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Welcome Halloween With These Spooky Reads
The Haunting of Alejandraby V. Castro: Alejandra no longer knows who she is. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown. She is La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican legend. And she will not leave until Alejandra follows her mother, her grandmother, and all the women who came before her into the darkness. But Alejandra has inherited more than just pain. She has inherited the strength and the courage of her foremothers–and she will have to summon everything they have given her to banish La Llorona forever.
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado: Earthy and otherworldly, antic and sexy, queer and caustic, comic and deadly serious, Her Body and Other Parties swings from horrific violence to the most exquisite sentiment. In their explosive originality, these stories enlarge the possibilities of contemporary fiction.
Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia: After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find–her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi is also an unlikely rescuer. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemi; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones: Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation, who were childhood friends, find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants to exact revenge upon them for what they did during an elk hunt ten years earlier by killing them, their families, and friends.
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams: Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and – like his spine-chilling films – its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world… and redefine what it means to be afraid.
Reprieve by James Han Mattson: On April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities, booby-traps, and ghoulishly costumed actors. If the group can endure these horrors without shouting the safe word, “reprieve,” they’ll win a substantial cash prize… But before they can complete the challenge, a man breaks into the cell and kills one of the contestants.
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix: A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina in the ’90s about a women’s book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious stranger who turns out to be a real monster.
The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James: In ‘The Turn of the Screw,’ one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. It is accompanied here by several more of the very best of Henry James’s short stories, all exploring ghosts and the uncanny.
Best of How to Haunt Your Houseby Shawn Mitchell: When the living set out to haunt houses, they scream for a unique look and feel. They want to create a spooky memory for visitors coming to party or trick or treat. With a bit of theatrics and light–and layers and layers of homemade cobwebs–today’s home haunters hunger to go beyond just setting out a jack-o’-lantern on Halloween. Now you can create an extreme cinematic experience with touch, sound, smells, and spooktacular sights that bring on the chills and screams at every turn.
Ghostland : An American History in Haunted Placesby Colin Dickey: With boundless curiosity, Dickey conjures the dead by focusing on questions of the living — how do we deal with stories about ghosts, and how do we inhabit and move through spaces that have been deemed haunted? Paying attention not only to the true facts behind a ghost story, but also to the ways in which changes are made to those facts and why, Dickey paints a version of American history left out of the textbooks, one of things left undone and crimes left unsolved.
Haunted Arizona: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Grand Canyon State by Charles A. Stansfield: UFOs, ghost trains, and El Chupacabra figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Grand Canyon State. From the arid desert to the population centers of Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, come a variety of stories and legends, including the phantom of Jack the Ripper, Sedona’s mysterious magnetic fields, and ghostly-and homicidal-guardians of the Lost Dutchman Mine.
Oh My Gourd: How to Carve a Pumpkin Plus 29 Other Fun Halloween Activitiesby Jack Hallow: Get back to the basics with a handy step-by-step for carving a pumpkin that will have your callers commenting on your crafty cutting. Use one of the included templates to carve your creation! Then discover how to turn a simple gourd into a water bottle or a colorful animal feeder that will bring all sorts of critters to your garden. After, why not whip up a batch of smoky pumpkin deviled eggs, pumpkin chips, or a warming pumpkin spiced latte to sip while you watch your favorite holiday movie? And that’s just the beginning; you’ll find lots of things can be improved with a little sprinkle of pumpkin spice!
The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux: No matter how different best friends Adelle and Connie are, one thing they’ve always had in common is their love of a little-known gothic romance novel called Moira. So when the girls are tempted by a mysterious man to enter the world of the book, they hardly suspect it will work. But suddenly they are in the world of Moira, living among characters they’ve obsessed about for years. Except…all is not how they remembered it. The girls realize that something dark is lurking behind their foray into fiction–and they will have to rewrite their own arcs if they hope to escape this nightmare with their lives.
Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard: In this collection of literary slice-of-life horror, five stories explore what happens when one is desperate enough to seek solace and connection in the world of monsters and darkness.
Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus by Gris Grimly: Retells, in graphic novel format, Mary Shelley’s classic tale of a monster, assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies, who develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
The Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell: After the death of her father, Temperance assumes the lamplighter position in her coastal whaling village and drives away the unnatural fog that descends each night, but when two girls go missing and authorities doubt her abilities, Temperance uncovers dark truths and faces a choice between silence and risking her own and her sister’s fate among the vanished.
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand: A lovelorn newcomer, a grief-stricken pariah and a privileged liar intersect on the island of Sawkill Rock, where they become unlikely defenders against an insidious monster that has been preying upon the girls in their community for decades.
Where Echoes Dieby Courtney Gold: Beck has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. She finds herself unable to stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, clamoring for a time when things were normal. So when a mysterious letter in her mother’s handwriting arrives in the mail with the words Come and find me, pointing to a town called Backravel, Beck hopes that it may hold the answers. But when Beck and her sister Riley arrive in Backravel, Arizona it’s clear that there’s something off about the town. Beck is desperate to hold onto the way things used to be, and when she starts losing herself in Backravel and its connection to her mother, will there be a way for her to pull herself out?
The Big Book of Mysteries by Tom Adams: Get ready to be amazed as you uncover the world’s greatest mysteries, from Bigfoot to the Bermuda Triangle. Including alien abductions, haunted houses, mind-blowing natural phenomena, and much more, this book will explain the extraordinary –unless the extraordinary can’t be explained, of course. Then you’ll just have to make up your own mind…
Do Vampire Bats Really Drink Blood? Answering Kids’ Questions by Ellen Labrecque: Vampires are made-up creatures that drink blood. But vampire bats are real! Do they really need to drink blood to survive? You have questions and this book has the answers. Find out about vampire bats, including what they eat and their behavior.
Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science Behind Your Favorite Monsters by Carlyn Beccia: Carlyn Beccia presents werewolves, vampires, zombies and more as you’ve never seen them. Discover the origins of eight scream-worthy monsters, find out how major historical events shaped their creation, and delve into the science behind these fearful beasts.
A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton: In the hilarious eighth book of this blockbuster graphic novel series, Narwhal and Jelly celebrate the spookiest time of the year — Halloween — with a super twist! Dive into three new stories that are sure to fright and delight!
The Wheels on the Costumeby Cindy Jin: Celebrating disability and inclusivity, this interactive board book can be read to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus so little ones can see how a wheelchair can be transformed into creative costumes for trick-or-treating on Halloween night.
