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    • 12 Ratings
    • 1125 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Dia de los Muertos, 2011 - The Final Scare

    NOVEMBER 1, 2011 1:17PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: 31 days of halloween, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween, all souls day, all saints day, all hallow's eve, samhain, day of the dead, dia de los muertos

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 3699 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    It's All About the Money: The Shrinking Horror Niche

    MAY 17, 2012 2:40PM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: horror fiction, novice writers, older writers, print publishing, online publishing, e-books, publishing

    • 7 Ratings
    • 1049 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Halloween, 2011 - A Banner Season for Demons

    OCTOBER 31, 2011 2:34PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: samhain, all hallows eve, all saints day, all souls day, exorcism, the exorcist, william peter blatty, demonic possession, vatican, catholicism, protestant, evangelical, priests, ministers, pastors, devils, satan satanism, satanic panic, occult, cults, 1980s, halloween, chillerpop, open salon, salon, horror, terror, horror movies, horror fiction, fiction, music, gothic, spooky, fright, belief/religion, travel, 31 days of halloween, feminism, politics, science, video, the devil inside, fundamentalism, torture porn, the last exorcism, eli roth, michael w. cuneo, american exorcism: expelling demons in the land of plenty, the rite, the rite: the making of a modern exorcist, matt baglio, malachi martin, hostage to the devil, colin o'donoghue, anthony hopkins, hannibal lecter, insidious, astral projection, barbara hershey, the entity, parnormal activity 3, covens, 1980s, exorcism of emily rose, damien karras, jason miller, ellen burstyn, chris macneil, regan, jesus, christ, jesus christ

    • 9 Ratings
    • 290 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    The August Phantasmagorical, 2012

    AUGUST 31, 2012 2:34PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: dia de los muertos, day of the dead, samhain, all hallow's eve, all saints day, all souls day, halloween, chillerpop, open salon, salon, horror, terror, horror movies, horror fiction, fiction, music, gothic, spooky, fright, belief/religion, travel, 31 days of halloween, phantasmagorical, phantasmagoric

    • 5 Ratings
    • 545 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Picturing Horror: Art as a Writing Prompt

    JUNE 15, 2012 8:58AM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: horror fiction, genre writing, creative writing, writing techniques, novice writers, art in writing, fine art, contemporary art, photography, stathi stathi, david morrish, abril andrade, hieronymus bosch, terry tempest williams, leap

    • 5 Ratings
    • 490 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    The April Phantasmagorical, 2012

    APRIL 27, 2012 3:53PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: barnabas collins, tim burton, johnny depp, dark shadows, jonathan frid, siouxsie and the banshees, sherlock holmes, csi: miami, edgar allan poe, john cusack, the satanic rites of dracula, dracula a.d. 1971, the woman in black, dracula, vampires, hammer films, hammer, daniel radcliffe, harry potter, cabin in the woods, buffy, marvel, joss whedon, superheroes, avengers, news, video, books, belief/religion, scary, fantastical, open salon, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, phantasmagoric, chillerpop

    • 6 Ratings
    • 282 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    L is for ... (31 Days of Halloween, Oct. 12)

    OCTOBER 12, 2012 2:41PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: joseph smith, electronic voice phenomena, ipod, conspiracy theory, egyptology, ancient egypt, the crystals, darlene love, earth wind and fire, mormon, lds, utah, salt lake city, conspiracies, freemasons, mason, scooby doo, 31 days of halloween, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween, samhain, all souls day, all saints day, all hallow’s eve, chillerpop, open call

    • 4 Ratings
    • 317 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    F is for ... (31 Days of Halloween, Oct. 6)

    OCTOBER 6, 2012 11:22AM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: 31 days of halloween, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween, samhain, all souls day, all saints day, all hallow’s eve, chillerpop, final boys, hostel, final girls, wicker man, red state, melissa leo, carol clover, carol j. clover, men women and chainsaws, final girl, torture porn, kana, jay hernandez, edward woodward, britt ekland, derek richardson, josh, paxton, eli roth

    • 7 Ratings
    • 473 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    The May Phantasmagorical, 2012

    MAY 31, 2012 3:06PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: avengers, news, video, books, belief/religion, scary, fantastical, open salon, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, chillerpop, marvel, joss whedon, superheroes, fran drescher, lee purcell, linda blair, wes craven, lois duncan, stranger in our house, summer of fear, christian bale, anne hathaway, occupy wall street, 8mm, s&m, batman 1966, nolanverse, christopher nolan, batman and robin, dark knight rises, batman

    • 6 Ratings
    • 755 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    To The Driver Who Killed My Nephew

    MAY 4, 2012 10:21PM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: ricardo figueroa, richard figueroa, rickie figueroa, hit and run drivers, colorado springs, grief, loss of a child, horror fiction, family

    • 4 Ratings
    • 1192 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    October 5th - And Then There Were Nun...

    OCTOBER 5, 2011 3:15AM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: st loudon, dark habits, convent, flavia the heretic, joe dallesandro, anita ekberg, killer nun, nunsploitation, nuns, 31 days of halloween, the sinful nuns of st valentines, dark habits, pedro almodovar, amanda krueger, nightmare on elm street 3: dream warriors, the nun movie, bloody mary, garth ennis, lindsey lohan, machete, the town, ben affleck, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween, gay/lesbian, television

    • 4 Ratings
    • 455 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The Devil You Say: Explaining Strange Art in My Living Space

    JULY 1, 2012 11:25AM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: adriana brydges, horror fiction, horror art, psychology and art

    • 3 Ratings
    • 787 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    The Curse of The Mummy in Modern Horror Fiction

    JUNE 9, 2012 9:22AM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: traditional monsters, publishing, twentieth century fiction, nineteenth century fiction, older writers, novice writers, genre fiction, the mummy, horror fiction

    • 5 Ratings
    • 561 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    October 10 - Dinner for 20 (Open Call)

    OCTOBER 10, 2011 1:31AM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: lord ruthven, frankenstein, villa diodati, whoreville redencocker, open call, dinner for 20, 31 days of halloween, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween

    • 2 Ratings
    • 131 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    V is for ... (31 Days of Halloween, Oct. 22nd)

    OCTOBER 22, 2012 1:49PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: 31 days of halloween, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween, samhain, all souls day, all saints day, all hallow’s eve, chillerpop, penny dreadful, james malcolm rymer, thomas preskett prest, carmilla, dracula, ruthven, sir frances varney, varney the vampire, varney

    • 4 Ratings
    • 429 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    D is for.... (31 Days of Halloween, Oct. 4)

    OCTOBER 4, 2012 1:11AM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: chillerpop, all hallow’s eve, all saints day, all souls day, samhain, halloween, chillerpop, open salon, salon, horror, terror, horror movies, horror fiction, fiction, music, gothic, spooky, fright, belief/religion, travel, 31 days of halloween, druid teenagers, julian sands, warlock armageddon, panoramix, asterix, cults, thorn, thursiaz, halloween vi, stonehenge, halloween iii, michael myers, dr. loomis, donald pleasance, halloween ii, druids, julius caesar, the guardian, jenny seagrove, william friedkin, pagans, paganism, cernunnos, public relations, anthropology, gallic wars, druid, warren ellis, leonardo manco, human sacrifice

    • 2 Ratings
    • 751 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Defining the "Best" in Horror: 3 Editors, 3 Publications

    MAY 25, 2012 12:17PM

    By KC Redding-Gonzalez


    Topics: horror fiction, novice writing, horror editors, publishing, print publishing, stephen jones, ellen datlow, paula guran, best of horror anthologies, short stories, older writers

    • 5 Ratings
    • 866 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    October 26 - Grave Justice

    OCTOBER 26, 2011 1:18AM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: frogtowndiva, they just be killing white folks, vampires, madame lalaurie, new orleans, ghosts, torture porn, saw, jigsaw, voodoo, christianity, native american beliefs, texas, racism, slavery, injustice, lynching, vajo pajefchat, all hallow’s eve, all saints day, all souls day, samhain, halloween, chillerpop, open salon, salon, horror, terror, horror movies, horror fiction, fiction, music, gothic, spooky, fright, belief/religion, travel, 31 days of halloween

    • 5 Ratings
    • 840 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    October 15 - Halloween Lawn Display, Taylorsville, Utah

    OCTOBER 15, 2011 1:48AM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: taylorsville, utah, samhain, lawn displays, scarecrow, skeleton, vampires, garage, holiday decorations, 31 days of halloween, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween

    • 5 Ratings
    • 732 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    October 14 - Halloween Garage Decoration, Taylorsville, Utah

    OCTOBER 14, 2011 2:08PM

    By ChillerPop


    Topics: 31 days of halloween, travel, belief/religion, fright, spooky, gothic, music, fiction, horror fiction, horror movies, terror, horror, salon, open salon, chillerpop, halloween, holiday decorations, garage, vampires, skeleton, dracula, lawn displays, samhain, utah, taylorsville

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