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Finally, its October! Home to our favorite holidayHalloween.
The origins of Halloween trace back to ancient Celtic harvest festivals, linking it to themes of change and transition that often elements of the fantastic. Darkness falls, boundaries dissolve, and our imaginations open to infinite possibilities.
For authors of fantasy and horror, the imagery and symbolism of Halloween fuels imagination and storytelling around our deepest fears and fascinations. The holiday has cemented itself as a staple in the literary tradition of the fantastic. Here be ghosts, monsters, witches, and everything dark and diabolical. It provides the perfect setting for classic stories. What would the season be without Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, H.P. Lovecrafts The Rats in the Walls, Ray Bradburys The October Game, and and so many others? Not to mention Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, Bram Stokers Dracula, and practically everything Stephen King has ever written.
Youll find more than a few seasonally appropraite tricks and treats in this months pages.
Heres the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
The origins of Halloween trace back to ancient Celtic harvest festivals, linking it to themes of change and transition that often elements of the fantastic. Darkness falls, boundaries dissolve, and our imaginations open to infinite possibilities.
For authors of fantasy and horror, the imagery and symbolism of Halloween fuels imagination and storytelling around our deepest fears and fascinations. The holiday has cemented itself as a staple in the literary tradition of the fantastic. Here be ghosts, monsters, witches, and everything dark and diabolical. It provides the perfect setting for classic stories. What would the season be without Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, H.P. Lovecrafts The Rats in the Walls, Ray Bradburys The October Game, and and so many others? Not to mention Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, Bram Stokers Dracula, and practically everything Stephen King has ever written.
Youll find more than a few seasonally appropraite tricks and treats in this months pages.
Heres the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
- Behind Blue Eyes, by Robby Robinson [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
The Case of the Fit Felon, by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
A Rats Tale, by Donna Andrews [short story]
On His Majesty��s Service, by Hal Meredith [short story, Sexton Blake series]
The Clue of the New Pin, by Edgar Wallace [novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:- Mad Evrens Dreams, by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story]
No Other God But Me, by Adrian Cole [short story]
In the Very Stones, by Joseph Payne Brennan [short story]
You Cant Scare Me! by Charles F. Myers [short story, Pillsworth & Toffee series]
To Make a Hero, by Randall Garrett [novella]
Genre: Mystery
- Mad Evrens Dreams, by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story]
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