The Top Ten Tales You Need to Read this Halloween I live in Salem, Massachusetts, so I’m pretty hard to frighten. As Salemites, we live within our dark history, developing a kind of generational guilt that reminds us daily of what fear can do. But there is also a theme park element to this […]
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Why the Paranormal is Normal in New Orleans
If you’ve ever strolled through the French Quarter, you’ve seen ghost tours clogging sidewalks, for sale signs warning of haunted houses, and, if lucky, you’ve overheard the locals speak of paranormal happenings keeping them up at night. That’s the way of things here. Living with ethereal intruders is as commonplace as beignets and showers every […]
Boo! Do Ghosts Exist?
Boo! Do Ghosts Exist? Oh, how I wish I believed in ghosts! It would make every kind of sense if I did. Aunt Dimity, the character whose name appears on every cover of every book I’ve ever written, has been dead for quite some time, yet she plays an active role in every story. When […]