Sometimes you can find genre fiction in very non-genre-y places. Take the Sudden Fiction series of books, of which I recently finished reading the third in the series, Sudden Fiction (Continued). These books are a celebration of what has been called flash fiction, sudden fiction, very short fiction, and more. Basically, these are extremely short […]
Got an Apple iPhone? Then you can be a part of the scary good fun at Shocktoberfest, Pennsylvania’s Premier Haunted Theme Park. Two years ago, the part debuted the Text2ScreamTM technology and now they have extended the concept for the iScareYouTM program. Here’s how it works. Let’s say you’ve just turned a blind corner in […]
Dinosaur Park and Museum, Ogden, Utah Woweee! Whiled doing research for something completely unrelated to dinosaurs or The Genre Traveler, I stumbled onto this little fact: October is Dinosaur Month! How cool is that? I’ve always loved dinosaurs … at least since I discovered them in Kindergarten/First grade. Heck, I still think it would be […]
Hauntworld Magazine, the Halloween and haunt industry’s leading trade publication, has ranked what they believe to be the scariest places in the United States, including lists of the top haunted houses and haunted attractions for each day of October. “Americans have an intrinsic urge to conquer fear and the haunted attractions on these lists are […]
Afraid of tarantulas, snakes or sharks? Then you may or may not want to check out the Tennessee Aquarium special emphasis on “animals that have gotten a bad rap because of popular animal myths or Hollywood blockbusters” this month. The Aquarium’s new Animal Encounter Specialists will be working hard to debunk the ‘bad boy’ or […]
The little girl in me is just jumping up and down. It’s October! Time to dress up in costumes and go trick or treating. I’ve always loved Halloween and got really creative with my costumes. One year, I was a book worm. I dressed all in green, wore fake glasses (I didn’t need them for […]
Taking place this weekend, October 9-11, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL, Spooky Empire could the must-attend convention of this Halloween season, says Charles F. Rosenay (aka Cryptmaster Chiller Chucky), the Horror Happenings Examiner. Celebrating its seventh convention, Spooky Empire will feature guests such as Shannen Doherty (Charmed), Linda Blair (The Exorcist), John […]
Do you play the PlayStation® game Burn Zombie Burn!? Then you’ll want to read this. You see, Kuju Entertainment and developer doublesix are looking for a skilled zombie-slayer who is ready for some international travel in the first of many such competitions. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 6, you can sign up on the Sony Computer Entertainment […]