help me wash my laundry in the little machines that are kept downstairs. I haul my bag of whites & darks & towels & sheets & they each hold a corner, tossing in the fabric softener, handing me my satin pouch of dirty coins. When I’m lonely, light-blue ghosts help fold my scattered socks, and […]
As dusk descended on Halloween, Karl Vincent turned on the outdoor porch light of his charcoal gray, gabled house on Grimwood Street in Providence to let the Trick-or-Treaters know that he was now “awake.” For fun, he’d open the front door with a Transylvanian-accented “Good evenink” worthy of Bela Lugosi himself. The kids in the […]
“October is our Super Bowl,” says Jeff Angell who, with his wife Courtney, owns Deadbeats on Knight Street in Providence. The horror-themed bar has something planned for the good evenings in the lead-up to Halloween and beyond. For instance, every Thursday this month, Deadbeats Drive-In will run a horror movie on a 23-foot inflatable screen […]
We all know that women were the first to make beer, right? It was discovered by accident when grains were used to make other foods digestible. Dried grain was stored and used to make bread. Some of the grain was exposed to water. This caused the yeast to ferment the sugars in the grain into […]
“I never drink…wine,” Bela Lugosi famously said in the classic horror movie Dracula. But he never said anything about cocktails. So here are six scary drinks you can mix at your haunted house to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve. Corpse Reviver No. 2 Sounds like it was made for Night of the Living Dead (or the […]
It’s that time of year again, when normal people try to be spooky, weird people get weirder, and the truly spooky folks roll their eyes a whole bunch. On the heels of “NecronomiCon” making their Providence appearance, the Dark Arts Festival is making their presence known. The festival will take place on October 11 at […]
Haunted Attractions 1. Factory of Terror Terror experience for all ages, including a variety of imaginative themes and thorough design. 120 Pearl Street, Fall River, MA 774-415-0153 factoryofterror.com 2. Scary Acres Fall festivities with the main attraction – a three-part terror experience including a haunted hayride and corn maze. 2150 Scituate Avenue, Hope 401-823-3327 scaryacres.com […]
The Burbage Theatre Company has conjured a work of sinister magic which begs the question, will you stay once the hour has struck? There’s a mesmerizing fire-crackle sound to the stage as though the air itself is charged with anticipation— and perhaps something more arcane. The lights dip, the hush deepens, and you remember you’re about […]
Patricia McAlpine is a poet residing in Burrillville, RI. She has a BS in English from Northeastern University and has participated in several writing workshops and was coordinator of the Galway Kinnell Poetry Contest/Festival in Pawtucket, RI. Her poems have appeared in several anthologies, including: Crosswinds Summer 2024, Notable Works publication, “Voices of the Earth […]