While I love and support many of the incredibly talented male artists and shop owners, I have a huge soft spot for women-owned shops and my fellow ladies of horror. Perhaps it’s because I know how underrepresented women are in horror and among business owners and entrepreneurs.

The passionate and hardworking ladies inspire me greatly, and it’s an honor to celebrate and support women like Tracy, the owner of Mouth of Madness.

The first thing you should know is that she’s an amazingly wonderful human being — extremely kind, generous, highly supportive of other artists and makers, and so appreciative of her customers. That kind of stuff really matters to me. And, if it matters to you as well, you can definitely feel good about supporting this shop.

Second, she’s a true blue horror fan, which is readily apparent if you check out her shop. There you’ll find a large selection of stunning pins…but not just those from mainstream horror films. What I love are the brilliant pins dedicated to indie, foreign, and cult films that don’t typically much if any love from other pin makers.

You’ll find pins from films like The Hunger, Black Sabbath, Videodrome and Ju-On, alongside pins celebrating films like The Shining, The Omen, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (just to name a few).