Halloween

[close] This is the official bookclub for the Extreme Halloween Exchange facebook group!

[close] Welcome to the 2015 Halloween Challenge! The goal is to complete as many of the following challenges as possible during the month of October. Feel free to go in order, skip around, and/or substitute any other spooky stories for those you've already read. Books in quotes are what we, the moderators, will be reading - you're welcome to read along with us or choose another book, graphic novel, short story, etc. that applies! 1. Dracula - Bram Stoker 2. Frankenstein -Mary Shelley 3. A short Story by Edgar Allan Poe (The Fall of the House of Usher) 4. A ghost story (The Monk - Matthew Gregory Lewis) 5. A book by Stephen King (The Shining) 6. A book with supernatural creatures (Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice) 7. A Classic Horror Tale (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving) 8. A Neil Gaiman book (The Graveyard Book) 9. A Mystery (Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson) 10. A work of Gothic Fiction (The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux) 11. A story by HP Lovecraft (The Tomb) 12. A story with "Halloween" in the title (The Halloween Tree - Ray Bradbury) 13. A book with Black and/or orange on the cover (Woman in Black - Susan Hill)

[close] A place for anyone who wants to read and chat about the Mara Dyer trilogy by Michelle Hodkin! The readathon will take place over the month of October, finishing up by Halloween (which is perfect because these books are creeeeepy) This readathon will last all month, and you can read the books as quickly or as slowly as you want (read them all the first week, read them all the last week, read one a week, etc). Suggested reading schedule: Oct. 1 - Oct. 10 The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Challenge 1: Book MASH) Oct. 11 - Oct. 21 The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Challenge 2: Creative Video) Oct 22. - Oct. 31 The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Challenge 3: RIP it or SHIP it) There will also be video challenges each week with Mara Dyer themes (these are totally optional, but are going to be SO MUCH FUN so you're more than welcome to participate!) BOOK MASH QUESTIONS (CHALLENGE 1): (See "Mara Dyer ReadAThon Video Challenges" video below for more details) 1 This character dies first 2 This character turns you over to the killer to save his or her self 3 You trip this character to get away from the killer 4 This character’s ghost haunts you after they die 5 This character is secretly the killer 6 This object you use to defend yourself 7 You hide here during the apocalypse 8 This character would protect you from an attack/haunting 9 In the end you and this character survive 10 This character has been planning his/her costume since last Halloween BONUS ;P 11 This character has a candy corn addiction For more come join me at: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-J7x7Lf2YQ8i527YNO2iLw Twitter: https://twitter.com/Katesbookdate

[close] As we get closer to fall, this group focuses primarily on horror/mystery/thriller books, as halloween is coming up!!