“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”
Tag: ghosts
Ghosts and their unfinished business, families, relationships play major roles in Jaime Lee Moyer‘s novel Delia’s Shadow. Add on to that the strong urge to right the wrongs of the past and build a better future, and you’ve got yourself a haunting ghost story. The book tells the story of how a young woman’s ability to see and […]
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Doctor Who: “Hide”
It took repeated watchings for me to appreciate this episode. I was turned off by the idea of another ghost-who-isn’t-really-a-ghost. I came around, however.
On my grand calendar, today is supposed to be a post about Lily Dale, and the spiritualist community in New York. But as I sit here on my couch with a hurricane roaring up upon us and the grey skies barely visible past the rain, I think that the day deserves something a little more […]
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Lunchtime Poll: Tricks and Treats
Tomorrow, my friends, is the greatest holiday of the calendar year. Yes, it will finally be Halloween.
Do you like ghosts? Do you like hot romance? Excellent!
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The Year Of The Haunted Apartment
I got that feeling you get when someone is staring at you – no, glaring at you – as I flipped on the light in the living room. While I was still looking at the switch, it flipped itself back off again.
I blame Bryn Donovan for a lot of things: 1. Reading and commenting on my former blog, even in its poorest-written, most insipid days. 2. Encouraging me to polish my writing skills by reviewing her first book, An Experienced Mistress, and interviewing her for said former blog. 3. Here’s the biggie: turning me into a […]
Happy Friday, Persephoneers! It’s been a long week for me, and let’s cut to the chase and get a good movie going. Since we’re getting close to October, I wanted to do something that’s good for Halloween but not too scary. This can only mean a comedic ghost film, so this week I decided to […]
After the preview for this week’s episode, I thought “Ghost World” was going to be a ridiculous conceit loaded with trite ghosty moments. By now, you’d think I’d have learned to not doubt the quality and direction of the writing on this show. Ghosts actually are awesome!
“To forgive is an act of compassion, Buffy. It’s not done because people deserve it, it’s done because they need it.”
“I am so over Sookie and her precious fairy vagina and her unbelievably stupid name. F**k Sookie!” It’s the end to another season of True Blood. I know that you, dear readers, have many important feelings about the gory finale, just as I do, so let’s share them over this recap.
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To the Lighthouse
Recently, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear to me, my fiancé sent me this article on lighthouses that are being auctioned by the United States General Services Administration. He’s always had an interest in non-traditional living spaces, but a lighthouse seemed a particularly odd choice… or at least it did until Hattie’s post about Ghost […]
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Guilty Pleasures: Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters, on SciFi (I refuse to spell it their way!), is a reality show that follows The Atlantic Paranormal Society (or TAPS) as they travel the country visiting haunted houses and locations.
This week, Aidan makes a pint-sized friend, Sally meets from unfriendly ghosts and Josh gets more than friendly with NotNina.