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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Horror author Jamesie Fournier says he enjoys scaring children almost as much as they enjoy being scared. \u201cIt\u2019s very entertaining to be terrified,\u201d he said Saturday in an interview in his Inhabit Media office in Iqaluit. \u201cThat\u2019s why we love horror.\u201d The Inuktitut and English writer had just launched his latest children\u2019s book, Lemming\u2019s First Halloween, earlier that day at Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum. Dozens of costumed children and their families dropped by the event to create creepy crafts and hear spooky stories. The book is Fournier\u2019s second in the series. He published Lemming\u2019s First Christmas in English and Inuktitut in 2024. Lemming\u2019s First Halloween marks Fournier\u2019s first collaboration with Toronto-based Pakistani-Canadian illustrator Faiza Khan. The tale follows Lemming and her pup… <\/p>\n

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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Horror author Jamesie Fournier says he enjoys scaring children almost as much as they enjoy being scared. \u201cIt\u2019s very entertaining to be terrified,\u201d he said Saturday in an interview in his Inhabit Media office in Iqaluit. \u201cThat\u2019s why we love horror.\u201d The Inuktitut and English writer had just launched his latest children\u2019s book, Lemming\u2019s First Halloween, earlier that day at Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum. Dozens of costumed children and their families dropped by the event to create creepy crafts and hear spooky stories. The book is Fournier\u2019s second in the series. He published Lemming\u2019s First Christmas in English and Inuktitut in 2024. Lemming\u2019s First Halloween marks Fournier\u2019s first collaboration with Toronto-based Pakistani-Canadian illustrator Faiza Khan. The tale follows Lemming and her pup... <\/p>\n

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