Updates, Quotes, and Halloween Preparation

Fast Updates:

Wishing you all a safe and happy October!

We had a blast at the events in September and are looking forward to the remaining fall shows!

Don’t forget to cast your votes for Octobers allauthor.com cover-of-the-month contest!

I had the honor of having the first book in my YA dark fantasy series “Rise” reviewed on whenangelsfly.net. This authors site is filled with thoughtful and honest reviews of books in many genres. If you would like to learn more about the authors or you just love to read, be sure to visit: whenangelsfly.net!

Also:

readersfavorite.com will have three of my available books listed as prizes in the monthly book giveaway. If you are interested in winning some amazing books by great authors you can check out the monthly giveaway here: book giveaway /Rise or/and here: book-giveaway/combo and here: book-giveaway/The Warning Signs

Upcoming Event Reminders:

2023

Concealed Realms is participating in a day of family fun at the Discovery World Science and Technology Center located in Milwaukee, WI on October 7th.

Concealed Realms is scheduled to return to Icon in Ceder Rapids Iowa.! This year’s event takes place October 13th -15^th.

Concealed Realms plans to return to OddMall:Hallowondrous in Berea, Ohio. The event is set to take place on October 20^th, 21^st, and 22nd.

We are scheduled to participate in the 8th Annual Indie Author Book Expo on November 4^th at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

On November 18th and 19th we plan to participate at the Madison Quad Con! This event is set to take place at the East Towne Mall.

We plan to participate at the Davenport Quad Con! This event is set to take place on December 9^th and 10^th at the Northpark Mall.

Concealed Realms is scheduled to participate in the Quad Con which will be held at the Des Moines Merle Hay Mall on December 16th and 17th!

2024

On February 3rd and 4th we plan to participate at the Champaign, IL Quad Con! This event is set to take place at the Market Place Shopping Center.

We are scheduled to participate at the Hall of Heroes Comic Con on March 2nd and 3rd. This event takes place at the Northern Indiana Event Center, located in Elkhart, IN

Concealed Realms is scheduled to return to Saluki Con! This Eclipse Con will be held on April 6th and 7th.

Creepy Quotes and Halloween Sayings:

“During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts.

At night, I’m a little more open-minded.”- Unknown

“Where there is no imagination there is no horror.”

– Arthur Conan Doyle

“Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there,

wondering, fearing/Doubting,

dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”

– Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven

“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.”

-Stephen King

Halloween is not only about putting on a costume,

but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves.”

-Elvis Duran

“Shadows mutter, mist replies;

darkness purrs as midnight sighs.”

– Rusty Fischer

“Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night,

and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows’ Eve.”

-Ray Bradbury

On Halloween, witches come true;

wild ghosts escape from dreams.

Each monster dances in the park.”

-Nicholas Gordon, Poet

“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things

which escape those who dream only by night.”

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

“If human beings had genuine courage,

they’d wear their costumes every day of the year,

not just on Halloween.”

– Douglas Copeland

Definition of Illuminate:

Dictionary.com

Verb

a. “to supply or brighten with light; light up.”

b. “to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).”– www.dictionary.com

CambridgeDictionary.org

Verb

“to put light in or on something:” – dictionary.cambridge.org

Autumn Creativity

Autumn has arrived and I am ready to watch some hair-raising movies, read some frighting stories, visit a corn maze or two, carve a few pumpkins, and put out my creepiest Halloween decorations. How about you?

I really enjoy finding different ways to express my creativity and since I had a ton of fun creating the skull fire ring last year, for this post I decided to continue the tradition and share a new project for the Halloween season.

Below I have created a tutorial for an Illuminated “candle” craft decoration. It is relatively simple to make and looks pretty convincing, which is why I thought it would be perfect for this post.

Eerie Candle Craft:

Step One:

Preparing-

To start, since the LED candles would be inserted into the tops of the noodles, I used a leftover piece of pool noodle from on old project to determine the depth and angel to cut the ends that would be upright.

Then, after gathering my tools and supplies, I placed cardboard down in my work area to protect surfaces from paint.

I had only managed to find a few LED candles that were black so I gathered the rest and spray painted the bases so that they would blend in better at the end of the project.

Step two:

1. ) I started with four pool noodles and I used a serrated knife to cut the noodles to various lengths. My goal was to create two separate candle clusters that could be fitted together depending on how I wanted the room to be decorated, so I put them together a few different ways before deciding that in order to achieve this, I would need to add more sections. Luckily I still had a few more leftover pieces from another project.

2.) I used rubber bands to hold them in their positions until I was sure I had achieved the shapes I wanted, then added hot glue to permanently affix them together.

3.) Once the “candles” were secured, I added trails of Elmer’s glue to help make it appear that the “wax” was melting as a real candle would.

4.) After the glue had hardened, I coated the noodles with several layers of spray paint.

5.) When the final paint layer was dry, I inserted the LED candles.

Final thoughts

The more creative projects I do, the more inspired I become! I had a lot of fun constructing these eerie candles and they look pretty convincing alongside my ghouls and zombies.

If you would like to try some other seasonal tutorials, check out the dismembered body parts, spider egg sacks, or Snake Wreath projects that I shared in these previous posts: Book Charms and Updates, updates-quotes-and-halloween-ideas, fearing-snakes.

I hope that you enjoyed this artistic endeavor! Stay safe and keep being awesome. Happy Haunting!

The Blood Inheritance Quartet

Updates, Quotes, and Halloween Preparation

Creepy Quotes and Halloween Sayings: