Morbid Curiosity magazine

25/10/2024

My last cemetery event of the season will be Sunday night, October 27, at San Francisco's lovely, historic columbarium. Joining me will be Emerian Rich and Francesca Maria, to read from Death's Garden Revisited and discuss cemeteries, ghosts, and memory. Hope you can join us in this beautiful place.

Details in the first comment, jic.

25/10/2024

Saturday night! I'm going to read a brand-new ghost story.

23/10/2024

Your girl was on NPR this morning, overusing the word spectacular.

Loren Rhoads -- the author of “222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die” -- acts as our cemetery travel guide this Halloween season. They have the most beautiful gardens and fascinating monuments.

18/10/2024

This Sunday (10/20) I'll be doing my first-ever event at the venerable Book Passage in Corte Madera, California. I'll show photos from 222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die and talk about my cemetery travels.

If you're in Marin and can stop by on Sunday, I want to hear about your cemetery adventures!

Book Passage is at 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925

10/10/2024

Hey, I'm doing a thing Saturday night! I've got my spooky story picked out and I'm ready to give you goosebumps. Come join me, Francesca Maria Tamika Thompson Alex Brown and a mystery guest for a night of spooky stories in San Francisco's North Beach. Get your free tickets at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spooky-stories-night-tickets-1011313364497

05/09/2024

I'm talking about ghosts and graveyards this Sunday to the SF Bay Area chapter of the HWA. If you're a member, come join us! If you're not, I love to give this talk. Just saying.
https://lorenrhoads.com/2024/09/05/whistling-past-the-graveyard-this-weekend/

02/09/2024

Yesterday I crossed an item off my bucket list. I have wanted for years to see the poems carved into the internment barracks at Angel Island by Chinese awaiting their immigration hearings. What a powerful testament to the human spirit.

27/08/2024

My newest book went on sale today -- and HorrorAddicts.net likes it. You can get yourself a copy from your favorite bookstore or online retailer. I'll put the universal online link in the first comment.

06/07/2024

I'm off to in a little while. I'm on two panels today. One's called and the other is the annual Horror Addicts gathering. I'm planning to read my bird flu story for the first time. See you there?

28/04/2024

Hello to all the new followers! What brings you here? Did you know that if you'd like a copy of Morbid Curiosity #10 (the last issue left in print) or Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues (the book that collects many of my favorite pieces from the magazine), you can get copies directly from me!

For ten years, Morbid Curiosity was a one-of-a-kind underground magazine that collected unusual tales—all true—from contributors around the world. Loren Rhoads, editor of the magazine, compiled sto…

03/04/2024

My mom was a librarian, so getting a starred review in Library Journal means a lot to me.

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02/02/2024

Just your periodic reminder that if you'd like a copy of Morbid Curiosity (either issue #10) or Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues (the book that collects many of my favorite pieces from the magazine), you can get copies directly from me!

The only issue of Morbid Curiosity magazine still in print includes confessional nonfiction by horror authors Alan M. Clark, John Everson, Seth Lindberg, Simon Wood, and editor Loren Rhoads. This i…

30/12/2023

Here's an essay I would have been thrilled to publish in Morbid Curiosity:

16/11/2023

One more day to bid on death-positive books, experiences, and more at the Memento Mori Market. If you'd like to chat about cemeteries with me, this is your chance! https://ordergooddeath.betterworld.org/auctions/memento-mori-market

25/05/2023

This is going on for a while longer: the marriage of Cronenberg and my favorite anatomical wax models:

A new exhibition that sparks unexpected dialogues between a historical collection and a contemporary institution.