Horror Aficionados discussion

Looking to find a few scary good reads for Fall.

Well I just finished reading this book a couple of weeks ago and it might be considered a perfect fit for around Halloween. :) It will probably scare the socks right off of you! lol

by Lee Mountford

I love this time of year. It's so perfect for horror.
I'm looking forward to these three books this fall:

Just commenting to follow! I am on the look out for new quiet ghost stories. Not super gory, just supernatural, etc. I'm a sucker for a good classic haunting.

Last year we read Usher's Passing as a group read around the fall, right? Or maybe I did it as a buddy read, idk. Anyway that is a good book to read in the fall.



I also think Harvest Home is great fall read.

The October Country by Ray Bradbury

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Halloween Carnival Volume 1

The Halloween Children

Not necessarily too scary, but perfect for this time of year. Keep an eye out for our group reads for October!

Rachel wrote: "Last year we read Usher's Passing as a group read around the fall, right? Or maybe I did it as a buddy read, idk. Anyway that is a good book to read in the fall.


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Those are great picks, Rachel!

ZoeyBleepBloop wrote: "Just commenting to follow! I am on the look out for new quiet ghost stories. Not super gory, just supernatural, etc. I'm a sucker for a good classic haunting."

If you haven't read , give it a shot. Fits pretty much exactly what you describe.

Char wrote: "The October Country by Ray Bradbury

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Halloween Carnival Volume 1

The Halloween Children

Not necessar..."

Addy and I were thinking of doing buddy-reads for , and this season. A Ray Bradbury-a-thon of sorts!

Terry wrote: "Char wrote: "The October Country by Ray Bradbury

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Halloween Carnival Volume 1

The Halloween Children
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I usually try to fit something Bradbury into the month of October. I always associate him with that month. :)

Excellent. I've only read The Martian Chronicles of his, but I've wanted to try some of these others for a while. Looking forward to it.

I always like to read James A. Moore's Harvest Moon. :)

I finally read Something Wicked This Way Comes recently (this past year, i believe) and it's sooooooooo good. Would love to read his other stuff now.

Rachel wrote: "I finally read Something Wicked This Way Comes recently (this past year, i believe) and it's sooooooooo good. Would love to read his other stuff now."

Glad to hear that, Rachel. You should join along when we read the others.

Hi
Currently reading IT by Stephen King, I have a TBR list from now to Halloween that consists of 1) The girl in 6E 2) This book is full of spiders and The Call. although I didn't realize how long my current read is! I have not tackled a book longer than 5/600 pages in a long time let alone 1300.
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Terry wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I finally read Something Wicked This Way Comes recently (this past year, i believe) and it's sooooooooo good. Would love to read his other stuff now."

Glad to hear that, Rachel. You..."

If I can squeeze in the book(s) I will!!! :)

B wrote: "Hi
Currently reading IT by Stephen King, I have a TBR list from now to Halloween that consists of 1) The girl in 6E 2) This book is full of spiders and The Call. although I didn't realize how long ..."

The Call? That one?

The Call by Peadar O' Guilin
the cover says you have Three minutes to save you life...

B wrote: "The Call by Peadar O' Guilin
the cover says you have Three minutes to save you life..."

That is a great book!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just read it a month or so ago... loved it!! The main character is awesome!

Brilliant
thank you I can't wait to read it I have been putting it off for ages :)

B wrote: "Brilliant
thank you I can't wait to read it I have been putting it off for ages :)"

I think you'll love it. It's pretty dark for a YA book.

This is the list we used for Fall Fear 2016. Should have some good seasonal reads for you. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Mixofsunandcloud wrote: "This is the list we used for Fall Fear 2016. Should have some good seasonal reads for you. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

I loved Jon's list. I miss having him around.

is a great fall read! I also loved . Another one is coming out soon: .

Kimberly wrote: "Kelly B wrote: " is a great fall read! I also loved . Another one is coming out soon: [bookcover..."

I can't wait to read [bookcover:The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two|35595851] The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two

*Spring in the other half of the world.

Halloween time I think is awesome for a good murder/mystery. A bit of Poirot wouldn't go astray :)

October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween is a must read classic.
I also enjoyed Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre as well.

I'm also looking for specific Halloween novels and/or short stories. Any other suggestions to add to the ones already mentioned?

I am hoping to pick up IT for halloween as i have never gotten round to reading it yet just got to finish The Stand first.

While nor overly scary, I think Stewart O'Nan's The Night Country is haunting and brilliant, and I listen to the audiobook every October.

For a longish short story, try Glen Hirshberg's Mr Dark's Carnival. It can be found in The Two Sams, and if iremember right, leads off October Dreams 2

Oh, and Norman Partridge's Dark Harvest

I LOVE "Mr Dark's Carnival", and Dark Harvest is a great one for the season, too!

Following this. Currently at work typing up my TBR list I'd like to complete now-Halloween.

I might go with some short stories for Halloween this year.

Mixofsunandcloud wrote: "I might go with some short stories for Halloween this year."

I'm currently reading The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two. LOVE short stories around this time!

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Me too! I don't tend to read many short stories the rest of the year but there is something about the fall and October and Halloween that makes me really want to read a lot of them.

Two solid recs off the top of my head that are Halloween-themed:



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Matthew wrote: "Two solid recs off the top of my head that are Halloween-themed:



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I loved Ghost Road Blues. That was my first Maberry book! :)