horror Archives • Melissa Baron

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Scary Poems to Read in the Dark

Posted on October 15, 2021October 21, 2021 by Melissa Baron

Welcome, my ghosts and ghouls. Gather around the fire, close now; it keeps the chill of the night away. You came to this post because you wanted to see and hear things that will scare you. Things that will raise the hairs on the back of your neck and make you doubt your senses. You’ve […]

Writing Playlist: Haunting

Posted on October 9, 2021June 28, 2022 by Melissa Baron

I fervently love the month of October. Yes, autumn is great, and we’ve had a surprisingly lovely fall in Chicago so far, but I love October because I cut my teeth on horror from a very young age. I was raised by a young mom who also loved horror movies with a passion, and she […]

Writing Playlist: Horror

Posted on October 21, 2020September 12, 2021 by Melissa Baron

Oh, you know what time of year it is. Mm-hmm. If you’re like me, October is the month to let your fright flag fly free. Halloween decorations. Carved pumpkins grinning at passersby. Curling up under a blanket with a cup of hot cider, scaring yourself half to death with literally any Mike Flanagan movie or […]