Thanks to a few real-life ghouls and goblins, our Halloween shopping has been limited this year, as international shipping from so many of our beloved small businesses outside of the United States has stopped dead in its tracks. As unfortunate as that is, there are countless small businesses here that not only need our support but also craft some of the greatest Halloween and horror inspired merchandise that you definitely can't get at certain big box stores. As a serial buyer and collector of all things strange and unusual, monstrous and macabre, I’m always looking for one-of-a-kind things to wear, use, and decorate my living spaces and have a few favorite small businesses that I love to buy from, especially this time of the year, that I want to share…

Celebrate the 2025 Mabon harvest festival with these simple and meaningful practices.

“More weight.” These were the last words of farmer Giles Corey, one of six men tried and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials. While George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr., John Proctor, Samuel Wardwell, and John Willard were sentenced to death by hanging, Corey faced a different fate.

Thanks to recent events in the horror world, our first book, Scared Sacred: Idolatry, Religion and Worship in the Horror Film, is having a bit of a moment. As the Hellraiser and Conjuring franchises step back into the spotlight, we invite you to join us as we celebrate Scared Sacred, get excited about further exploring the imagination of one of horror’s most inventive minds, and prepare for a petrifying conclusion 12 years in the making.

Pronounced “loo-nah-sa” and named for the Celtic sun god Lugh, this ancient pagan harvest festival has deep roots in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Lughnasadh is the time to reap what we have sown, celebrate the year’s accomplishments and growth, enjoy the last days of summer, and anticipate the gloriously spooky vibes of the upcoming autumn season.

On this day in 1692, five women were found guilty of practicing witchcraft in Massachusetts. Their names were Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Howe, Sarah Good, Susannah Martin, and Sarah Wildes. Once convicted, these women scarcely had time to react to this traumatic injustice, and no time at all to appeal to the better natures of their persecutors. On the very same day, all five women were hanged until dead.

Get ready for Litha: four fun and easy ways to ring in the summer solstice!

Why this iconic 1960s satanic horror classic is as important as ever, over 50 years later.