 It's Halloween week and the best week of the year! The veil is thinning - can you feel it?
Halloween or Samhain is an important time of year. It is when we honor the dead and those who came before. Yes, it has been commercialized, but we still hold on to some of the traditions. Carved pumpkins are used to keep malevolent spirits away. Traditionally they were turnips, but pumpkins have become more widely used. We dress in costumes to hide ourselves from evil spirits too. The idea being it makes it safer for us to walk among them and avoid being noticed. If you want to celebrate those who have passed, you can light candles and set a place for them at the table. Some people visit local cemeteries to bring offerings to the dead. While Halloween is a fun night for many where they get candy and dress up, it is important to remember those who came before. Have a safe and fun Halloween.
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 Ghosts in the Snow Part of Dark Delights, a paranormal/horror collection by Lily Luchesi “And now, my sweet Vincent, you are mine.” As if those words were a summons, the wind outside began to howl louder, buffeting the windows with snow and ice. Even the stoic Veronica jumped, frightened, as the shutters blew wildly and the window itself unlatched. It flapped back and forth in the wind, banging loudly, hard enough they were both certain the glass would crack. “Bloody Hell!” Vincent said as he leapt up to close the windows. He pounded on the latch, trying to keep it in place. Veronica, however, was not looking at her husband. Rather, she was focused on the image appearing behind and to the right of him. An elderly man with long, brittle, white hair stood, leaning on a monogrammed cane. He flickered a few times before becoming totally solid. “Vincent!” She pointed and he turned. A seasoned hunter, the ghost itself was most likely not what startled him, but rather the fact that there was one here, in their bedroom. And the spirit looked anything but friendly. He pointed his cane at Vincent in an accusatory manor. “Mortals do not lie with demons!” he intoned. Vincent squared his shoulders, his eyes not leaving the spirit. “Who are you? What do you want here, tonight?” “I am the destroyer of evil in this house.” Veronica quietly slipped out of bed, keeping an eye on her husband and the spirit. “No, you are not. You are disturbing us.” Vincent glanced at Veronica and continued, “You do not belong to this world any longer. I compel you to leave this plane and go to your final rest.” The ghost laughed, a wheezing sound. “You cannot compel me to do anything. Not with the evil running in your veins.” “Maybe he cannot, but this certainly can.” Veronica swung the iron fireplace poker through the spirit, temporarily decimating it. Vincent let out a breath. “Friend of yours, perhaps?” Before Veronica could reply, the house began to tremble beneath their feet. They grabbed onto each other as the man’s phantom voice rose to fill the very air in the room. “We are the Keepers of Cumberland Manor, and we will continue our work, no matter how you try to thwart us.” books2read.com/darkdelights  Lily Luchesi is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of the Paranormal Detectives Series.
Her young adult Coven Series has successfully topped Amazon's Hot New Releases list consecutively. She is also the co-owner of Partners in Crime Book Services, where she offers a myriad of services alongside her business partner Annie Smith, including editing. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, where many of her stories are set. Ever since she was a toddler, her mother noticed her tendency for being interested in all things "dark". At two she became infatuated with vampires and ghosts, and that infatuation turned into a lifestyle. She is also an out member of the LGBT+ community. When she's not writing, she's going to rock concerts, getting tattooed, watching the CW, or reading comics and manga. And drinking copious amounts of coffee. She also writes contemporary books for adults as Samantha Calcott. You can also keep up with Lily via her newsletter!  1) Tell us about your book. My story dives into a dystopian world where what we once knew as everyday human beings have now become the creatures of the night, when survival becomes a necessity, not a choice. And where the divide between the rich and the poor becomes a sacrifice for everyone’s well-being. 2) What themes does your book explore? The themes I created hinge on real-world issues: disparity between the rich and the poor, and what it can do to a society in need, ultimately, what life could become if these issues continue to go unchecked. With this story, I exposed one of the many possibilities of what this kind of narrative would do if the assassination of our democracy were to succeed. 3) Tell us something unusual about your main character? As a child, she had the ability to remain stoic. In adulthood, it became her superpower to break the cycle—a resilient and driven woman who found her voice through an unexpected situation. 4) Do you believe in ghosts? I do believe in ghosts! I have never had any personal encounters, but I have heard stories and seen enough videos to make me question their existence. 5) What is next for you? I have a new story, titled Porcelain, a novelette with the flair of the tooth fairy legend coming out this fall! I also have a couple of other works I’m ironing out the kinks with. So, make sure to keep an eye out for them!  Hello! I’m Amber Hassler, known as the Twister of Mystery. With the customary cliché, I write. Nothing is more satisfying than creating a whole world or a set of characters in my mind and sharing it with everyone to read. I have also added ghostwriting, book consulting, and professional editing to my resume. I write for First Comics News, a pop culture nerd website with over two million readers a month, under Twisted News, and run the Horror Writers Association Las Vegas Chapter in my free time.
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