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Tonight we finish our yearly tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. The final film is ‘Poltergeist’. Happy Halloween!

Happy Samhain 🎃 Tonight we prepare to embrace the dark half of the season, to sweep away the energy that no longer serves us, and sow the seeds of new dreams and possibilities in a new year. Blessed be 🧙

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. Our penultimate movie is ‘Ghostbusters’. Time for the OG!

Tonight we joined the @rclas.bsky.social for a night of stories of ghosts and spirits. And of course @jgchayko.bsky.social provided a great one.

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Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time its the 1950’s classic ‘The Blob’ with a ‘teenage’ Steve McQueen.

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s ’The Fog’. Just a great ghost story. And not the remake!

October 29th, Royal City Literary Arts Society presents Tellers of Short Tales with the sisters of Haunted History B.C. Join us as we share some spooky themed stories for the haunting season. Dress up and bring your own ghostly poems to share 👻🎃😱 CENTENNIAL LODGE, Queen’s Park New Westminster

Last event for us at the years @writersfest.bc.ca. Sadly down one author but this should be a great take on crime.

This afternoon we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. Yes it’s an afternoon as we’re back at the Writers Fest this evening. ‘Frankenstein’ the 1931 original.

We're still buzzing from the news! SFU has been named Canada’s number one comprehensive university in the 2026 Maclean’s University Rankings! 🏆

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This it’s the original made for TV ‘It’. Great cast and well done for the 90’s.

After a short burst of work then lunch at The Keg, we’re back @writersfest.bc.ca with another sold out event.

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Don’t let a little rain stop you from catching the last two days of #VWF2025! It’s the perfect time to warm up indoors with rejuvenating conversations and excellent books. Stay cozy with merch from the pop-up bookstore, modelled here by Festival Assistant Kelly.

This morning we’re at @writersfest.bc.ca for ‘Building Suspense’. As we wait the jokes just become to easy!

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s ’The Amityville Horror’. Time for a household classic.

@jgchayko.bsky.social reading to the crowd at tonight’s ‘Noir at the Bar’.

Tonight I’m at ‘Noir At the Bar’. Great mystery and noir readers coming together to share. Organized by @magskall.bsky.social and hosted at The Irish Heather.

Yeah that’s my skytrain car as I pull into VCC-Clark station…

Tomorrow — hope to see you out!

Tonight while @jgchayko.bsky.social enjoys a writing workshop through @writersfest.bc.ca, I’m on a bus to Port Coquitlam to pick up a script for the next, next show I’ll be directing. First, ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ for @vagabondplayers in New West, then ‘12 Incompetent Jurors’ for @stage43.bsky.social.

The best deleted scene from the original halloween…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auW9L4W5cb0tue best

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s the classic from @thehorrormaster.bsky.social ‘Halloween’. Let’s go back to where it all started…

This author is thrilled to attend the opening night event for the Vancouver Writers Festival 🤩 This special event is dedicated to the creator of the festival, Alma Lee. She brought together the #literary community. Tonight we celebrate her legacy with extraordinary Canadian authors.

Tonight! Event number one of this years @writersfest.bc.ca. This years Alma Lee event and the first one without her. Time for great authors at the Vancouver Playhouse.

#VWF2025 kicks off tonight with Oh, Canada!: The Alma Lee Opening Night, featuring Bob Joseph, Kate Beaton, Linden MacIntyre, Emma Donoghue, Canisia Lubrin, David Moscrop, Brent Butt & Jack Wang. Hosted by Elamin Abdelmahmoud and presented with @createastir.ca. writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...

See you there.

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s the 1980’s classic “The Changeling”. Fun to see Vancouver and George C. Scott in a, dare I say, Canadian classic.

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s a masterclass on how you don’t need special effects to creep people out. ‘The Haunting’.

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween with the 1990’s version of ‘Dracula’. Stylish.

There are 3 days left until #VWF2025 begins! From Oct 20–26, join us for exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue in 85+ events. 18 events at the Festival have sold out, which means that at least 65 events still have tickets available—for now. Book your seats ASAP: writersfest.bc.ca/2025-festiva...

Saturday night on MeTV- it’s the biggest “Svengoolie’s BOO-nanza” double feature yet- starting off with Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Teri Garr and Marty Feldman in“Young Frankenstein”- followed by the Karloff “Frankenstein” with the Sven Squad! It’s alive at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time!

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. Tonight, from a new location, it’s ‘The Conjuring’. Maybe this isn’t the right place to watch this…

Join me and other writers of crime on Thursday October 23rd for Noir at the Bar. 7:00pm The Irish Heather, Vancouver BC. Come join us in the shadows 🔎 J.G. Chayko Dietrich Kalteis John Farrow Charles Demers Craig Bowlsby Sean Cranbury Emmet Matheson Sarah M Stephen Shane Joaquin Jimenez

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time we take a trip back to when Disney made scarier movies with ‘Child of Glass’

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s ’White Noise’. EVP makes its presence felt.

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s ’The Nightmare Before Christmas’. Time for a sing a long…

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. This time it’s ’I Know What You Did Last Summer’. Classic 90’s feel and angst.

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. Tonight it’s ‘1408’. Time to check in…

This will be a great night! scoutmagazine.ca/noir-at-the-...

Best sequel to ‘The Creature from the Black Lagoon’ youtu.be/pUnmgKi-oYM

Tonight we continue our tradition of watching our favourite scary movies before Halloween. Tonight it’s ’The Creature From the Black Lagoon’, one of the great underrated Universal monsters.

It’s time to submit your poetry collection for the 2026 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize! Be sure to review the submission guidelines listed on the Al Purdy A-frame Association website. One outstanding poet will be awarded $10,000! 📝✨ #PurdyPrize2026 #PoetryPrize #CallForSubmissions