Tag: spooky October reads

  • Halloween Reads: Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge

    Halloween Reads: Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge

    Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge Published: September 2007 Norman Partridge’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, Dark Harvest, is a powerhouse thrill-ride with all the resonance of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” “A major talent.” ―Stephen King Halloween, 1963. They call him the October Boy, or Ol’ Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. Whatever the name, everybody in this…

  • Halloween Reads: Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween by Lisa Morton

    Halloween Reads: Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween by Lisa Morton

    Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween by Lisa Morton Published: Reaktion Books; Illustrated edition (Sept. 12 2019) Publisher Synopsis: Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization have made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it become what it…

  • Halloween Reads: Classic Monsters Unleashed

    Halloween Reads: Classic Monsters Unleashed

    Classic Monsters Unleashed: Book 1 462 pages Released July 12th 2022 by Crystal Lake Publishing (what a name, right?) Stories of famous monsters in a new horror anthology featuring Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Ramsey Campbell, and many others. Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr.…

  • October Country: Ode To Bradbury

    October Country: Ode To Bradbury

    October Country

  • 31 Days of Halloween: The End of Summer

    Media has exploited the celebrations of Samhain and taken us far away from its roots. There is no Lord of the Dead nor any deity ruling over Halloween. Samhain (pronounced sow-in) translates to End of Summer. Not quite as exciting huh? It is quite shocking how many major motion pictures and television shows have completely…