This week's Top Ten from The Broke and the Bookish asks from good Halloween reads.
1) Umbrella Man - I wish more people knew how great Roald Dahl's adult short stories are. They are wonderfully creepy and perfect for Halloween.
2) The Woman in Black - My new favorite ghost story. I will absolutely be breaking this one out frequently for Halloweens in the future.
3) The Thirteenth Tale - Gothic horror story for book lovers, can't beat that.
4) The Little Stranger - A haunted house... or is it?
5) We Have Always Lived in the Castle - I just read this one and it's super creepy and captivating.
6) Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - It's a classic and it's the ultimate good vs. evil story, because we each contain a bit of both.
7) The Bunnicula series by James Howe - I loved this series growing up and these books would be great Halloween read for kids.
8) The Graveyard Book - Imagine reading passages from this in a graveyard at night. I'm getting chills just thinking about it.
9) The Yellow Wallpaper - There's seriously nothing scarier than losing your mind.
10) The Cask of Amontillado - Every Halloween list needs a bit of Poe and this is one of my favorites.
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11 comments:
Jekyll and Hyde!! :D One of my favs!
Excellent list - and ditto on Roald Dahl's adult stuff!
I just finished reading Bunnicula to the kids, and we're now in the middle of Howliday Inn!
This is a great list. I really need to read The Little Stranger.
Amanda - That remains my favorite of Robert Louis Steven's work so far.
Nymeth - Yay, another Dahl fan!
Kathy - Howliday Inn is my personal favorite of the series. I hope they love it!
Kailana - It was my first Waters book.
The Cask of Amontillado may be my very favorite Poe...so sinister and evil...LOVE IT!
We also love Dahl and Bunnicula. I think the Bunnicula books were a huge factor in why we got a bunny ten years ago. He is still pretty spry and draining carrots of their color (and substance) daily.
Oh, and did I mention that we have an 11-year-old cat named Chester?
Great list! I agree with Dr. Jekyll and The Yellow Wallpaper - two of my favorites for this time of year. I really, really want to read We Have Always Lived in the Castle now.
The Yellow Wallpaper! Definitely one of the most unsettling stories I've ever read.
Patti - Mine too. It's so deliciously dark.
Jeanne - You're my hero! You had a bunny and a cat named Chester. I love it.
Brenna - I'm going to try to have a review of it up on Halloween. It was a perfect read for the read-a-thon.
Jenny - Yes, I wasn't expecting it to be so creepy.
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