halloween

making monsters meaningful, part 3

Posted on October 28, 2015 by kentonkilgore

Previously, I had talked about what makes monsters scary; as well as how despite appearances to the contrary, monsters really only come in two types. Now I’d like to share with you some monsters that scared me when I was younger, and why they still do, even though I’m a Continue reading making monsters meaningful, part 3→

when the world was young: the halloween tree

Posted on October 31, 2013 by kentonkilgore

The latest in a series about influences from my earlier days. Everyone knows Ray Bradbury as a science-fiction writer, but one of my favorite works from him (aside from his masterpiece, Something Wicked This Way Comes) is his young adult novel The Halloween Tree, which I read many years ago Continue reading when the world was young: the halloween tree→