WiHM: Tune in to the GLHC’s Annual State of the Scary Ladies Round-table Chat

February 28, 2018 The Librarian 0

It may be the final day of Women in Horror Month, but here in the Library we’re not quite done yet. The Great Lakes Horror Company has just dropped its annual WiHM round-table, in which we take a serious but lively look at the state of the genre when it comes to writing while female. This year, we’re joined by horror journalist Leslie Hatton, HWA President and author Lisa Morton, and author Morgan Sylvia. Tune [READ MORE]

WiHM: Writing Horror While Female with Gwendolyn Kiste, Jemiah Jefferson and H.R. Boldwood

February 27, 2018 The Librarian 0

Women in Horror Month may be entering its final days, but we still have two more round-tables for you here in the Library. In our first, authors Jemiah Jefferson (Fiend, A Drop of Scarlet), Gwendolyn Kiste (And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe) and H.R. Boldwood talk about their work and writing scary stories while female, and tell us all about the tough chicks – both real and fictional – we should have our eyes [READ MORE]

Great Lakes Horror Company in conversation with LISA MORTON

November 2, 2016 The Librarian 0

Did you know that the earliest Jack-O-Lanterns were actually turnips? Or that the love affair between horror and Hallowe’en is a recent invention? Or that the cult classic 1978 film that made masked killer Michael Myers into a legend of horror was originally called The Babysitter Murders? On this special edition of the Great Lakes Horror Company (“where we believe every day is Hallowe’en”), HWA President, author and Hallowe’en expert Lisa Morton speaks about her areas [READ MORE]

31 Days of Halloween… with LISA MORTON

October 15, 2016 The Librarian 0

Halloween draws ever closer. Do you have your costumes? Your candy? Your party tickets? Are you ready? Or are you more like us denizens of the Library, where it’s Halloween all year round? No matter if you’re a part-time or full-time devotee to the spooking season, Halloween expert Lisa Morton is a name you should know. She’s the author of Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween, A Halloween Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over [READ MORE]