Scary Reads

Now that it’s October, it’s time to get in the mood for all things spooky. I have some fond childhood memories of Halloween. It was always fun getting dressed up. Watching horror movies and documentaries, and seeing decorations, still gets me in a festive mood.

For many Halloweens, I dressed up as a pirate. I was Robin Hood one year. Another year I dressed up as a character from the picture book The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, the ujigami. In my last year of trick-or-treating, I was a Union soldier. But perhaps my most memorable, and my favorite, costume was the Invisible Man. It was simple. I dressed up in a suit with gloves, sunglasses, a hat, and my head was wrapped up in gauze.

If you’re looking for some reads to get you in a spooky mood this Halloween season, here are a few anthologies featuring my horror-themed work.

This anthology includes my poem inspired by a real black cat:

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These two include a psychological horror story involving knives and two of my poems, one of which is in the style of “The Raven.” The former includes the latter as well as its companion volumes rolled into one book.

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Nightmare Whiskers came out last year, and the Nightmare Whispers series has been out for five years.

And for anyone who wants to get in a spooky Halloween mood with music, I highly recommend the Halloween carols of Kristen Lawrence.