Hallowhat?
Great spooky post inspired by All Hallows Eve…I too grew up hearing terrifying “true” ghost stories from members of my own blood family…which is one reason that Krishna’s Counsel, my second novel (soon to be published) falls squarely in the realm of supernatural/metaphysical crime fiction. Thank you for this, Jo Robinson, and may the tokoloshe suffer from blinding amnesia and forget it ever yanked your ankle…
Originally posted on Jo Robinson:
I wasn’t thinking of Halloween or planning on posting anything at all creepy until I almost stood on this guy today. Still got the willies – not keen on leaving my feet on the floor, and got me thinking about another thing that had me tucking feet under bum for weeks.
South Africa doesn’t really celebrate Halloween much. I’ve heard that it is growing in popularity a bit, but apart from those wonderful guys who will take any excuse for a party, I’m not sure that it would be a very good idea to go around knocking on doors around here dressed up as ghouls and such. Small scary creatures knocking on doors at night in South Africa are highly unlikely to get any sweets – probably only the visions of the backs of people running away smartly and screaming hysterically. Chatting to author friend Charles Yallowitz on his blog…
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