The Moon Zine #35 - Spooky III (Oct 2018)

Issue

#35

/ spooky III

oct

2018

Dear Readers and Moon Luvers, Spooky 3--like, is it even spooky at this point? Are you scared?

Well‌ you better be. Turn these pages at your own risk.

For future themes, submission deadlines, and anything else, be sure to check in with us online. (See last page.)

Like our previous issues, the numbered pages are original submitted content. Other pages are altered by yours truly and unique to each edition of the issue. Thank you for taking a chance and picking up our zine. Hold on to it, or pass it on to the biggest scaredy cat zinester you know, as The Moon Zine is one of a kind.

BOO! The Moon

meet the staff

Julie Davis - It smelled like KFC gravy downtown ​today.

Lauren Kellett - AIN’T SCARED OF NOTHIN’, TRY ME Wes Harbison - Recently made a “death” resource guide for a project in library school Allison Sissom - I got bangs! staff picks: favorite trilogy

Julie - Hellraiser (has more than 3 movies, therefore it’s the best (disclaimer: haven’t seen them all)) Lauren - National Lampoon’s Vacation Wes - I don't have one I guess!

Allison - Evil Dead

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III.III ************************

by Alberto MartiĚ nez ************************

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by Samantha Knobbe ****************

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Spooky top 30 Lex Kosieradzki 1.

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A laptop in a tote bag with an uninsulated bottle of water on a hot day Yelling at children The potential of dropping something from a great height Repaying a debt Train tracks inlaid into city streets A ham sandwich stuck to the roof of one’s mouth Misunderstandings Hot liquids The first day of school The last day of school Standing on a chair Buying gifts for family members Booking a flight Hiring a pet-sitter Moving to a new city Watching the news Animals fighting Soft and mushy foods Bicycle accidents The possibility of being sexually rejected Police cars Incurable diseases Rain Coping with defeat Large, flat expanses such as deserts, glaciers, and the ocean Small compartments such as caves, cabinets, and the space between bodies in a crowd Gelatinous substances Body parts not usually visible in everyday dress The encroaching darkness of winter Fast-moving rivers 4

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A Terror Managed At Six Flags

by Lex Kosieradzki Old nemeses are like Old friends

The American

Thunder is ready to go It’s working my first print

by Julie Davis *********** my first print (ghost)

by Julie Davis ***********

The sound it makes to make Your ass tingle

Play it cool or don’t

Probably don’t because don’t But then do is the angle

What are you going to hold Onto she asks

Up up up up up

Maybe that was a little uncool To play it that way for this Is easier than before Don’t laugh

Such a change of heart Is surely unbecoming

Never gonna do Mr. Freeze However

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ghosts need days off too ok ************************

by Bekah Fischer ************************

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WhichHor

1.what are you doing on a friday night?

A. Chowin down at a local fish fry B. Invite me over to hang out!

C. Ordering my Nanny around

D. Playing a game

E. Chatting with Mom

te 2. what is your first da outfit?

A. Wetsuit B. All Black with a Popped Collar C. Ew!

3. what is your dream job?

k D. Suit, bowtie and a nice rouged chee closet E. Borrowed something from Mom’s

A. Lifeguard

B. Working at a Blood Bank C. CEO

D. Guidance Counselor

E. Being a stay-at-home Mom

4. what is your Favorite song?

A. “Surfin’ USA” by the Beach Boys

B. “Suck my Kiss” by Red Hot Chili Peppers C. “Sympathy for the Devil” by The Rolling Stones D. “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley E. “Momma's Boy” by Chromeo

5. what is your favorite vacation spot?

A. Crowded beach B. Northern polar circle

C. Hell, Trondelag, Norway

D. Surgical Convention

E. Staycation 11

12 mostly

As:

You got Jaws! You have an athletic bod, beautiful smile, and an insatiable appetite.

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Bs:

You got Dracula! You rule the night, are as cold as ice, and are a big hit on Tinder.

Cs:

You got Damien! You are the antichrist. Hail Satan!

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mostly Ds You got Jigsaw! You are a misunderstood, puzzle-loving prankster with a heart of gold.

Es:

You got Norman Bates! You are loyal but your active imagination can get you into trouble.

Flip the zine over to learn your answe —IF YOU DARE!!

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Monster Baby

by Katherine Beckner

A toothy, hairy thing.

A grabbing and twisting.

I am its mother.

Locked inside that great machine I was immaculate and strange.

I unscrewed my ears and took off my clothes and hoped that when he cut me open, he might take everything and then give it back to me, floating in formaldehyde or in a suitcase.

Instead, he took a picture of me inside out and closed me up again so I was healed. so I was nothing but three scars and a hollow gut. 

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Disappearance

by Katherine Beckner

An isolated numbness, my thigh began to disappear when you touched it.

A psychosomatic symptom of our hands not fitting together, or my body cannibalizing itself.

Once, I filled my belly with teeth and they ate their way out of me.

Now it’s your animal belly, pressing into my back, which threatens to consume me.

And, again, I will let it.

Maybe if I never turn the page of my calendar, you will stay in my bed.

While you lay beside me I’ll stare at the names of the days until they loss their meaning.

I’ll stare at my burned and freckled my arms until they disappear.

intertwined by karen davis ***********

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Major Arcana

by Sora ******

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The Devil's Sight

by Alberto MartiĚ nez ***************

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by Jacque Davis ************

Ant Farm

by Jon Porter **********

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eternally to: Everyone who has submitted content

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“I started from my sleep with horror; a cold dew covered my forehead, my teeth chattered, and every limb became convulsed: when, by the dim and yellow light of the moon, as it forced its way through the window shutters, I beheld the wretch--the miserable monster whom I had created.�

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