It's Halloween! All I've done to celebrate is eat some candy corn... and then remember that I don't like candy corn. Le sigh. If you want to celebrate in literary style, may I suggest a few of the following spooky reads.
The Dark
Lemony Snicket
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
"Tell-Tale" is about a nameless man who kills an old man for a really strange reason, which we won't give away here. The nameless man tells the story of the murder to prove he is not insane.
The Shining
Stephen King
Other Spooky Titles
Amityville Horror - Jay Anson
The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe
The Myrtles Plantation - Frances Kermeen
Pet Sematary - Stephen King
The Pit and the Pendulum - Edgar Allan Poe
Psycho - Robery Bloch
Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin
The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
Lemony Snicket
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house
as Laszlo. Mostly, though, the dark stays in the basement and doesn't
come into Lazslo's room. But one night, it does. This is the story of how Laszlo stops being afraid of the dark. With emotional insight and poetic economy, two award-winning talents team up to conquer a universal childhood fear.
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Bod is an unusual boy who
inhabits an unusual place-he's the only living resident of a graveyard.
Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery
denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time
as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade. Can a boy raised by ghosts face
the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?
And then there are things like ghouls that aren't really one thing or
the other.
Ransom Riggs
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
"Tell-Tale" is about a nameless man who kills an old man for a really strange reason, which we won't give away here. The nameless man tells the story of the murder to prove he is not insane.
Stephen King
Jack
Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a
fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel,
he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and
working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the
idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the
only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the
Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
William Peter Blatty
The chilling movie we could not forget . . . The Exorcist
changed popular culture forever.Forty years ago, the movie that was
based onWilliam Peter Blatty's runaway #1 bestseller—agroundbreaking
story of faith and supernaturalsuspense—held audiences captive. Now this
specialedition commemorates the 40th anniversary of the iconic film
that paved the way for the entire genrethat followed it: the
unforgettable The Exorcist.
Other Spooky Titles
Amityville Horror - Jay Anson
The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe
The Myrtles Plantation - Frances Kermeen
Pet Sematary - Stephen King
The Pit and the Pendulum - Edgar Allan Poe
Psycho - Robery Bloch
Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin
The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
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