Showing posts with label scary books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scary books. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween!


Happy Hauntings! 

If you're in need a few witchy ghosty books check out these:

Kids:

Monster Mash:  Awesome illustrations join this fun song.


Witch Way to Witch School: Magic combined with school. This one resembles Madeline.

Monster's Monster: A cute story about three monsters who hope to create the biggest baddest monster, but...things don't work out just right.

Tweens:

Witches: A childhood favorite

Wait til Helen Comes: Another childhood favorite - creepy!

Dying to Meet You:  Humorous fun ghostly tale 

Dial-a-Ghost: More fun than scary, but there are some gruesome bits!

Teen: 
Ghost Huntress: Spooky series about one girl coming to terms with her abilities. She starts ghost hunting with her friends.

Salem Witch Tryouts: Not spooky - but tons of fun. Cheerleading with Magic and trying to fit into a world where magic rules  and you don't!

Mediator series: One girl can see ghosts - most of the time she helps them or kicks their butts to make them cross over - except for that one dreamy boy. 

Bras and Broomsticks: Imagine your sister getting witch powers while it passes you by!

Sweep series: This is ONE of my favorite witch series - lots of danger, action, and romance.

Adult:

It Takes A Witch: Darcy learns of her family heritage - wish crafters. She moves to a witchy town....and gets involved in solving a murder.

Don of the Dead: Pepper faints, cracks her head, and suddenly she can communicate with the dead - or at least a dead mobster who wants revenge.

Veiled Deception: Maddie comes home to stay - while opening a shop and helping her sister get married. Her vintage clothing knowledge helps her get her store in order - but she can also feel the past from the clothes.

Trouble with Magic: Maggie's new boss is amazing, but when Maggie finds out about her Wiccan beliefs, she's not so sure anymore. Then Felicity is questioned for murder.



Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Books To Get In The Halloween Spirit - a meme from The Broke and Bookish



I don't usually read books to get into the Halloween spirit as I hate being scared. I don't watch creepy movies. I don't visit haunted houses. I don't like the feeling of jumping at every sound the house makes when I'm reading something that makes my heart beat faster. I fully admit to putting some books down to read in the daylight. That said, I do like mysteries and thrillers. Here's some of my favorites in no particular order.

Wait til Helen Comes: This was one of my favorite books when I was younger. It was super creepy, but I LOVED it. I think I read other ghost stories at that age, but nothing stood out like this one!



The Witches: Another book from my childhood. I read my copy until it fell apart.



Mediator series: One girl can see ghosts - most of the time she helps them or kicks their butts to make them cross over - except for that one dreamy boy. 



Killer Pizza: Monsters and pizza - the perfect combination



Prophecy of Sisters: Twins but on the opposite side of good and evil.



The Hollow: A girl meets boy - boy seems very mysterious.



Ghost Huntress series: These books definitely have their scary moments, but there's also sweet moments.



Dark Dreams: A biography of Stephen King



Clarity: One girl can see the past from objects she touches. Can she help solve the murder in town with her gifts?



Kingdom Keepers: Disney villains come to life and want to take over the park and then world.