31 Days of Halloween: Day 31

And so it's the big day! We were both working on Halloween itself, so most of our big celebrations happened on Sunday, but I still had some final things left to mark the season.

Today's Tea

My final Halloween tea this year was the appropriately named Samhain Tea from Raven Mystic. It's a ginger, cinnamon, orange and clove chai tea!

Today's Story

And the final classic tale of horror for my Halloween story-a-day was 'The Tomb' by H.P. Lovecraft.

‘Gunpowder Treason’

The last chapter from Ronald Hutton's The Stations of the Sun for this season was 'Gunpowder Treason'.

Halloween Earrings

And my final pair of Halloween earrings this year were my cow-in-a-tractor-beam UFOs.

Halloween III

And a brill finale to my month of Halloween fun... watching Halloween III at Chapeltown Picture House with my brother. It was very cool that the screening ended dead on 9pm as well, just in time for the big giveaway.

And so the wheel of the year turns... We'll be celebrating again at Christmas.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 14

Sadly, it was yet another day of illness for me, so no real Halloween celebrations to speak of. I did enjoy a little online video that's part of a Halloween series, so I'm counting that! Otherwise, it was just a tea and a story for me today.

Today's Tea

Today's tea was Spiced Apple Chai from Camellios. It's... well... a spiced apple chai! Very delicate flavours too, so not at all overpowering.

Today's Story

Tonight's classic tale of horror was 'The Outsider' by H.P. Lovecraft.

Live and Spooky Campfire Stories (J.H. Moncrieff)

Flame Tree Press started a new Halloween series of short videos called #LiveandSpooky Campfire Stories tonight, with J.H. Moncrieff reading an excerpt from her novel Dragonfly Summer which is out next month. I really enjoyed this, and I'm going to try and catch all the #LiveandSpooky Campfire Stories this month for an extra bit of Halloween fun.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 7

I'm a little bit delayed posting this, but it's another day of Halloween! I had some work commitments yesterday that, while nice, were definitely not things I could count as seasonal celebrations (I have to be honest that afternoon tea with the Lord Mayor of Manchester isn't a Halloween event). I've decided that I really can't shoehorn them in, so this post will just include the 100% Halloween stuff.

Today's Tea

Yesterday's tea was Black Forest No. 1 from Tenacious Tea! It's got cocoa nibs and cherry pieces, so as you might have guessed it tastes like a cup of Black Forest gateau!

Today's Story

Yesterday's classic tale of horror was 'The Shunned House' by H.P. Lovecraft.

Halloween Earrings

I wore my bee earrings for afternoon tea with the Lord Mayor (of course), but I changed into something more seasonally appropriate for the evening.

Battle Royale

We spent an awesome evening watching Battle Royale (2000) with friends at Chapeltown Picture House last night. I haven't seen Battle Royale in a good few years, and I'd forgotten just how much fun it is!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 10

Continuing with my Halloween month (though a bit less intense than yesterday)... I just had my daily horror story and seasonal tea today...

Today's Story

Today's story was 'Lot No. 249' by Arthur Conan Doyle, a creepy story about 'the great terror of Abercrombie Smith' (that may or may not be a resurrected mummy).

Today's Tea

Today's tea was H.P. Lovecraft from The Literary Tea Company, a pumpkin black tea with toffee, liquorice and the fear of the unknown. H.P. Lovecraft smells and tastes quite strongly of toffee, which is actually surprisingly nice for a black tea. Mmm... eldritch.