The Halloween Haunt

A strictly scary poem by the master of fantasy, Robert E. Howard.  The Halloween Haunt is on Google+, Facebook and on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. Find more haunting poetry and prose at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Read the poem for yourself (scroll down a bit). Music: “Shadows” by Sam Haynes from the album “Welcome to the Horror Show Music for Halloween 2013” “Movement Proposition” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) “Hex (soundtrack mix)” by Sam Haynes from “Spine Chillers–Horror music […]

Travel with the Halloween Haunt to Japan and see how they celebrate. Tell us your Japanese Halloween experiences at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Also join us on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, Google+ and on Facebook. Learn more from a personal view of Halloween in Japan from JapanFinds.com, another from Tofugu.com, and from TheStar.com.my Music: “From a Peace to an Inn Fight” by Gyügyei “Grifion” Gábor (from MacJams.com) “Final Count” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Click […]

Kort on Twitter (@Vosboss00) wanted to know the history of those scary guardians of skyscrapers, and so did I.   Join the social media craze with the Halloween Haunt on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. All of the episodes are at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Wikipedia has much information, as does AuthenticIreland.com Music: “Requiem” by Roger Subirana (from SoundClick.com) Click here to download the show.

Don’t let the season mentioned in the title fool you; this is no beach romp. You’ll find more stories and poems at TheHalloweenHaunt.com.  If you’d like more Halloween, join me on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt , Google+ and Facebook. One note–I edited the story a bit, to remove what I felt were unflattering ethnic stereotypes. Read the original story. Music: “Industrial Music Box,” “Dopplerette” and “Moonlight Hall” by […]

All this time I’ve been presenting programs and I’ve never focused on poltergeists? Luckily, Robin on Facebook reminded me. Find more information on ghosts and spirits at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. The Halloween Haunt is on Google+ and on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. Wikipedia explains the phenomenon. About.com has the signs of a poltergeist for you to refer to when you are in need. Music: “Ghost House (Fettdog remix)” […]

It’s a creepy cemetery that’s well over a hundred years old. It must be haunted or have some kind of monster, right? William (@Midnight_Circle) on Twitter suggested the topic. I post often on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. Here is where I am on Google+. And of course Facebook. Tell us your urban legend at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Wikipedia has much of the sordid story, as well as […]

Perhaps the most disturbing poem ever presented in the Halloween Haunt, it unsettles on several levels. Find more stories and poems at  TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Like the Halloween Haunt on Facebook, follow me on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, and put me in a Google+ circle. Read the poem for yourself at ThingsThatGoBoo. Music: “Measured Paces,” “Despair and Triumph,” and “Interloper” by Kevin McLeod (from Incompetech.com). Click here to download the […]

By request from Brian on TheHalloweenHaunt.com: A tragic story leads to a haunting–maybe. The creepy details herein. Find more Halloween info  on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, you’ll find me on  Facebook and Google+ as well. Please inform us of your haunting experiences at TheHalloweenHaunt.com. Learn more about the mansion and its tragic story on Wikipedia. The Travel Channel has an article and a video. There is […]

We revisit a favorite topic. It could be argued that trick-or-treating is one reason Halloween is what it is today. If you scroll nearly all the way down at TheHalloweenHaunt.com you’ll find the original trick-or-treat episode, along with nearly all the existing episodes . Please put the program in one of your Google+ circles, follow me on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, and please “like” our Facebook page. History.com goes over the…history […]

I’m looking forward to an evening of trick or treaters. Join me for a couple of minutes, won’t you? Thank you for sharing some of your Halloween with me. I hope the rest is agreeable to you. If you haven’t heard about Annabelle the Doll, make sure you listen. I’ll be around on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt,  Facebook and  Google+. And […]

Our friend Zach on Facebook suggested I look into Annabelle the Doll, since I talked about Robert a few years ago. Since I started this season with a movie doll, I figured why not end with one? Except this movie doll is real. If you have any real-life horror (or just spookiness) you would like me […]

It’s not the land of Aquaman or Sub-Mariner. This city in the sea is decidedly morbid. Enjoy. Tell us your favorite Poe, and possibly find it at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Make sure you circle our Google+ page, like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. Read the classic for yourself at EAPoe.org. Music: “Nervous” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) “Relent” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Click here to download […]

Just the facts, ma’am. Well, facts and figures.  The Halloween Haunt is  very social.  Follow us on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt, circle our Google+ page and like our Facebook page. And find all the episodes at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. See the facts for yourself here. Music: “Alien Seduction” by Liquid Loops (from GarageBand.com) Click here to download the show.

Emma on Facebook suggested we look at the classic North Carolina legend of the ghostly girl. Is it really a North Carolina legend? Tell me about your legends at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt and circle our Google+ page. Read a version of the story from the NC Secretary of State’s page. Also […]

We return to the lovely, twisted mind of Ambrose Bierce for a little vignette. If you have a story to tell, join me on our Google+ page, our Facebook page and on Twitter @HalloweenHaunt. You can also tell your story and find many more at HalloweenHaunt.wordpress.com. You’ll find a Google Book of The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce,Volume III: Can Such Things Be? where you […]