Mister Snark Oddzilla Spider Mister SnarkBeware! Edgar, Allan & PoeFamily of Crows and Ravens. Best Friends of Mister Snark, sharing snarkiness in common. The Wicked OnesA diabolic duo who sideline as burglars, running a nefarious clothing shop. The Fairy FlyWise, mysterious and rarely seen. SpiderSpunky little Jumping Spider. GnatSpider’s annoying Pest Friend. Lucy & EthelSisters who like to weave messages in their webs and quibble. The Gypsy MothAn insect with many opinions, whether Politically Correct or not. DustbunnySoft and friendly, even though she’s composed of many insulting and rhyming Merry Mites. Queen MaveCunning Black Widow, plotting her dominion over all things that are not her. OddzillaSoup Monster. PaigeFan of Monsters and Halloween. Best Friend of Oddzilla. Captain Snydely WickRingleader of the Monster Circus, traveling in a ship on wheels. Morris CruddFirst Mate and Carnival Barker. The trusty sidekick of Captain Wick. MeezlySwept into a Stormworld, in search of her lost parents. Some think she’s crazy, but she’s really just a bundle of nerves. Girdruff The DragonTerrorizing a kingdom in a Stormworld. Afraid of no man. Grumpy. Lives in forest of Dragon Trees. The GravediggerHunched fellow of many names, or at least more than one. Caretaker and Cryptkeeper of a Stormworld Mausoleum. The WitchAdeline Gruelsby, Addy for short. Stirring a cauldron of trouble for any who cross her path. Always on the lookout for fresh ingredients. Frieda NoffIn search of answers to patch her relationship with her older sister on Halloween. The BoggleA Sprite by any other name. Lives on Leery Lane. Merry, mad, and mischievous. The JudgeTerrible in life and death. Maintaining dis-order on Leery Lane. The BankerChief underling of Judge Morpheus. Not always a pumpkin! The Masked KidsPranksters who love to play. Orphaned Trick-Or-Treaters dwelling in a crumbling Victorian on Leery Lane. Dead LadyPioneer of the land that would become Leery Lane. Standing her ground against corrupt souls. HortenseGirl with issues, who might do the right thing if not for the manipulations of a cruel Jack-In-The-Box. From the short story “Odds And Ends”. JackWicked Harlequin who orchestrates mayhem in the short story “Odds And Ends”. AliceComic-Book Fan. Not so much of mummies and babies running amuk in a museum. From the short story “Jar Baby”. Jar BabyAntonius, a long-kept secret in Hadrian’s Jar . . . until the truth is spilled. Ziggy BoyleGuy who started a Fruit Fly Apocalypse by littering. Wandered from home at an early age. From short story “The Fruit Of Thy Womb”. GeewhillikersA creepy critter from a purple box. “Don’t” open it! Old WomanA mysterious resident facing eviction, the latest in a long series of Witchhunts. The Queen Of HatsDwelling in an oddly-shaped house on a hill. She’s a Good Witch who always has room for more hats. Kitty HawkBlue and curious cat who moves herself into the clocktower of a lunatic. From the poem “The Mad Hatter”. The GrackenConjured by six Grackles on a limb from their vicious gossip. The MonstrelA nasty fellow who stalks the streets to rob and ruin. ZinfandelHomeless bunny taken in by “The Monstrel” as his accomplice. Mary ShelleyA favorite author of Lori R. Lopez — admired, honored and included in her poetry, prose and art. Featured in “Horror She Wrote”. The WriterAuthor of horrors, scribbling in a dim corner of a dungeon keep. From the poem “Clan Destiny”. Marcus MorbideeA very macabre and morbid minister who roams the night. From the poem “Trickle”. Alina FloriceaAlways ready to greet the train’s “Unscheduled Stops” in Transylvania. The GrimalkinAlso known as Twinklenose. The pet of a Witch and her son. Inhabited by a wicked spirit named Guldagon. NocturnityFound in the Twilight hours at random parks with an entourage of flies. Will ChronoAverage cog-in-the-machine fellow, bored at a pointless job, until the day he wakes up from the “Sleep Of Fools”. Patience JewelA rebel who wants more from life than rules and routine. The Shadow ManStickler for rules and order. Maintainer of the workflow. Rigid to the point of malicious. El ChupacabrasA mutant horror conjured by an Aztec Feathered-Snake God and Mayan Bat God to do their bidding. Likes to dance. LupitaSmall and alone. Kidnapped by a monster from her loving parents in Baja California. CharlesBoth man and beast due to a lab experiment gone awry. From the short story “The Lycaning”. Darius ExavierCarnival Thin Man down on his luck till he’s picked up along the road by a scientist of the “Unnatural”. Bone ManA “Fossil” out of place in the modern world who cannot control his appetite. HorrendusHeartless Ogre born on Halloween who torments a village every hundred years demanding sacrifice. BalewicAn ear devil influencing generations into acts against their will, called Natubi by villagers in Africa. MidnightTuxedo-Cat out for revenge against those who wrong her. From the short story “Unleashed”.