Samhain Screams will be released on the 17th of October—but the Kindle version is available for pre-order today at just $1.99 instead of $3.99. You can also add the anthology to your Goodreads list. Our aim is quite simply to make Halloween 2025 the spookiest ever with this anthology featuring twenty scary tales handpicked by Greg Chapman and Cameron Trost. Do you dare peek into the troubled minds of our contributing authors?
Hi Arthur,
What does Halloween mean to you and how do you celebrate it?
Being Irish, Halloween has always been one of my favourite times of year. When I was younger, we celebrated by trick or treating, then as we grew out of that, friends and I were building and burning bonfires(and possibly some underage drinking) but now I like to enjoy it by watching some scary movies and reading some chilling tales.
Without giving too much away, is there a story behind your contribution to this anthology?
It spawned from something my girlfriend said to me about ‘thin places’ and the Irish beliefs surrounding Oíche Shamhna or Halloween. Only recently I had heard of an old irish tradition of walking on the road on Halloween night to make room for the dead who walked the paths. Following these stories and a trip to the Slieve Bloom mountains when I was a teenager, the story was born.
I am currently working on my first novel. It’s a bit of a departure from anything I’ve written before, steering away from horror and leaning more into the realm of fantasy. Beyond that, I’m always tinkering away at some short stories, poems or whatever pops into my head.
Where can we find you online?
You can find me mainly on Instagram, using the handle arthurgoodhill. Hope to see some of you there!
Thanks for playing along!
