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I had planned on posting an original short story of mine today but things have gotten in the way.  I hope to post it early next month.  Happy Halloween everyone.

Halloween is my favorite holiday.  It's the one time of year when the rest of the world becomes excited by ghost stories and that sort of thing that I love year around.  So I want to do a few extra items here this month to celebrate.  I should have an article about a vintage horror writer up soon and there are a few extras coming as well.  My interview with horror artist Steve Gilberts kicked it off, and I plan to end the month by posting an original, previously unpublished short story of mine here.  There may be another suprise for this month but that is still in the works, so stay tuned.

Happy Haunting,

Matt Cowan

At Gen Con a year ago I had the pleasure of meeting artist Steven Gilberts and his wife Becky.  I noticed Steven’s artwork through the throng of people, and it drew me to their booth with its surreal creepiness.  I ended up buying a print titled ‘Vacation Destination’ that sits on its perch in my office, glowering down at me while I write.   It provides great inspiration.  This year I went to visit and chat with them each day, and Steven graciously accepted my request for an interview.

It's time for a redesign!  Over the next few days I'll be changing the look here at VintageHorror.com.  I haven't liked the white text on black background look for sometime, and though the dark colors might fit the theme, I'll be changing to a white background soon.

I hope to have another episode of Vintage Horror Radio up soon, and plan to make some changes to that podcast as well.  This site has been on the back burner for a bit, but soon I'll be spending more time here.

Look for more old time horror radio, more interesting articles on horror's past, and just more in general!

Today (May 3rd) is national Free Comic Book Day. Stop in at your local comic book store to pick up some free stuff.

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/

I know I haven't put up a new article this month, but I do have an excuse.  I've been working on a story I want to submit to an anthology.  It has a submission deadline of May 1st, and I think I'm going to just squeak in before that time.  I will make sure I have a new article up here in early May.  Sorry for the delay.

- In case anyone is curious, the upcoming article will be about J. Sheridan Le Fanu. 

I apologize for the lack of new Vintage Horror Radio Shows over the past month.  I didn't realize it's been that long!  These shows take a bit longer to put together than the other shows, and thus have taken a bit of a back seat to all the other podcasts.

I'm working on getting something together for episode 12...Coming Soon! I swear!