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The Mortician’s Gift

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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Taking my Morbid Curiosity on the Road

It’s an annual tradition that I post my true Halloween story “The Mortician’s Gift.” This is a reminder that I’ll be on tour in Southern California in support of 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die. The SoCal dates for … Continue reading

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A True Halloween Tale

It’s time for the annual repost of the true story of my Halloween visit to the Westgate Gallery in New Orleans.  The story originally appeared in Morbid Curiosity magazine, then was reprinted in Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues. As this is … Continue reading

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The Mortician’s Gift

It’s time for the annual repost of the true story of my Halloween visit to the Westgate Gallery in New Orleans.  The story originally appeared in Morbid Curiosity magazine, then was reprinted in Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues. (I still … Continue reading

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A True Story for Halloween

Several years ago, I visited New Orleans for Halloween.  While at the Westgate Gallery — at that time, the world’s only gallery devoted to the necromantic arts — I met a mortician who told me a story that still makes … Continue reading

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