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- Happy Halloween, my dears
- Cast a magical spell
- You’re up late! Let’s watch Nosferatu (1922), full movie
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- Celebrate Her-o-ween! Fun events (for everyone) in Northern Virginia on Saturday, October 26
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- Horror Movie Week! Let’s watch Brides of Dracula (1960)
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- Horror Movie Week! Let’s watch Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1931)
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- Halloween wines
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- Happy Alt Halloween – Music for your fears
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- Halloween 2019 Makeup Picks
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- Halloween ASMR – makeup roleplay
- Tonight is the Hunter’s Moon, the full moon of October
- Fall flavors – German gourmet treats in Virginia and D.C.
- New USPS #HalloweenStamps are available today!
- Fun stuff to do in NoVa this weekend Oct. 11 – 13
- Halloween costumes inspired by Game of Thrones and Stranger Things
- Costume Idea: The Ghost in You
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- Costume Idea: The Devil Inside
- The Halloween Costume of 2019 is….
- Fun stuff to do this weekend in NoVa Oct. 4 – 6
- The Irish origins of Halloween
- Poll: Favorite Trick or Treat Candy
- It’s Good, Yah. Yah, It’s Good. For @BevieBJones
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, audio version
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- A 3-minute animated short on autumn
Category Archives: Eerie Tales and Poems
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, audio version
I imagine most of us know the Disney cartoon based on this famous story by Washington Irving, but have you ever read or listened to the original version? The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story that was published … Continue reading
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Feathertop – the classic story of a pumpkin-headed scarecrow
I am delighted to share this story with you that I have just discovered myself. Perhaps you know it! Feathertop is a short story by the American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of Rip Van Winkle and The Scarlet Letter. It … Continue reading
Comic Epitaphs from the Very Best Old Graveyards
This is a sweet, old slim volume from Peter Pauper Press. Here are a few selections: For a dentist: Stranger tread This ground with gravity Dentist Brown is filling His last cavity On a music teacher: Stephen and Time Are … Continue reading
