{"id":1846,"date":"2017-10-25T15:27:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T19:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2022-12-28T20:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T01:56:42","slug":"the-seventh-halloween-special","status":"publish","type":"wc-podcast","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wc-podcast\/the-seventh-halloween-special\/","title":{"rendered":"The Seventh Halloween Special!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our last show of the 2017 season is our seventh Halloween Special and I LOVE this time of year!<\/p>\n<p>As I dive deeper into my MFA and into contemporary dark and horror fiction, I find myself delighted with the wonderful people I meet who play in this genre.<\/p>\n<p>For example, I&#8217;m still writing up my experiences with the\u00a0<strong>Gamut<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Magazine<\/strong> workshop and the\u00a0<strong>Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Fair<\/strong>, but rest assured&#8211;these experiences have changed me as a writer.<\/p>\n<p>More on this after midterms. But first, the Word Count #Irregulars have stirred up a lot of evil in the four new stories you are about to hear. Based on the month of\u00a0<strong>October<\/strong>, and this picture of the abandoned Pilgrim State Psychiatric hospital, they went to work to bring you a spectacular show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/59890c8024f5691d88af99aeb5ce263e.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1841\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/59890c8024f5691d88af99aeb5ce263e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/59890c8024f5691d88af99aeb5ce263e.jpg 640w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/59890c8024f5691d88af99aeb5ce263e-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/59890c8024f5691d88af99aeb5ce263e-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As this is the last show of the year, I think there is something special awaiting you.<\/p>\n<p>What did our guest authors come up with? Well, you\u2019ll have to listen for yourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Now, here\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Episode 71: The Asylum in October:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5876905\/height\/180\/width\/480\/theme\/standard\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" height=\"180\" width=\"480\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A reminder that we are looking to increase the number of likes on the show\u2019s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheWordCountPodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong>, so hope on over there and tell you friends about us (use the\u00a0<strong>#WordCountPodcast<\/strong>\u00a0hashtag).<\/p>\n<p>As always, the WCP is FREE to download and listen\u00a0\u00a0via\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>iTunes<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Libsyn <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">as well.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1053\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-600x594.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Billk-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Bill &#8220;Spectre&#8221; Kirton<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u2013 \u201cGuilt\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Before taking early retirement to become a full-time writer,\u00a0<strong><em>Bill Kirton\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>was a lecturer in French at the University of Aberdeen. He\u2019s written stage and radio plays, short stories, novels, skits and songs for revues, and five non-fiction books aimed at helping students with their writing and study skills. His five modern crime novels,\u00a0<em>Justice, The Darkness, Shadow Selves\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Unsafe Acts<\/em>\u00a0are set in north east Scotland and his historical crime\/romance novel,\u00a0<em>The Figurehead<\/em>, is set in Aberdeen in 1840.\u00a0<em>The Darkness<\/em>\u00a0won the silver award in the mystery category of the 2011 Forward National Literature Awards and his spoof mystery,\u00a0<em>The Sparrow Conundrum<\/em>, was the winner in the humor category.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s published a novel for children called\u00a0<em>The Loch Ewe Mystery<\/em>, and his latest publication is a satirical novella about online gaming and the real and virtual worlds.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s had radio plays broadcast by the BBC and the Australian BC.\u00a0 His short stories have appeared in many anthologies, including three of the CWA\u2019s annual collections, and one was chosen by Maxim Jakubowski for his 2010 anthology of\u00a0<em>Best British Crime Stories<\/em>. It\u2019s also been optioned by a film company in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at universities in Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billkirton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.billkirton.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carver22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@carver22<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1673\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_20161017_150015.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Maria &#8220;Fangs&#8221; Haskins<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u2013 \u201cAngel&#8217;s Heart\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer and certified translator. She writes speculative fiction and poetry, and debuted as a writer in Sweden. Since 1992 she lives in Canada, just outside Vancouver, with a husband, two kids, and a very large black dog.<\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mariahaskins.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mariahaskins.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaHaskins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mariahaskins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1848\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/CDG-2017.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Cameron &#8220;Undead&#8221; Garriepy <\/strong><em>\u2013\u00a0<\/em><em>\u201c<i>The Eastman Asylum<\/i>\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Garriepy has no interest in time travel whatsoever. None. Really.\u00a0In April of 2015, Cameron released <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DamselflyInnEbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Damselfly Inn<\/i><\/a>, the first full-length novel in her\u00a0Thornton Vermont series. The sequel,\u00a0<i>Sweet Pease<\/i>\u00a0is coming in November from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bannerwingbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bannerwing Books.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/camerondgarriepy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">camerondgarriepy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/camerongarriepy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@camerongarriepy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack &#8220;Wolfie&#8221; Gwaltney &amp; John &#8220;Frankie&#8221; McCaffrey<\/strong> \u2013 \u201c<em>The Trial<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1690\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-scaled-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/john-and-jack-1024x586.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jack Gwaltney<\/em><\/strong> was born in Virginia, went to the University of Virginia and lives in New York, fortunate to perform as an actor on stage, television and in film. Collaborating with John McCaffrey is one of the wisest things Jack does. Thanks to <em>The Word Count Podcast<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>John McCaffrey<\/em><\/strong> grew up in Rochester, New York, attended Villanova University, and received his MA in Creative Writing from the City College of New York. He is the author of <em>The Book of Ash<\/em> and <em>Two Syllable Men<\/em>. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>The #WordCountPodcast will return in January 2018!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our last show of the 2017 season is our seventh Halloween Special and I LOVE this time of year! 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