Tag Archives: creative nonfiction

The Mortician’s Gift

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Loren Rhoads

Every year I repost the true story of my Halloween visit to the Westgate Gallery in New Orleans.  The story originally appeared in Morbid Curiosity magazine, and was reprinted in Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues. (I still have some paperback … Continue reading →

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Death’s Garden Revisited

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Loren Rhoads

So I’m going to start wrapping up the series of guest posts on my cemetery blog.  Want to tell me about the graveyard that changed your life?  Now is your chance. Here’s the call for submissions: Twenty years ago, I was given … Continue reading →

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Horror writers show their Morbid Curiosity

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Loren Rhoads

Because I was hosting the Morbid Curiosity Open Mics at the World Horror Conventions, I had the opportunity to meet a whole bunch of horror writers.  I was surprised how easy it was to get them up on a stage, … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Morbid Curiosity #7

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Loren Rhoads

Putting issue #7 together was rough emotionally. My younger brother died suddenly in July 2002. A month later, I developed a goiter and survived the first needle biopsy of my throat. In September, my dad underwent a second round of … Continue reading →

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Morbid Curiosity #6

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Loren Rhoads

It’s been 11 years since the publication of Morbid Curiosity‘s 6th issue.  It’s one of my favorite issues, careening wildly from the political to the supernatural, with stops at the witchcraft shop, the HR office, and the backwoods. Contributors included Morbid Curiosity regulars … Continue reading →

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