Here’s a new tradition I can get behind- All Hallow’s Read, first proposed here by Neil Gaiman. What do you do to participate? Give someone a scary book this Halloween, or at least the week of Halloween. October 25 was the All Hallow’s Read Book Drop, a day to leave a scary book in a random location for the next person who sees it. Of course, you could do this any day, so don’t let the fact that the date has passed stop you. Even if you don’t feel like leaving a book for a random stranger, you can always send one to a friend, or a kid, assuming that you like them, pick something appropriate, and end up encouraging them to read more. Or you could even do a round robin. Hey, however you want to do it is great! Post below and tell me what book you gave or how you celebrated All Hallow’s Read, and I’ll randomly pick a winner for a signed copy of The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian, who I just met yesterday, and whose book, so far, is very cool. Give a book this Halloween, or in the words of Spook House Dave, share a scare!
Free Halloween Reads Online
Need a quick Halloween read? Here’s a list of free reads you can find online, compiled by Michele Lee. These have not been reviewed at MonsterLibrarian.com, so proceed at your own risk. But since the Wall Street Journal informed me today that horror lovers live for risk, I know you’ll want to at least try one out. The Journal mentioned the thrill day traders get out of playing the market in almost the same sentence… Believe me, you’re better off getting your kicks from reading free Halloween stories online. Enjoy!
Web-hosted Titles
″The Inn Keeper’s Widow″ by K. H. Koehler
″Saving Up″ by R. Thomas Riley
″Do Better″ by R.J. Sullivan
The Sepulchral Library (a short fiction blog)
″As the Crow Flies″ by Kevin Lucia
″October Blizzard″ by Joel Arnold
″The Sliding″ by Kevin Lucia (web-hosted graphic novel)
Ebooks- available for download
Fright Files by Peter Swift (available October 21st)
″The Disembodied″ by John Grover
The Turtle Boy by Kealan Patrick Burke
E-zines
Strange, Weird and Wonderful, Fall 2011
YA
The Count’s Halloween by Rusty Fischer (long poem ebook)-
The Werewolf’s Halloween Costume by Rusty Fischer (short story ebook)-
Zombies Don’t Trick or Treat by Rusty Fischer (long poem ebook)-
Children’s
On Halloween: A Choose-Your-Own-Path Book by Michele Lee & Mini Lee (ebook short story)-
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