Yes, it is nearing Halloween, the time of year when we celebrate giving scary books to friends in the tradition of All Hallow’s Read (established by Neil Gaiman). But for those of you who prefer to keep your collections intact, or have your books returned in a timely fashion, I bring you Bookplates of Doom– blog posts from a bookplate collector, of bookplates with dire warnings and threats to book thieves and belated borrowers. Click here and here for some inspiration, or just to admire them!