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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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Behind “A Curiosity of Shadows”

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Loren Rhoads

Early in 2010, I was invited to join a retreat of horror writers at a historic mansion in Northern California. I knew several of the other authors by name and reputation, but the only other person I knew personally was … Continue reading →

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Win a copy of Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues!

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues: True Stories of the Unsavory, Unwise, Unorthodox, and Unusual From Scribner’s Fall 2009 catalog: “This is a unique and original compendium of completely true stories first published in the cult magazine Morbid Curiosity, “a Reader’s Digest of … Continue reading →

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The Mortician’s Gift

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Loren Rhoads

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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