Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books to Read Around Halloween!

I've been looking forward to this week's topic Top Ten meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish!  Though I totally have to put a disclaimer first.  I'm not terribly big on horror or graphic violence cause, um, I get nightmares really easily.  I'm seriously a total wuss. 

So!  Most of my books are more on the creepy or ghostly or gothic horror end of the spectrum.  :D

1. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson - I read/reviewed this a few weeks back and LOVED IT. Such a creepy and hilarious book.  I'm seriously rereading it this weekend for Halloween-ness.
2. The Book Thief by Marcus Zuzak - It's narrated by Death.  Come on.
3. Maggie Quinn: Girl v. Evil by Rosemary Clement-Moore - This trilogy is like Buffy the Vampire Slayer in book form.  Snarky quips, pop culture, and fighting evil.  Love them.
4. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - It's the ULTIMATE horror novel.  And it was written by a teenager. And it's really, really good.  If you haven't read it, what are you waiting for?
5. Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - One of the great Gothic horror novels.  Seriously fantastic.
6. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - And a satire of the Gothic novels of the late 18th century. Also totally funny.
7. The Opposite of Life by Narelle M. Harris - This is finally available in the US!  Only for Kindle, but still!  It's a fantastic addition to the vampire genre set in Melbourne, Australia.  I seriously loved it.  Also got nightmares. (Told you)
8. Edgar Allan Poe - Any of his short stories or poetry because it's all creepy as anything.
9. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - This book really wasn't my cup of tea, but it definitely fulfills the qualifications for a good Halloween read.  It's spooky and about Edgar Allan Poe.
10. John Dies at the End by David Wong - Possibly the creepiest book I've ever, ever read.  Holy crap, it's a head trip.

And there's my ten picks to keep someone busy until Halloween!  What do you guys think?  What's on your list of haunted Halloween reads?