LIBRARY OF THE DAMNED

REMEMBERING TOM PICCIRILLI

MONICA S. KUEBLER

Death isn’t any easier to accept despite our propensity as horror fans to face it head-on in our entertainment. When it strikes, it guts us just as effectively as anyone else. It is indeed “the great equalizer,” as someone once said. For me, the death of a creator – especially one stolen from us in his or her prime – cuts particularly deep. I mourn, after all, not only for the person, but for the stories that they’ll never get to tell us. It feels like being doubly robbed. These are all things I’ve thought about in the wake of author Tom Piccirilli’s death this past summer, following his battle with brain cancer. I also thought about how kind and supportive he was when I initially met him as a frightfully green…

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RUE MORGUE (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 160 October 2015 Halloween Special Issue

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