Top Ten Books to Get into the Halloween Spirit

Top Ten Books to Get in the Halloween Spirit

Hello, Readers! Today we bring you a collaborative post featuring a few of our more spooky stories to get us all in the mindset for Halloween! I asked the contributors of our blog to give me the stories and books they have read that remind them the most of Halloween. Here are our answers!

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Jana's Pick

Ten by Gretchen McNeil

This book was SO spooky! A group of kids stranded on an island all alone in the middle of a torrential downpour, and one of them starts killing everyone else. There were tense moments and suspense and mystery. I had to read this in bright lights, with my sister next to me doing her homework. Scary, but good! This is my kind of scary. I can handle murder, but not the supernatural!




Jen's Pick

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Growing up I'd read this book with my grandparents during the week of Halloween.  A fun tradition!  It was the perfect book for my younger self because I did not like the super scary things associated with Halloween (I'm a proud scaredy-cat).  Taking a trip through time and seeing how other cultures celebrate Halloween?  Sounds good to me!  I am long overdue for a reread, hopefully I'll be able to find my copy of the book!




Tahleen's Pick

The Diviners by Libba Bray

I'm almost finished with this one, but it's a perfect pick for the Halloween season. It's super creepy, plus for all of you who like to dress up as flappers for Halloween, you'll get some awesome descriptions of '20s dress since it takes place in NYC during the Roaring Twenties. Here's a brief synopsis: Evie is sent to New York City when she puts the reputation of her town's golden boy on the line through a trick she can do—reading secrets from objects. She's thrilled to get out of her hometown in Ohio and into the excitement of the city that never sleeps, but when she finds herself helping to investigate a series of grisly murders, her gift might be the key to saving humanity from an evil too large to comprehend. I am excited to see how this one wraps up—it's certainly been hard to put down!


Jamie's Pick
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Definition of a mindf*ck. One of those books that you'll start feeling crazy reading. Take breaks.









Jamie's Pick



Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
ZOMBIES!!! What says Halloween like a post-apocalyptic zombie story?!









Bridget's Pick

It by Stephen King

What better story to read to get yourself ready for Halloween than a story about a clown-that's-not-a-clown and the kids who are drawn together to defeat the monster? Shoot, this is not only one of my favorite SK books, but one of my favorite books of all time. And he's just been on my mind lately since I just got tickets to go see him in person in December!! :D




Julia's Pick

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Back in the days of yore I saw a Disney cartoon based on this book and it freaked me the hell out. Years later I read the short story and it freaked me out just as much as the cartoon. Whenever I think of Halloween to this day I think of this book/story as well as some others...






Julia's Pick

Goosebumps by R.L. Stein

In grade school, there were two scary T.V. shows that I watched on a regular basis despite not liking getting scared. One was Are You Afraid of the Dark and the other was Goosebumps. Watching the mask episodes led me to pick up some of the book series. I didn't get very far in them because of the aforementioned not liking being scared, and The Haunted Mask is still terrifying to my mind, and thus Halloween.



Julia's Pick

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

This books seriously creeped me out. I remember getting so caught up and actually thinking that I may not be able to finish the book because it was freaking me out so much! You know that it is a good creepy book when they have made multiple movies based on it!






Julia's Pick

The Strange Case Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

I loved this musical and I love the source material that it is based on. The idea of self experimentation and in and of this creating a monster is so trippy. Then the psychological aspects of that complete opposite person living inside us the whole  time also creeps me out.



All right! Hit us up with your spookiest list! And have a Happy Hollow's Eve!