Step inside Toonstone, a world where classic monsters, childhood curiosity, and family fun come together
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Author: Edward Mugarian
Editor of Halloween Living Magazine, and a Detroit, Michigan native. After earning a B.A. in English at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, Ed pursued opportunities in public relations and management that helped mold him personally and professionally, developing his skills in writing and editing, marketing and advertising, public speaking and media relations. As well as broadening his experience in administrative leadership.
In addition, he pursued film and special effects makeup programs in both Detroit and Los Angeles and worked on set as a special effects make-up artist.
His passion for being a Halloween and horror film “geek” have been a constant throughout his life - cutting his teeth on the extraordinary works of Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, H.P. Lovecraft, and the great Shirley Jackson. His youth was spent hustling through haunted houses, and seeing the latest 70’s & 80’s horror films at the midnight drive-ins and local movie houses. He's also an avid horror film and movie memorabilia collector. One could say, he's autumn over summer. Pumpkins over pineapples. Horror over drama; and wearing black over anything else.
When Zombies Ride for a Reason
A Halloween Tradition That Brings a Community Together
In Davis, California, a wonderfully unusual Halloween tradition has grown from an unlikely idea into a celebration of imagination, community spirit, and a mission that reaches far beyond October. Continue reading “When Zombies Ride for a Reason”
From Candy-Craving Werewolves to Creatures of the Dark: Fawn’s Halloween Soundtrack Returns
Inside the imagination of a songwriter who finds childhood wonder, moonlit magic, and a little delicious fright in the season’s shadows.
Welcome to Plankett’s Grove: Where the Old Stories Still Live
There are places you shouldn’t visit after dark. And yet, somehow, you find yourself walking toward them anyway. Continue reading “Welcome to Plankett’s Grove: Where the Old Stories Still Live”
The First Signs of Halloween
It happens quietly at first.
You open a window late at night, and instead of humid summer air, a cool breeze slips through, carrying just enough of a reminding autumn chill to make you pause. The evenings start pulling in a little earlier. Local flyers for antique shows, craft fairs, and farmer’s markets begin popping up. You spot a solitary Halloween decoration in a neighbor’s window—and smile, realizing you’ve already been secretly eyeing your own boxes in the closet.