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Colleen in PA

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I read or reread at least one every fall. Here is a list of a few classics and some personal favorites in no particular order...do you have any favorites? PLEASE SHARE!

The Halloween Tree - Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving (check out some of his other tales, as well)
The Turn of The Screw - Henry James
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (not really Halloween, but creepy)
Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin (it takes a while to get into this one, but worth it in the end)
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
Ghost Story - Peter Straub (one of my dad's favorites)
The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackon (of The Lottery fame)
I Am Legend - Richard Matheson (far superior and very different from the movie of the same name)
The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty (while a truly horrifying, i.e., "awesome" movie, I am still partial to the book)
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
Just about anything by Edgar Allan Poe - Fall of the House of Usher, Tell-Tale Heart, etc. (really, any Halloween fan should have a copy of his "complete" works - you can't go wrong)
Salem's Lot - Stephen King (most of his novels could make this list, but I often hate his endings...this one is a classic if you like Vampires)
Let the Right One In - John Ajvide Lindqvist


that's all I can think of right now. Enjoy!
 

MrsSoup

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I recently heard of a couple scary ones but I haven't read them yet.

Those Across the River and Midnight Voices. I don't remember the authors but i'm sure you could google to find out.
 

luludou

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Don't forget:

The Twilight series
Harry Potters
:)

I did love the Phantom of the Opera book.. but not the movie at all.
 

ChristmasPir8

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You could add several works by Edgar Allen Poe as well.
the Raven
The Pit and the Pengulum

I am sure there are others
 

halimer

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I think I'll read I am Legend...

I loved Salem's Lot but have never seen the TV movies - maybe it will be on next month.

Also, I find everything my Lovecraft terrifying. Too terrifying to read!
 

crazymo

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I love seasonal cozy mysteries. My favorite Halloween one is "Diva Haunts the House". I have to confess I couldn't wait to reread it so I just did!