As the leaves turn crisp and the nights grow longer, the Gothic community prepares for its favorite season: Spooktober. October isn’t just another month on the calendar — filled with chestnuts and mushrooms and pumpkin — but a countdown to Halloween.
Spooktober is a tradition, a ritual of sorts: thirty-one days of eerie delights, unsettling tales, and the thrill of the uncanny. It’s about immersing ourselves in the strange, the gothic, and the ghostly, building anticipation one story at a time until All Hallows’ Eve finally arrives. It used to be stronger back when Twitter was a thing, so now everyone celebrates where they ended up after the diaspora (Tumblr, Instagram, Bluesky).
This year as many other years before, we’re embracing the spirit of Spooktober here on the blog. Every single day in October, we’ll publish a short story in the spirit of the season.
So light a candle, draw the curtains, and join us in celebrating Spooktober. The countdown begins today,
and the first story is waiting just around the corner.
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