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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 25, 2017
As Halloween nears, here's a selection of top scares from 2016.

The competition was fierce, and the line between horror and dark fantasy may be blurred. So did your picks make the list?

Not only did genre fans see new books from established heavy hitters, they welcomed a grandmaster’s novel back into print after 52 years in 2016. Here's Barnes and Noble's selection:


The Hidden People

The Hidden People

Alison Littlewood

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In 1851, within the grand glass arches of London's Crystal Palace, Albie Mirralls meets his cousin...


Horror
The Empty Ones

The Empty Ones

Robert Brockway

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Overview The Empty Ones: A Novel by Robert Brockway Following on the heels of Robert Brockway's...


Horror comedy
Mr. Splitfoot

Mr. Splitfoot

Samantha Hunt

7.0 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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Ruth and Nat are seventeen. They are orphans. And they may be able to talk to the dead. Enter Mr....


Horror
The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories

The Late Breakfasters and Other Strange Stories

Robert Aickman

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An omnibus collection featuring some of the finest works of a master of weird fiction One of the...


Horror
The Fisherman

The Fisherman

John Langan

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In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman’s Creek flows out of the Ashokan...


Horror
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) created a poll

Oct 19, 2020 (Updated Oct 22, 2020)  
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Halloween Countdown

Nightbreed

0 votes

The Witches

0 votes

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

0 votes

Hocus Pocus
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

0 votes

Casper
Wishmaster

0 votes

The Haunting (1999) verison
Night of the Living Dead (1990) verison

0 votes

Stir of Echoes

0 votes

Arachnophobia
     
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Merissa (12934 KP) created a post

Dec 22, 2021  
"Curious children and Halloween - what could possibly go wrong?!"

Fremonsters by Amy Marie - @Archaeolibrary, @Bethb19861, @Amy_Writes_Book, #MiddleGrade, #Horror, #Fantasy, 4 out of 5 (very good)

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The Costume Contest (Mariana Books Rhyming #2)
The Costume Contest (Mariana Books Rhyming #2)
Roger Carlson | 2020 | Children
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Are you shopping for Halloween theme books for your child or children? Well. “The Costume Contest” by Roger Carlson is a good one to have on your child’s bookshelves. It deals with Halloween, and it also helps with cooperation and conflict solution.

We meet Aaron and Ava for this story. The story behind this is sweet. Will Aaron help his little sister out with her costume and the contest? You will see that Aaron wants to be something different for Halloween? But did Aaron promise to be a cat with Ava or not?

Children will learn about conflict solutions and solving problems through cooperation. I like how the two kids figure out their trick-or-treating costumes between themselves, though with parents’ support. What does Aaron decide to do?

The author put this story on Halloween, focused on friendship, and saw what happens when they trick-treating. Who ends up willing to participate in the costume contest? The pictures are so colorful. Are the different costumes you see while Aaron and Ava are trick or treating? This book is a sweet story and has a few teaching lessons through the book.

Parents will enjoy having this book on their shelves. Children will want to read this book again and again. It is suitable for the Halloween season, along with some teachable lessons for children.
  
Halloween Ends (2022)
Halloween Ends (2022)
2022 | Horror
5
6.0 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Something a bit more original (0 more)
Slow pacing (1 more)
Bit of a let down
Finally... Let's hope
This is a very different Halloween film. The first 2/3 of the film are very slow with little carnage. Although the plot pans out very different to other Halloween films it still became a bit predictable where it was heading. By the time you get to the finale and the credits roll it's hard to not feel a little let down. Could have been a lot better.
  
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
2007 | Horror
Great anthology stories that overlap (3 more)
Great characters
Good make-up effects
Good cast
A new Halloween classic
A great collection of Halloween tales that overlap each other on one Halloween night in a small town. It has some great moments in the 4 main stories, mixing up an urban ghost story, scary creatures, slasher and just the plain weird. It has a good cast including Brian Cox looking a little John Carpenter like and Anna Paquin of True Blood. The film also reminds the viewers of the reasons behind some of the traditions. A bit short at 80mins but very enjoyable, one of the best horror anthologies around! This could become a cult film taking into account it didn't get a cinema release....who knows why!? Plenty of extras on the DVD as well.
  
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Merissa (12934 KP) created a post

Oct 30, 2020  
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) created a poll

Oct 19, 2020 (Updated Oct 22, 2020)  
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Halloween Day

Clue
The Addams Family

0 votes

The Addams Family Values

0 votes

Dawn of the Dead (2004) version
Hatchet

0 votes

The Crazies (2010) verison

0 votes

Braindead

0 votes

The Frighteners
Near Dark

0 votes

Sleepaway Camp
The Return of the Living Dead
Prom Night

0 votes

     
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
1993 | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
This movie is childhood Halloween perfection, though I admit I may have some bias given my fondness for it from my younger years. Still, the movie has stood the test of time and remains popular every October!