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Top Ten Books to Read During Halloween

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is:  Top Ten Books To Read During Halloween

1.)     The Shining by Stephen King-The ultimate Halloween book!
2.)    Dracula by Bram Stoker
3.)    The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
-Both of these books books are gothic literature at its best!
4.)    Pet Semetary by Stephen King
Animals and people rising from the dead equal a great Halloween story.
5.)    The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova-Vlad the Impaler…enough said.
6.)    In the Woods by Tana French-This murder mystery was super dark and very creepy!
7.)    The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman-A book set in a graveyard is a great read at Halloween.
8.)    Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin-Oh my goodness, the murderer in this story was a FREAK.  So scary!
9.)    The Witching Hour by Anne Rice-Witches and ghosts and demons, oh my!
10.) Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith-Another murder mystery with an uber scary villain!

What books do you like to read around Halloween?
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  1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzOctober 25, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    I'm a big chicken, so I never read scary books, not even at Halloween. I know kids love scary books,though, so I always try to read something scary to my young kids at my school library during this time.

    I don't think I'll ever brave enough to read The Shining!

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  2. SilsbeeOctober 25, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    #8 Sounds like just the book for me! ;D

    I just started "The Haunting of Hill House" (Shirley Jackson) yesterday, and so far it's turning out to be a good Halloween book.

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  3. testOctober 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Dracula is a popular pick! haven't read it but I think ill make it a point to read it.
    Awesome picks!
    Here's my Top Ten Books to Read on Halloween

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  4. TPOctober 25, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Love yous picks - a Stephen King book is a must read for Halloween :-)

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  5. NatalieOctober 25, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    The Shining was on my list as well :) Such a creepy book!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    I just bought The Woman In White and The Historian not too long ago ... I should pick them up sometime! Love your picks!

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