Hello, coffin hoppers, friends, neighbors, and demons alike. I had planned on letting my first coffin hop post ride out all the way till Halloween, but then I stumbled upon a contest being held by Erin Cole, and my plan changed. For her contest, you simply have to post a flash piece to your blog
Welcome to the Coffin Hop! And what a perfect time for it: one full week before The Big Night. One full week of hopping blog to blog, entering contest after contest for a chance at Halloween and horror goodies galore. Speaking of winning great prizes, I’m giving away a Halloween Mystery Bag filled with over
UPDATE: I am proud to announce that my debut novel, Soundtrack to the End of the World, is officially available! Available Now! Bad Moon Books: Signed Limited Hardcover Edition Bad Moon Books: Trade Paperback Edition Amazon: Trade Paperback Amazon: Ebook Smashwords: Ebook Barnes and Noble: Ebook Crossroad Press: Ebook “An impressive debut. Rapino’s voice and
Dudes, Dudettes, and Gentle Inbetweenies, Today I call on you for the good of the kingdom. For there is an evil that must be slain, and you, my band of psychos, are the only ones who can do it. Okay, fine. It’s not really all that evil. And nothing has to be slain. I wrote
I’ve never been a fan of clothes shopping. I hate it, in fact. Clothes serve a utilitarian purpose, and as far as I’m concerned, that’s all. That means two things. One, I usually look like a bum. And two, I never spend extravagant sums of money of fashionable clothing. Well, almost never. My one vice
A couple days ago I saw the mock up for my novel’s cover. It is looking really great so far. I can’t say much about it, but it has exceeded my expectations. Hopefully pretty soon I’ll see a finished version, and not too long after I’ll be able to do the big reveal. Things are
It’s sort of like the Monster Mash, only when it’s over, prizes are given away, new friends are made, and more than one limb will be devoured. By me. I was on my near-daily trek of Google Reader when I stumbled over to Milo James Fowler’s site, where (to my surprise and delight) I found
They have a liquid center. Chewy on the outside, soft on the inside. How about a nibble on my little finger? It’s like a pretzel stick, only not as salty. One of the best parts of any holiday (for me anyway) is the food. Oh glorious ambrosia! Sweet and decadent morsels of the gods! *Ahem.*
As much as I love Halloween, I’ve never been really big into decorating. I always manage *something* (usually a scarecrow and some wooden headstones), but the top-tier haunted house displays were always beyond me. In usually fashion, I went to the dollar store and bought some decorations That looked better in the bag Than
What distinguishes my normal movie viewing habits from my October viewing habits? I actually put *forethought* into what I want to watch. Creepy, right? I used to simply grab three or four movies to watch on Halloween (or the night before, depending on my plans), but as the years have progressed, there are simply too
