If you can find the 1950s original printings they also have some charmingly nonsensical abstract art to accompany several tales of terror.
#halloween #horror #halloreads #31daysofhalloween #spookybook #booktober #alfredhitchcock
DAY 15
Before this Jeff Long wrote novels about history and mountain climbing. Then he comes out with his insane, gory nightmare about an empire of underground goat people!
An incredible tale that’s both bizarre and weirdly grounded, filled with moments of delicious WTF
#halloreads #booktober
DAY 14
We can all agree that Conan is a badass. But for my money it’s ALL about Solomon Kane.
Two swords? Flintlock pistols? Cool hat?
Robert E Howard may have perfected the swords and sandals genre, but Solomon Kane is for the horror kids!
#halloreads #31daysofhalloween #spookybook #booktober
DAY 13
No coffee table is complete without the ultimate guide to all things Friday the 13th: Crystal Lake Memories!
Every movie, every Jason, every Final Girl and every kill in glorious, oversized full-color pages. It’s a book to die for! 💀
#halloreads #31daysofhalloween #spookybook #booktober
DAY 12
The 2nd appearance of the Master of Anthologies Marvin Kaye!
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown doesn’t have quite as many bangers, but you can’t go wrong with an entire third of the book dedicated to Fiends and Creatures 💚
#halloreads #31daysofhalloween #spookybook #booktober
DAY 9
This is the highest possible recommendation for Soren Narnia’s unsettling podcast Knifepoint Horror.
Intensely quiet and disturbing tales of the horrific and uncanny, told with masterful narration and storytelling.
#halloreads #sorennarnia #spookybook #booktober
I could imagine the sound of endless rocks striking my home, unearthly howls and flashing, ravenous fangs in the darkness. It was the kind of picture that I couldn’t look at during the day and would leave me inconsolable at night.
I LOVED it.
#halloreads #31daysofhalloween #spookybook #booktober
As evidenced by its tattered cover, Monsters You’ve Never Heard of was my all-time fav, introducing me to the Jersey Devil, Spring Heeled Jack and more.
#halloween #horror #halloreads #danielcohen #31daysofhalloween #spookybook #booktober
Years later I visited the old library to find the book for sale, complete with check-out card. I picked it up for $1.50 and yet it remains, to me, a priceless treasure.
It’s also a very real treasure since it’s long out of print and goes for like $350 on eBay!
#halloween #horror #halloreads
Day 4
When I was little my mom didn’t drive so we walked EVERYWHERE. Luckily we lived just a few blocks from the metropolis known as Main Street in Butler PA. Mom was good friend with the owner of The Book Nook, and we’d always stop so they could catch up.
#halloween #horror #halloreads
Wizards and Witches was the first volume in the series.
With terrifying stories, creepy artwork and forbidden knowledge (at least to a 3rd grader) these were as close to the Necronomicon as you were likely to find on the shelves of the Public Library.
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Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural was far and away my favorite. This is my original copy and still carries my highlighted table of contents with my favorite stories!
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Giant sea scorpions that inject flesh-eating acid through their stingers and are commanded by 9 foot tall lizard-fish people! It’s literally an unbeatable premise brought to life by two of the greatest horror writers of all time 🖤🧡💀
#halloween #horror #halloreads #clickers2
Us sliding into cozy autumn vibes and reading/watching every horror comic/movie ever...
Like I WAS A FASHION SCHOOL SERIAL KILLER, out now from @dougwagner13.bsky.social & Daniel Hillyard 🕶️🩸 Grab all five issues at your local comic shop. #HorrorComic #HalloReads @imagecomics.com
Cover of Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Jill McElmurry.
Cover of The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams and illustrated by Megan Lloyd.
I missed posting the past two night’s #Halloreads. Mini-me loves the Little Blue Truck series, and LITTLE BLUE TRUCK’S HALLOWEEN is a year-round favorite. Last night, she decided to do the reading, and I was treated to a very animated version of THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
I haven’t put Mini-me to bed the past two nights. No bedtime story on Tuesday because she was up waaaay past her bedtime, but last night she read I SPY A SKELETON with her dad for #halloreads.
