My Scary Bookshelf

 

Every October, I share My Scary Bookshelf here on my blog, for those who love reading horror as much as I do! While it's impossible to know every single spooky ghost story out there, this is a very good start, which should keep you entertained for the foreseeable future!

Legal declaration: The board has my Amazon Associates link and qualifying purchases can earn me a small commission, though it's about as likely as Hannibal Lecter becoming vegetarian...

Abandoned

“The room was bright and white and still and silent, but soundless sound roared and howled in it.”

― Anne Rivers Siddons, The House Next Door

 

The Little Man Who Wasn't There

Click on the pic if you dare...

 

Antigonish [I met a man who wasn't there]

Hughes Mearns

Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...

When I came home last night at three
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall
I couldn't see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don't you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don't slam the door... (slam!)

Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today

I remember the first time I ran across this. I was reading Stephen King's The Shining. I was probably ten or eleven. I had talked my dad into buying it for me from the five and dime (now long gone) by our local grocery store.

Obviously, Dad didn't know who Stephen King was, which is hilarious in retrospect, since he ended up working on Cat's Eye.

I still think of those haunted, bloody, hallways...

My Scary Bookshelf

Some of you may be looking for some creepy stories you can curl up with as the weather turns to the cool, crisp days and nights of Fall. I post this Pinterest board of stories every year because I generally will add to it, little by little, every year. And also, because I need a place to got to, to remind myself of the stories I want to read or re-read.

So click on the scarecrow above to be taken to the board and peruse the offerings there! 

Yes, qualifying purchases on Amazon may lad me a microscopic commission, but don't worry. I won't be using the wads of cash to go to space or anything dumb like that...

Summer Reading

In all honesty, I haven't read any of these. I just love the cover art! So vintage creepy!

Click on the pics if you dare!

 Happy reading, my Darklings!

Books and Movies

I'm in the midst of my making season for my Halloween shows. For inspiration and company, I usually watch a horror/Halloween movie as I'm decorating my pieces. 

It occurred to me that I have quite a list of favorites, so I decided to create a new Pinterest board just for them: The Horror.

It includes Hallowe'en-themed horror, old-school slasher films, B-movies, suspense, horror comedy, ghost stories and thrillers. All of them have played at my house at one time or another.

So if you're looking for some Hallowe'en to kick off your summer build season, click here for your inspiration and check back from time to time, as I'm adding new movies as I remember them!

I also have a great collection of books, which are my go-to's for those long winter nights -- and long summer days! I call it My Scary Bookshelf. I'm adding to it as well, so be sure to check it every so often for new ideas!

Happy watching/reading!

More Halloween Blogging? Okay.

I was contacted by Bree over at the Agent Bree blog and hipped to the Halloween party going on over there for the month of October. Take a gander at the flyer and click on it if you want to jet over there for some creepy literary fun.