Twice a year the Spooky Empire convention comes to Orlando. I’d never been before, but when I found out that the girl used to babysit would be doing a book signing, I had to go. It was also wonderful getting to catch up with Amanda. We had grown close while working at DRIP all those years ago.
Amanda looking beautiful in her skeleton dress.
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| Myself and Amanda. |
Myself with tarot reader Madam Adam.
A metal cutout of Hello Kitty as Freddy Krueger.
A life size model of a velociraptor from Jurassic Park.
A sign at one of the vendor’s shops (they did sell animal skulls).
I even chanced upon a musical performance by Voltaire. Ironically, I first heard of him while I was in high school babysitting for Stephanie and her brother who enjoyed watching “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy”. He put on a great show!
An inflatable demonic head in the hallway.
Stephanie with her books. It was wonderful to get to see her at Spooky Empire! She took me to panel for one of her favorite authors and she was also on another panel with two other writers. She loved to write as a child and I am so incredibly proud of her for sticking with something she is passionate about. It is such an incredible accomplishment for her to have multiple books published and be invited to Spooky Empire.
Stephanie signing my books.
