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\"October<\/p>\n

This October, Kevin Lucia fulfills a dream with the release of a new collection of Halloween-themed short stories, October Nights<\/em><\/a>. Crystal Lake Publishing<\/a> will be releasing the collection on October 22, so this seemed like the perfect time to ask the author a few questions about his work, and to pick his brain about his — and our — favorite holiday, Halloween.<\/p>\n

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(Interview conducted by Blu Gilliand<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

CEMETERY DANCE: What’s the origin story of your new Halloween-themed collection, October Nights<\/i>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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KEVIN LUCIA: I’ve always wanted a Halloween release, but for whatever reasons, I was always working on something else besides Halloween stories, and the timing never worked out. Last spring, I realized I had several in-progress Halloween stories for the first time, so I pinged Joe Mynhardt at Crystal Lake Publishing to see if they had room in their schedule for a Halloween release. They did, so I plunged ahead, and here we are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Are these all original stories written specifically for this collection, or did you pick these from throughout your career?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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It’s a mix, really. “The Rage of Achilles” was originally published in the Random House\/Hydra Halloween series, Halloween Carnival.<\/i> “Long Night in the Valley” I self-published several years ago, but pulled it down a year ago and put it through extensive edits for re-release. “The Last Will and Testament of the Not-So-Good Reverend Ford” was written specifically for this collection, last spring\/summer, and “One Last Pitch” was actually started almost ten years ago, and went through quite an identity crisis! It began life as a novella, then grew into a novel, then laid in stasis forever, then I tried re-writing it as a novella for my short-lived Patreon, and finally decided to finish it for October Nights<\/i>, so this is really the first time anyone’s seen this, also.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is it about this time of year, and this holiday in particular, that inspires you as a writer?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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I’m still eternally a kid. I love that aspect of Halloween — the hype, the costumes (even though I don’t trick or treat, my kids do, so I’ve spent the last ten years on costume duty), the over-the-top lawn decorations. That night just seems kind of magical, and I love it when it gets a little foggy, and we’re walking the kids down misty night streets to trick or treat.<\/div>\n
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There’s something else about that night, too. The whole month, really. The leaves, the crispness of the air, the crickets in the evening — I’m currently finishing a Halloween novel, and I just love sitting out on the front porch in early evening, writing, and sort of drawing in the autumn vibe.<\/div>\n


\nWhat are your favorite Halloween-themed stories, movies, and novels? What are the ones you always turn back to at this time of year?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Definitely the classics — Something Wicked This Way Comes\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0The Halloween Tree<\/i>\u00a0by Ray Bradbury,\u00a0Dark Harvest<\/i>\u00a0by Norman Partridge,\u00a0Salem’s Lot\u00a0<\/i>by Stephen King. As far as movies, the same — the Halloween\u00a0<\/i>movies (ESPECIALLY\u00a0Halloween III), Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Silver Bullet, Children of the Corn, Riding the Bullet, Sometimes They Come Back, Trick R’ Treat<\/i>, and\u00a0Hack-O-Lantern!<\/i><\/div>\n
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What’s a favorite Halloween memory of yours?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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We always used to end Halloween at a friend of the family’s. Their children were all grown up, so my parents would sit in one room and talk with them, and my sister and I would sit in another room, divvy up our Halloween candy, and watch TV. One year,\u00a0Saturn III\u00a0<\/i>starring Kirk Douglas was playing. It was science fiction…but man! That movie freaked me out. Was probably the first “scary movie” I’d ever seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"coverYou’re back working with us here at Cemetery Dance as the trade\/ebooks editor. Congratulations and welcome home! Anything coming up you can tease?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Everyone definitely needs to buy\u00a0Infinity Dreams<\/i>\u00a0by Glen Hirshberg<\/a>, which is the first book I’m working on. I love everything he’s written, and this is no exception. As to the rest…you’ll have to wait and see!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What else are you working on?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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I’m currently wrapping up a Halloween novel called\u00a0Pleasant Brook<\/i>, and working on a novella entitled\u00a0Joey Leonard’s Last Horror Movie Marathon.\u00a0<\/i>I also have a professional critique of my weird western,\u00a0Billy the Kid and the Lazarus Stone\u00a0<\/i>which needs my attention, also!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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