halloween – Liz Durano

Happy Halloween 🎃

In ancient Celtic times, today would be Samhain (pronounce So-wen), the last day of the year, when all the harvest would be brought inside to prepare for winter. They would sweep their houses clean and rid it of the old and make room for the new. Old beliefs for new ones. The old way ofContinue reading “Happy Halloween 🎃”

One More Before Hallow’s Eve! Let the Right One In (2007)

I can’t believe I forgot one of my ALL-TIME favorite vampire movies! Let the Right One In is based on the novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. He also wrote the screenplay of the original Swedish movie version, by the way, which follows the book very closely. But the book is something else soContinue reading “One More Before Hallow’s Eve! Let the Right One In (2007)”

October Favorites: The Final Three and A Short Story Classic

With three more days before Halloween, I’m going to finish my Halloween Favorites series with three of my all-time favorites scary movies. There are others from when I was a kid, of course, but it’s difficult to find them anywhere unless you have the old VHS tapes lying somewhere or if you can find themContinue reading “October Favorites: The Final Three and A Short Story Classic”

Next Door (A Short Spooky Story)

With Halloween fast approaching, I’ve decided to dig into my bag of tricks and post a spooky story about the house next door. Enjoy. As usual, Carlos is late. He probably fell asleep again, Josie thinks as she walks into the empty apartment unit alone. She calls out his name but except for the sound of something creakingContinue reading “Next Door (A Short Spooky Story)”