This week's theme is a HALLOWEEN FREEBIE.
I decided to look back over my last ten years of October posts and revisit some of my favorite & scariest October reads. I've also included a link to my original reviews. Happy reading!
October 2013: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
October 2014: Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan
October 2015: Dracula by Bram Stoker
October 2016: Shiver by Alex Nye
October 2017: Ghost Song by Sarah Rayne
October 2018: Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
October 2019: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Seek by Anthony O'Neill
October 2020: In the Barren Ground by Loreth Anne White
October 2021: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
October 2022: Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead
October 2023: The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert
Happy Reading!
Death and the Conjuror looks like a great read.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday.
It's a fun mystery...not really scary like some of the others. But the main character is a magician whose helping the police with their investigation, and that's what I loved. :D
DeleteGreat list! I've only read two (The Woman in Black and the Final Girls Support Group) -- really enjoyed them both!
ReplyDeleteThey're such great books. I loved them. :D
DeleteThe Woman in Black was on my list, too. What a scary story.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great book! :D
DeleteI enjoyed Dracula a lot. I love epistolary novels too. I need to read something by Loreth Anne White (she is a Canadian author) and the one in your list sounds good.
ReplyDeleteLoreth Anne White writes some very good and suspenseful thrillers. You should definitely give her a try. :D
DeleteNice, season-appropriate freebie! Dracula is just so good--the definitive, iconic Halloween book.
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween
It is the epitome of vampire books, and one of my favs. :D
DeleteI read and enjoyed both In the Barren Ground and The Final Girl Support Group. I'm going to look at the other ones, because I'm craving a scary read! Thanks for the recommendations! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to look back and see what scary books I've read over the years. :D
DeleteThe only one I've read is Dracula but it was a good one!
ReplyDeleteI love Dracula! One of my favorite classics. :D
DeleteMary would be good, I'm guessing. lol
ReplyDelete;D It's the best!
DeleteWell, I know what books to avoid, LOL! Super scary is no longer in my wheelhouse! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy! :D
DeleteGreat list, Dracula is a favorite and Ghost Song caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteGhost Song is really good! The whole series is actually. And Dracula is the best. :D
DeleteWhat a fun idea for a Halloween list! I also loved The Final Girl Support Group.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great book! And I had fun looking back over the years to see what I've read. :D
DeleteThe Woman In Black and Dust and Shadow sound interesting. And perfect for this time of year.
ReplyDeleteBoth very good reads that are worth checking out. :D
DeleteI remember reading Dracula during my school years. The only other one I've heard of on this list is The Final Girl Support Group, and that's on my TBR. This is such a great post!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And The Final Girl Support Group was awesome.
DeleteI doubt I'd find that many scary books in my entire reading history. But it was fun watching yours.
ReplyDeleteI do like the occasional scary book...more so when I was younger than now. But every October I do seem to find myself searching for a fun ghost story to read. :D
DeleteHalloween is not a big thing over here, it has only come to our attention about a decade ago. But kids don't go around asking for sweets, they do that here on the 1st of January to wish everyone a happy new year. We've been doing that for ages and I don't see Halloween changing that.
DeleteHalloween seems like a bigger holiday here than Christmas these days. It's crazy. I see Halloween decorations going up in September. It was never like that when I was growing up. I don't get it.
DeleteI doubt they used to put up Christmas decorations in November, either.
DeleteYou're right, we never did, not until December. Or at least, not until after Thanksgiving.
DeleteI remember being more than astonished when I learned than the British would put up their Christmas trees at the beginning of December. For us, it was always Christmas Eve, then the tree would be fresh. And we'd leave it until the end of the Christmas season which was the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of Mary on 2 February. So, even though we left the tree up for the same amount of time, ti would start at Christmas and not before.
DeleteI like that tradition. We usually get our tree up at the first of December....but then sadly, we've gone to a fake one. I miss the smell of fresh pine at Christmas time.
DeleteNowadays, a lot of people put up their trees a lot earlier. But I still prefer the old way. And so do my boys, funnily enough.
DeleteI've read DRACULA, but that's it from your list. I visited Whitby, England, where the book is set, earlier this year and I've been wanting to reread it ever since.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
I'd love to go to Whitby someday...all of England really! :D
DeleteIt's a beautiful seaside town. The old cemetery and abbey ruins on the cliffs are especially picturesque. My husband and I both loved it in Whitby. We're hoping to go back sometime.
DeleteNow I want to go there even more!!
DeleteGreat list, Lark! I think my favorite "scary" book I read this year is Weyward. Have you read it? It's about witches and kind of spooky. I hope you have a fun Halloween!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Weyward, but my library has a copy and it does sound really good. Thanks for the recommendation! :D
DeleteThis is a fun list! Dracula is one of my favorites. I usually try to reread it every couple of years. :)
ReplyDeleteI need to reread Dracula; it's been awhile, but it's one I love, too. :D
DeleteThis is such a great list. I'll be bookmarking this one for my October reading next year!
ReplyDelete:D I did like all of these books, so I'm sure you could find one that you would like, too, on this list.
DeleteI am such a chicken when it comes to spooky reads. I will put Dracula on my list though! I read one Grady Hendrix book a few years ago and I had a nightmare. haha
ReplyDeleteSome of Grady Hendrix's books are pretty creepy.
DeleteI'm a wimp so I don't read horror except middle-grade horror. I think I've tried reading Dracula before but years ago. I should try to pick it up again sometime.
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/10/top-ten-tuesday-november-tbr.html
I love Dracula! And thanks for commenting on my blog. :D
DeleteSome properly spooky ones, there. I've only read Loreth Ann White and Dracula from your pile.
ReplyDeleteThose are two of my favs on this list. :D
DeleteSpooky. For whatever reason I missed Halloween reads this year -- I was too busy with other stuff. But this is a good list for any time.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next year you'll be in the mood for a Halloween read or two. :D
DeleteI don't usually read Halloween books, but did this year. I'm not into horror or spooky stuff, but Death and the Conjuror looks good.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun mystery; the main character is a retired magician who helps the police figure out whodunnit. :D
DeleteI'm not a huge scary book fan, but I have read Dracula! Great list :)
ReplyDeleteDracula is the best! :D
DeleteI saw The Woman in Black in play form years ago. I never thought a play could be truly scary but that one was! Great idea and interesting mix of books!
ReplyDeleteThe Woman in Black is a great scary story. I didn't know anyone had turned it into a play. That would be fun to watch.
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