Halloween

It’s a busy year for Andrea Rogers. The author’s 2022 collection of horror short stories, Man Made Monsters, is out this week in paperback. Her picture book “When We Gather” came out in the spring. Another picture book, “Chooch Helped,” has been recently released, and her new YA novel, “The Art Thieves,” an apocalyptic time-travel love story about art, is celebrating a book launch Friday night at Pearl’s Books. She returned to the Carver Center for Public Radio yesterday to discuss the books.

It’s officially spooky season as people bring out their skeletons and pumpkins. And that makes this the perfect time of the year for a new Stephen King adaptation. “Salem’s Lot” has been adapted before into two mini-series, but now the vampire story has its own movie.

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, SONA, is hosting a Halloween concert. Larry Loh is the guest conductor for “Haunted Harmonies: a Halloween Concert” tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at Walton Arts Center. The evening includes music from decades of film, including selections from Hollywood’s most celebrated soundtracks.

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette's Becca Martin Brown continues her Halloween theme with this week's edition of Weekend Plans, as she supplies plenty of spooky stage performances across northwest Arkansas.

R.L. Stine’s readership stretches across generations and countries. His "Fear Street" and "Goosebumps" series sold an estimated 480 million copies in more than 35 languages. He will be at the Fayetteville Public Library Thursday night for this year’s True Lit Fest. Kyle Kellams reached him to talk about his notable endeavors before he launched his horror series.

Jonathan Harker is new to real estate, and he’s been handed an important assignment: convince Count Dracula that there is a perfect place for him in London The new ballet presented by NWA Ballet Theater twice this month, “Dracula. Here. Now,” uses Harker to bring the audience into the world of Dracula says Stephen Wynne, the artistic director of NWA Ballet.

On today's show, the creator of the "Goosebumps" series, R.L. Stine, discusses scary things and inspirations. Also, bringing Dracula to the stage as ballet. Plus, Courtney Lanning reviews "Killers of the Flower Moon."

On today's episode, RSV cases in Arkansas, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, live local music this weekend and Sound Perimeter. Plus, presenting horror, thriller and fantasy novels through local publisher, Sley House.

On today's show, bringing more women into the supply chain industry. Plus, the countdown to deciding the legalization of recreational marijuana, battling food insecurity in Arkansas and much more.

The Arkansas Cinema Society is leaning into Halloween with local screenings of Arkansas-made horror films.