question #77; Boo!

[Faye]

Well you know next week is Hallowe'en here in North America. Anyone reading something spooky and spinechilling? How is it? Do you have any recommendations along the theme?

[Diane]

Not really spooky or spine tingling, but I am starting Ghost at Work by Carolyn G Hart. It is the first in her Bailey Ruth Raeburn series about a ghost/ sleuth.

[Maggie]

I've just started The Small Hand by Susan Hill - I hope its as good as her 'The Woman in Black' which really made my heart race!

[Naomi V]

i'm reading Zone One by Colson Whitehead, a zombie novel, but not your typical zombie fare. it's scarier than the usual shuffle-and-eat zombie tale, because it's on a more human scale.

[Joanie]

I'm a little late to the party but in honor of Halloween I have been revisiting some of my favorite spooky books from childhood and reading a few I didn't read back then. I have read and am currently reading:

The Thing at the Foot of the Bed, The Ghost Next Door, The House with a Clock in it's Walls, and Wait Till Helen Comes.

I also read We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson which was awesome!

[Maggie]

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is also brilliant - and the film based on it The Haunting (1960's version) one of my all time faves.

[Faye]

These Shirley Jackson books look interesting, but short with somewhat cartoony cover art. Are they YA?

[Donna]

Mine too Maggie. Still one of the scariest movies ever. I starteD "Halfway to the Grave". Vampires... Oooh, scary....

[Maggie]

No they're definitely not YA! I still think its one of the scariest movies - and there's actually no blood, gore etc - all suggested - brilliant!

[Donna]

My childhood bedroom shared the wall with the long hallway to the back of the house. For months after I made them watch it my brothers would hit the wall as they headed down the hall. Bastiges.

[Maggie]

So scary - and that scene where (can't remember name) says let go of my hand - and no-one is holding her hand!

Talking of which - finished the Small Hand this afternoon - beautifully written, spooky - didnt scare me as much as The Woman in Black though. I'd still recommend it.

[Joanie]

Loved The Haunting of Hill House! It was so well done, much more psychological than true horror-Jackson is masterful. I think it was Eleanor who says let go of my hand-I get goosebumps thinking about it!

[Maggie]

Yes - Eleanor. So do I!!

[michelle+8]

Joanie wrote: "I'm a little late to the party but in honor of Halloween I have been revisiting some of my favorite spooky books from childhood and reading a few I didn't read back then. I have read and am currently reading:

...The Ghost Next Door..."

The Ghost Next Door was one of my FAVORITE RL Stine books, EVER! It was the first time I had ever read that particular twist, and it was so awesome that I still remember it almost 20 years later!

[Chris]

While my book club read Dracula for Halloween (which was excellent!), I read Coraline by Neil Gaiman. It's YA, but I enjoy Gaiman's wonderful imagination. I thought the book was very clever, nicely creepy, and a great read.