The Spooky, Magical, and Weird in SL

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by DULCIE MILLS

Although the very last day of the month is the actual holiday, most people think of pumpkins, black cats, and witches throughout the month of October. Halloween is as popular a holiday in SL, as it is in real life. And no wonder, it's fun to dress up in costume, decorate, tell scary stories. Not to mention eat all that leftover trick or treat candy. The whole month in Second Life seems to be full of Halloween and costume parties, freebie hunts, and haunted houses. But all year round SL retains the spooky, magical, and weird spirit that makes it fun to be an avatar in Second Life.

Did you ever consider that your avatar is your SL costume? I'm sure you've seen some spooky-looking avatars if you've spent any amount of time in SL. And, as for magical, can't we all fly? And, weird, well, that's self explanatory. But it's all fun, and it doesn't have to be October to go a little "batty."

In this issue of RezLibris, we present to you a few articles with a seasonal theme. Our simseeing column profiles a year-round haunted sim that is not your typical haunted house and which now has added a haunted forest to its attractions. Our performer of the month is a magician (I bet you didn't know that magic tricks could be performed in SL). Our Creative Corner features a scary tale from the talented Gilbert Sapwood (RL storyteller Dale Gilbert Jarvis), and our Fashion column features Halloween costumes and the shops and designers that make and sell them.

On October 18, RezLibris will host its own Haunted Deadline Party at the magazine office in

Cybrary City, and all readers and writers are invited. While costumes are optional, I hope you will be able to join us in one of your spookiest, most magical, or weirdest outfit. We might just have a special giveaway for the best one.

For our November issue which will be our One-Year Anniversary issue, we are sponsoring a magazine writing contest for prizes and all winning entries will appear in the November edition (see details elsewhere in this issue) or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for information.

Happy Halloween everyone, and enjoy our October issue!

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