— Welcome to the Village of —
Pumpkinlight Cove
Founded in 1697 • On the Coast of Maine
— History —
Learn about the origin of Pumpkinlight Cove, and experience the storytelling that documents our spooky community (whimsically peculiar and playfully macabre, but ideal for K-7 families).
“Experience life in the Cove by way of our village periodical, published every Monday & Friday.”
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Launching August 2026!
— Tourism —
There is much to see in Pumpkinlight Cove—from the Grim & Ghastly Coffee Shoppe to the creepy olde antique shoppe at village edge, the sea-monster sanctuary by the water, the haunted cemetery, and more.
“The Cove and its inhabitants (people, monsters, ghouls, et al.) are meant to be entirely fictitious.
“Any similarity to real people, living or dead, and/or real places is a coincidence and, in some cases, slightly disturbing.”
Pumpkinlight Cove, ME Town Hall
The Cove’s Mysterious Charm
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From eerie scenery and peculiar establishments to spooky goings-on of a playful sort, Pumpkinlight Cove has a breadth of experiences for just about anyone who enjoys a fun-filled fright | Full tourism page arriving in July!
The Raven Express
The Antique Shoppe (displ.: The Sisters Mischievous)
Pembroke's Pond
Abigail Lockewood's pumpkin patch
Local coffee-shoppe/mortuary
Historic sea-monster-sanctuary/café
Programs & Commerce
Live Storytelling
Our resident storyteller can read to K-7 classes and library groups in order to bring the excitement of spooky storytelling to life—includes a Little Free Library® and “Lantern Keepers”!
Mentor Program
The Pumpkinlight Academy for Storytelling™ will be a unique opportunity to embrace your interest in spooky storytelling by way of one-on-one mentoring, conducted by our resident storyteller!
Gift Shoppe
You won’t want to leave Pumpkinlight Cove without purchasing a few items through which you can recall your visit—wares that will leave readers, friends, family, and random passersby horribly playfully aghast!
Upcoming Events
Pumpkinlight Cove’s calendar is being updated by Town Hall in order to reflect all upcoming events for 2026. Not least of those will be the Cove’s annual festival, The October Nightfright—Friday, Oct. 30, 4 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
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Updates will begin populating the calendar by next week!
“As the evening creeps into night, we tell tales by candle’s light. But we never forget at story’s height, to fill each brain with fun-filled fright!”
The Curious Mr. Blend™, resident storyteller
Storyteller
The Curious Mr. Blend is the resident storyteller for Pumpkinlight Cove. His sole responsibility is, by way of publishing a series of books and broadsides and conducting live storytelling events, to tell tales not only from the recent past—in third-person perspective—but those that are unfolding at this very moment.
Community
Our community is looking to gain a small but respectable online following, our mysterious nature notwithstanding. Naturally, we encourage you to travel throughout said online community by way of Facebook: a place in which we will share mysterious updates and peculiar happenings for all to see.
Inquiries
Alas, Pumpkinlight Cove’s Chamber of Commerce, Town Hall, and resident storyteller are unable to accept a messenger crow or werewolf howl as a means of correspondence. So, if you have questions, are interested in a collaboration, simply contact us by way of electronic post, telephone, or black messenger cat.
