergeist remake), ghostly books, and especially ghost-hunting reality TV shows. My favourite ghost hunting show of them all is GHOST ADVENTURES. If you're unfamiliar with the show, it follows ghost hunting trio Zak, Nick, and Aaron as they check out the world's most haunted locations. These dudes are all over the states, Europe, and even Japan! Each episode starts with a local history, interviews, and a run down of the place. Th[...]

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Ghosts Have Feelings Too

  When it's late at night and you can't sleep, does your past ever snuggle under the covers, and haunt you? Do you think about embarrassing things you've done, or people you miss? Do you ever feel haunted? “In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls I love a good ghost story, and I've noticed that there are some very emotional ghosts out there. They're stuck in their pasts. They're often stuck on one thing that happened to them, and they're after the living for that reason.[...]

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True Ghost Stories – My House on Lookout Lane

Today we kick off Ghost Week here at The Midnight Society!     Some people are skeptics when it comes to ghosts. Not me. I have never been a skeptic. Why? I’ve lived in a haunted house. I have experienced things that cannot be explained. I have seen orbs with my own two eyes, in the middle of a cemetery at midnight flitting through the sky. And no, I hadn’t been drinking at the time. In honor of Ghost Week, I thought I’d tell you a little story about one of my first ghostly experiences at an old house I lived in when I was a child. With t[...]

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My Obsession with Ghosts

Viewer discretion is advised... Every episode begins this way. And I watch - my guilty pleasure. Real people tell their paranormal stories, ghostly encounters, possessions, and fights with demons all with the help of Hollywood effects to bring the tales to life. It began in 2005 with the TV show 'A Haunting', which played on the Discovery Channel until 2007. This show gave us the episode 'A Haunting in Connecticut', which was later made into a movie. I watched every episode, more than once. I was sad when it vanished. However, it was revived on Destination[...]

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Emotion Brings Horror to Life

So, I had a blog idea all set, then I took myself to see... And I tossed my original idea out the window. I am a fan of the Insidious films. I've seen the first two oh so many times and I love them. The Lamberts fight to survive against an evil threatening to tear their family apart. The ideas in this movie fascinate me. The images send shudders of delight through my horror-loving brain. The character who interested me the most was Elise, the psychic, the one with the power to see what haunted them, to guide them into the Further to do what had to be done[...]

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A Magic Dark & Bright Excerpt and Giveaway!

A MAGIC DARK & BRIGHT by Jenny Adams Perinovic I am so excited to be featuring this book on The Midnight Society today! I just know you're going to want to hear more about it. This is a YA Gothic Romance, with ghosts. Do I know how to pick 'em, or do I know how to pick 'em? And, it's brand new! Welcome to the world, A Magic Dark & Bright! Jenny Adams Perinovic has graced us with an excerpt and giveaway today. Here we go... Goodreads Order a Signed Paperback (US): One More Page Books Order the eBook:  Kindle (US) ·  Kindle (UK) ·  Nook  ·[...]