Spooky Halloween Reads

Its that time of year. Time to pull out the warm, cozy sweaters, eat anything and everything pumpkin or pumpkin spice flavored, and curl up with a spooky book. If you are looking for some good suggestions based on how scary you want it then you have come to the right place. Here are some spooky suggestions based on the fear level:

Most scary

The Madman's Daughter By Megan Shepard

The dark retelling of The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells tells the story of JulietMoreau living in the shadow of her fathers dark legacy. Her father was a Doctor in London but was thrown out of the community due to his questionable practices and techniques. This book at time is dark, scary and will keep you at the edge of your seat. This is the first book in a three part series that is sure to entertain if you want your heart to race and to not be able to put down.

Middle of the line

Far Far Away by Tom McNeal

I probably talk about this book too much but that is because I love it so much. It is by far my favorite book listed out of the four. It tells the story of Jeremy Johnson Johnson , a boy who can hear voices that he finds out are ghosts. He lives in a small town that shuns him because he can hear the voices of things that are not there. While I can't go into very many details without spoiling it but it is very much worth reading. It kept me at the edge of my seat. In fact, I was so entranced that it made me late getting back to work on my lunch break.

Least Scary

The Graveyard Book by Neal Gaiman

This book tells the story of Nobody (Bod) Owens, a boy who grows up in a graveyard surrounded
by ghosts. This story is more light than the others, focusing more on Bod and his family and the issues of growing up surrounded by the dead. In my opinion this is a classic book for any middle schooler and is definitely middle grade.

Or

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

 

Coraline tells the story of a girl who moves into a new home. She is bored of her family, bored of her neighbors, and stuck inside on a rainy day. She finds a door in her home that leads to a new world. A world that is strangely familiar to her own, except her parents let her do whatever she wants, and they have buttons for eyes. I enjoyed this book more than the Graveyard Book, it seemed more creepy and a better story overall (but other book lovers love the Graveyard Book, so that is why I chose to include it in this list.). I read the graphic novel version of this one and while the story was good, the drawings and art were not the best. I would like to read the actual real version of this book. There was also a movie made (which was good, but confusing at times).

 

Hope these suggestions make your Halloween even spookier than normal! What are your favorite Halloween reads? Leave a comment below sharing your favorite.