It’s that time of year! The weather is (slowly) getting cooler, pumpkins are busting out all over and Halloween is just around the corner! So curl up with a blanket, a hot mug of tea, and a trio of spooky new books.
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey
Sit back and strap in for a cross country road trip of America’s spookiest places. Cemeteries, insane asylums, and abandoned prisons oh my! Dickey looks at the history of the ghoulish locations and delves into well-known and more obscure reported instances of haunting.
A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts by J.W. Ocker
The best way to observe the comings and goings of the spookiest time of year in Salem, Massachusetts? Move in for the month of October and observe the month long Halloween celebration. This is in interesting look at the real town of Salem; its history and present and all the ways its legacy of witches has weaved itself into the fabric of the town.
Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs
The same author who brought you the fantastical characters in the Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children series brings you this book of short stories. Reminiscent of JK Rowling’s Tales of Beetle the Bard, this book of fairy tales will give you a greater insight into the world created by Riggs.
Originally published October 26, 2016
Sissy Johnson
Tuesday 10th of October 2017
I'm loving these book suggestions. Definitely seems like some great reads and would make some awesome fall reading time. Thanks for the post.
Julie
Wednesday 26th of October 2016
Woohooo! I love your suggestions and am excited to check them out. My family and I, all readers, tend to just choose scary movies at Halloween time, but I like the idea of reading scary stories instead!
Sheila
Wednesday 26th of October 2016
It is that time of year! I have to admit I can't read scary books, but I would enjoy "Ghostland". When I was in Savannah, Georgia they had ghost tours and it was very interesting.