tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post6531625010642218694..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: Top Ten Tuesday: Best Halloween ReadsJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-34336794472124470442012-10-29T06:06:43.457-07:002012-10-29T06:06:43.457-07:00Something Wicked This Way Comes!! Ray Bradbury..
...Something Wicked This Way Comes!! Ray Bradbury.. <br /><br />it's very autumny and spooky and beautiful!Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-5982690261101565812012-10-23T18:34:12.978-07:002012-10-23T18:34:12.978-07:00Coraline was ghoulish and beautifully creepy. And ...Coraline was ghoulish and beautifully creepy. And it's hard not to love Nearly Headless Nick. ;)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-70426748088456574372012-10-23T18:32:52.067-07:002012-10-23T18:32:52.067-07:00Wuthering Heights was last year's Halloween re...Wuthering Heights was last year's Halloween read for me. Gothic all the way! :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-39208104811644242712012-10-23T18:27:40.191-07:002012-10-23T18:27:40.191-07:00Prisoner of Azkaban is definitely creepy with all ...Prisoner of Azkaban is definitely creepy with all those dementors! It didn't scare me as much when I first read it, probably because I was braced for another Chamber of Secrets, but it has its moments for sure.<br /><br />And yes, absolutely Rebecca!Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-35213810619216161472012-10-23T18:22:25.255-07:002012-10-23T18:22:25.255-07:00Oh, I totally agree with you about the psychologic...Oh, I totally agree with you about the psychological scary. Dracula was terrifying, and it did feel more real because of the epistolary narrative mode. And I'll change my mind--it wasn't the most melodramatic book; that might've been Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. As for the melodrama itself, isn't that all Gothic novels? :P<br /><br />And yes, the N.I.C.E. does remind one horribly of modern philosophies.<br /><br />I HAVE to read Cthulhu. Why have I not done so yet?Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-48866808910408072572012-10-23T18:18:48.435-07:002012-10-23T18:18:48.435-07:00I think I need to read The Graveyard Book. And it ...I think I need to read The Graveyard Book. And it makes me so happy to discover other people who love That Hideous Strength! Not to mention New Moon. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-90898923238332180192012-10-23T16:19:14.707-07:002012-10-23T16:19:14.707-07:00AH! Coraline was top of my list, it was so brillia...AH! Coraline was top of my list, it was so brilliantly spooky! I loved it so much! And the second HP book has such a brilliant deathday party scene! I love it so much! Great list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-13924426219284323362012-10-23T15:55:02.808-07:002012-10-23T15:55:02.808-07:00The Bronte sisters are so perfect for Halloween. E...The Bronte sisters are so perfect for Halloween. Especially Wuthering Heights, it just scares me! Rebecca falls into that category of classics as well!<br /><br />My favorite Halloween Harry Potter is the Prisoner of Azkaban - the movie though! So fabulously creepy!Mary @MySistersBookshelfhttp://mysistersbookshelf.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-3803249308511513952012-10-23T13:53:09.963-07:002012-10-23T13:53:09.963-07:00Dracula melodramatic? Perhaps. :) Still, it's ...<i>Dracula</i> melodramatic? Perhaps. :) Still, it's pretty scary, but more a psychological scary rather than jump out from behind a tree with an ax scary. Personally the psychological scary is more scary, IMO. The epistolary style also gives the feeling that you're reading something that actually happened rather than just a story. So, what I'm trying to say is that <i>Dracula</i> is a great novel & I love it. Just finished another read of it last week. <br /><br />I don't read <i>That Hideous Strength</i> all that often but when I do it scares me. Primarily because I can see the philosophy of N.I.C.E. being played out in real life. <br /><br />No Halloween would be complete without some H.P. Lovecraft. Pick your madness, er story. <br /><br />While this is a short story, I can't let any Halloween go by without listening to "The Great Old Pumpkin" by John Aegard. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-41201437327670202052012-10-23T12:58:14.592-07:002012-10-23T12:58:14.592-07:00How could I have forgotten the Brontes? Wuthering ...How could I have forgotten the Brontes? Wuthering Heights, especially, since I read that one just a couple of years ago... Great list.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-63351199802397579162012-10-23T12:52:34.593-07:002012-10-23T12:52:34.593-07:00I didn't participate this week but #10 is my f...I didn't participate this week but #10 is my favorite choice! And The Graveyard Book would be on my list - #1 and #9 are great choices too!J.L. Neyharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000828002102877415noreply@blogger.com