Favorite Halloween Reads

Happy Halloween, fellow book nerds!

In the spirit of spookiness, we’ve been on the search for some truly great Halloween reads. In fact, our monthly staff book club last week was dedicated to anything scary, creepy, evil, or just plain weird. Below are some of our staff’s favorites.

Tanya—“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe

Bryan C.—Evil by Rennie Sparks

Matt—Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe

Alan—House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Carly—“Lusus Naturae” by Margaret Atwood and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving

Jessica M.—Clifford’s Halloween by Norman Bridwell

Natalie—The Witches by Roald Dahl

Corrin— “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Premature Burial,” and the “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe

Need more spook? NPR also suggests three cerebral Halloween reads, Kirkus Reviews listed its favorites, and Readers Digest has nine scary books for kids. Of course, if you’re not in the mood for staying in and reading by candlelight, you can take your nerdiness to the streets with a literary Halloween costume.

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