I saved this flyer from an exhibit of John Wayne Gacy’s art that I attended in July of 1988. Gacy was still alive then, and his paintings were selling for between $75 and $150. I really wanted one, but I worked at a pizza restaurant then, making $600 a month at a job I basically lived at. It seemed exorbitant at the time, so I … Continue reading Killer Clown – Killer Deal
Who am I kidding? Every day is Halloween at my etsy shop MamiDearest. (Add me if you’re not already on my etsy friend list.) Almost everything I make is horror-related. I am crafty and morbid. This is my menopause acne hider. It works! My acne is barely noticeable when I wear it. I was standing in Target, surrounded by Hello Kitty shit, and I thought … Continue reading Best of MamiDearest: Halloween Edition
I think I’m addicted to real estate listings. We took possession of our house on Friday, but I can’t stop checking the new listings to see what is on the market. I am also still following the progress of the houses I loved and lost. I began my home search in earnest by searching for homes in my neighborhood of choice that were also crime … Continue reading Is there a 12-step program for this?
No Halloween is complete without creepy, dysfunctional little girls with a Ouija board. If you want your Halloween to be complete, I recommend Ania Ahlborn’s novella I Call Upon Thee. Bad Ronald has always been one of my favorite movies, so how in the hell did I not know it was also a book until this year? Over these past two months, as I have struggled … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading: Halloween Edition
Gina Covarrubias 