As author L.M. Montgomery says in Anne of Green Gables, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” I absolutely adore the month of October, especially Halloween. So, in celebration of my favorite time of year, here is a list of books and movies to get you in the mood for some Halloween fun.
Classic Halloween Haunts
An American Werewolf in London
Frightful Family Fun
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Cozy Halloween Reads
The Hocus Pocus Handbook by Ann Aguirre
Some Kind of Haunted by Hazel Beck
Demons and Diplomacy by Megan Frampton
Meet Cute Magic by Morgan Elizabeth
‘Tis the Season to be Scary by Vicki Delany
Scary Reads
Portrait of a Witch Undone by K.S. Shay
The Brides by Charlotte Cross
Dead First by Johnny Compton
When the Night Come Knocking by Katherine Daniel
Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce
Non-fiction titles
Food to Die For: Recipes & Stories from America’s Most Legendary Haunted Places by Amy Bruni
How to Build a Haunted House: The History of a Cultural Obsession by Caitlin Blackwell Baines
A History of Horror, Fear, and the Uncanny
Shannon Harris is a Halloween lover and library specialist at A.K. Smiley Public Library.