A Ghoul’s Day Out

Mardi Gras is a ghoul’s day out. Christians have taken to celebrating the lengthy period between the Epiphany (January 19) and Lent (ashes, ashes, it’s Wednesday) with a big blowout that involves gorging on everything they will soon give up. Blowouts are popular, so...

Undead Walking

If you missed it—and you probably did—put it on your calendar for next year and just know that SOME people are paying attention to dead love. At least that is the case in Eugene, Oregon, which hosts a yearly Valentine’s Day Zombie Walk. On Valentine’s day the undead marched...

A Valentine (excerpt)

Here’s a little DEAD LOVE excerpt  for Valentine’s Day! “You might imagine, as I would have if it had not happened to me, that a near-zombie girl would just stand there like a big blow-up doll. Not at all. I am a seemingly will-less creature, and let me tell you, it...

The Goth Father

2009 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Godfather of Goth, Edgar Allen Poe, or just plain Edgar Poe as he was christened and as we like to call him. Edgar was born on a cold January day in 1809 and he died in October, 40 years later. We love him because of his creepy short...

Words and Music

November 18-21, 2010 Words & Music A Literary Feast in New Orleans DEAD LOVE returns to Pirate’s Alley for Words & Music. Check it out here.  Those who register prior to July 1 will receive a discount on any registration package. Groups of 25 or more persons will receive...