“There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.” — Linus Van Pelt

The good news is this special Halloween Issue doesn’t have very much to do with religion or politics; you can probably get your fill of both elsewhere these days. The bad news is the Great Pumpkin doesn’t make an appearance, but we do have plenty of great stories to keep you company while you wait in your favorite (and most sincere) pumpkin patch on Halloween night. We’ve got not one, but two ghost stories, some creepy Gaelic dog people, a really sad Scottish mermaid, one surprisingly sweet (for us) story about first kisses, and a Halloween magic show unlike any other.

No rocks here, folks. The October Issue of Jersey Devil Press is all treats.