Terri Garey - My Favorite Haunts

As much as I'd like to claim I'm cool enough to hang around in dark graveyards, the truth of the matter is that I'm a major scaredy-cat. :) You won't find me out communing with the dead, particularly after dark, unless it's Halloween - then my inner ghoul goes wild!

Every year on All Hallow's Eve, I turn my backyard into graveyard,
my garden shed into a fortuneteller's lair, and my gazebo into a witch's hut. (Yes, I'm nuts.) I become the neighborhood
"ghostess with the mostess"!

But it's all for a good cause, a local children's charity called
The Freedom Playground.

If you'd like a sneak peek at my annual Halloween bash,
take a quick trip to
"Madame Zelda's Haunted Graveyard".
*WARNING - music and spirits*
(Spirits - get it? Music, spirits, it's a Halloween party...
oh, never mind. :) Just go look!)

For the most part, I like to get my spooky kicks in the virtual world, and here are a few of my favorite sites:

Goth n' roll, baby! The 69 Eyes, also known as the Helsinki Vampires, are a Finnish band whose hard-rocking style and drop-dead sexiness is best described as a cross between Elvis and Dracula. Hot guys, hot music.. what's not to like? Don't just take my word for it, go check 'em out!

The really cool site of an odd little town called Ravensblight, where the townspeople are suspiciously absent, and the bent is creatively morbid. The Toy Shop is amazing!

Sounds much worse than it is! A cool, fun site loaded with graphics and games.

The guy who owns this site cracks me up! Belos has collected and created so many cool graphics, and he has quite the wicked sense of humor!

The official homepage of Avon Authors, better known as the "Avon Ladies"! Come join us in the on-line forums, and chat with your favorite authors. Win some books!

The Writer's Playground is a group of 20 women, aspiring authors all, who came together almost 5 years ago in the spirit of fun and encouragement. We were a motley crew of diverse styles and genres, but we cheered each other on, encouraged, nagged, and inspired each other to write our hearts out (the "daily hunk" was for inspirational purposes only. Really). Now, 12 of us are published, 1 has made the NYT bestseller list, and 1 has gone on to become an editor. There are more awards between us than I can count, and we have great fun at conferences! :)