Halloween is upon us! All Hallow’s Eve…the evening before All Saint’s Day…a day to enjoy the fun of scary things and all that is Halloween….
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| The myth of the black cat…. |
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| Genghis kitty may look fierce but he was only yawning! |
Black cats have gotten a bump rap over the years. The legend of the black cat is associated with Halloween, but all cats have an aura of mystery and magic about them…
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| Light a candle…. |
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| ….and tell scary ghost stories. |
The best ghost stories are ones that offer suspense and an unusual twist on the genre. My favorite horror novel of all time is December by Phil Rickman. It’s out of print, but there are usually copies available on Amazon. It’s brilliant. And that’s all I will say about that….
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| Fall on the farm….straw and hay bales… |
How did scarecrows become associated with Halloween? Most people think the innocent scarecrow is merely to scare birds away from fields, but by the time Halloween rolls around the corn is long harvested. Scarecrows may have a more sinister origin. Some legends say they hearken back to the days when a man was sacrificed on the eve of the old pagan year to appease the gods.
Do you love Halloween? I do. Have a Happy Halloween!
