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Horror/Scary: October 29, 2025 Issue [#13420]




 This week: Friday The 31st
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." ~ L.M. Montgomery


Letter from the editor

Friday The 31st


Halloween is a great season for writers.

Folklore has decided that the end of October is when the veil between the living world and the spirit world is so thin that there is a risk of mixing the two.

Not only the dead, fairies, demons, and other supernatural beings increase their activity and are possibly roaming the earth.

Because of the connection, the art of divination, or future telling about death, health, and even love should be easier at this time.

As these things are kind of scary, people have come up with rituals to keep the living side of things going strong.

Candles and fires give light and warmth. Bonfires are a beloved gathering place for anyone afraid of the dark or even just of being alone. There is sure to be a big party going on.

People who have reasons to fear being recognized by any malevolent or even just curious spirits dress up to reduce the risk of being seen. Or they wear scary costumes to be more like the spirits, at least in looks.

Giving candy to kids means there won't be any pranks. (Maybe) But there is also the option of setting up whole altars with multi-course meals and beverages for the ancestors.

All of these colors, scents, events, and stories are great fodder for writers to create new stories, or retell the old ones with a personal twist. Don't let the season run away without writing some scary short stories or at least reading those written by others here.

What is the most gnarly Halloween decoration that you've seen or set up yourself?


Editor's Picks

 
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A Halloween Christmas Open in new Window. (ASR)
Jack Skellington as Santa Claus? Maybe. Cap? Check. Sleigh? Check. Cool presents? Hmm...
#2349070 by Scary_Soldier_Mike Author IconMail Icon

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Shadows of October Open in new Window. (18+)
My entries for "Thirteen Days of Halloween" and the "13" contest
#2058963 by Pol-TIGGY-st Author IconMail Icon

 Prompt 7 Open in new Window. (18+)
A horror tale based on a movie quote (Halloween).
#2348950 by S🤦‍♂️ Author IconMail Icon

 
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Resonance Containment Manual Open in new Window. (18+)
An employee manual updates as the staff loses their humanity.
#2348870 by Jayne 🕸️ 🕷️ Author IconMail Icon

 
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Missing Halloween Open in new Window. (18+)
Minnie Coffer enjoys trick-or-treaters, literally. 300-word flash.
#2348928 by thereBdragons Author IconMail Icon

 The Night No One Comes Home  Open in new Window. (18+)
tag line from the movie Halloween III - Season of the Witch (1982)
#2348669 by 💙 Carly: Joan Watson Author IconMail Icon

 Closing Shift Open in new Window. (18+)
Halloween came early this year, five nights early, for that is when the real horror began.
#2347668 by Therapist Author IconMail Icon

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Samhain Open in new Window. (ASR)
A story of an Irish Halloween...
#732639 by W.D.Wilcox Author IconMail Icon

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Forever More Open in new Window. (18+)
Story of visiting Poe's grave one year after his passing, only to become a raven's victim.
#2329604 by Charles's Cauldron 🎃 Author IconMail Icon

 The Lazarus Compound Open in new Window. (18+)
Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's "Reanimator".
#2337269 by Allan V. Maro Author IconMail Icon

 
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