Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is A Halloween Freebie!
Hello Readers! How have we almost made it to Halloween? It’s a strange feeling: wanting this year to be over AND wanting time to slow down. I know I’m not the only one who has books left on their yearly reading challenges. 😉 Covid-19 is ramping up again here in the U.S.—and we’re living through the election from hell, as well. To say life is stressful is an understatement. BUT I’m hopeful common sense and truth will prevail.
This week is a Halloween Freebie week. I decided to take a look at the spookiest books on my TBR (to be read) list. I finally read The Shining last Halloween, which was only my third full-length Stephen King novel, and I’m eager to read more, so he holds two places on my list. Let’s take a look!
(Link to Goodreads synopsis through book title.)
- Misery by Stephen King – I’ve seen the film, but never read the book.
- Firestarter by Stephen King – I saw this film, as well, years ago, but I hear the book is better, of course. 😉
- Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke – This is the Halloween selection I’m currently reading for this year. It will also fill “an anthology” prompt on my challenge.
- Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake – I own this one, but still haven’t read it. It keeps surviving my yearly un-hauls. The reviews are too good to pass on it.
- Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury – I’ve wanted to read this book for years. I’m not sure why I haven’t. So many readers say it brings autumn to life.
- The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich – Another one I’ve owned for awhile but it still waits on my shelf. Maybe YOU can convince me to read it… or unhaul it.
- Snowblind by Christopher Golden – I own this one, as well, and every year I consider passing it on. Then I read the first chapter and want to read more. But the ratings on Goodreads aren’t great. Have you read it?
- Dark Places by Gillian Flynn – I’ve only read Gone Girl by Flynn, but I would like to read this one and Sharp Objects, as well.
- Watchers by Dean Koontz – I’m a Koontz fan, and have been for years, but I’ve never read this one. It seems to have very polarizing reviews, which only makes me want to read it more. 🙂
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson – The Haunting of Hill House was perfectly spooky, so of course I want to read the other selection by Ms. Jackson.
Have you read any of these? What’s your favorite spooky read? Let me know in the comments!
Happy Wandering!
Don’t think I really know anything about the books you feature, but golly, they certainly look too creepy for me. 😉
Ha! Yeah, I have to be in the right mood for scary books or movies. 😉
I want to read Something Wicked This Way Comes. What a list. My post here has a participation feature. I hope you’ll play along.
Hopefully we can both get to it someday! 😉
I’m familiar with a number of the books and authors, but not much for reading the genre. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/10/ttt-102720.html
I have to be in the right mood for scary books. 🙂
Both me and my boy have read Slasher Girls and Monster Boys. It made my list this week too!
Oh good to hear! I’ve been stuck in a book hangover thanks to Six of Crows, but Slasher Girls is the book I’m currently supposed to be reading. 🙂
Ooo Slasher Girls… looks intriguing and I have just bought The Haunting of Hill House so will be interested in what you think of We Have Always Lived….
After a bonkers and hectic few weeks back at work, I’ve managed to find time for this week’s Halloween TTT… hope you can pop by!
I thought Hill House was classically creepy. I hope you enjoy it!
Great list! I really enjoyed We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Dark Places, and Misery’s a great read, too.
Oh good to hear! I’ve heard a few mixed reviews for We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but I’m hoping since I enjoyed Hill House I’ll enjoy Castle, as well. 🙂
Firestarter was really good.
My post.
Oh, good to hear! I need to pick up more Stephen King.
Dead House was good! If I remember, it’s a mixed media book so it’s super easy to read. I just read We Have Always Lived in the Castle and it was ok. But I also did not enjoy The Haunting of Hill House. It’s short, though, so give it a try! Happy reading!
Oh I’m glad to hear you enjoyed Dead House! Hopefully I can get to it soon. 🙂
I’m not too big on horror these days, but I did really like ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD when I read it years ago. Stephen King was one of my favorite authors back in the day and MISERY is one of his best IMHO. I hope you enjoy these when you read them.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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I have to be in the right mood for horror. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed those two. Misery is at the top of my Stephen King tbr!
Great TBR! I hope you end up liking all of them.
Thanks! <3
Dark Places is definitely creepy, there were some parts that were a bit too much for me!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/27/top-ten-tuesday-287/
Yikes! So it’ll probably be one of those I read with one eye closed. 😉
I’m hoping that truth and common sense will prevail as well! ? Great list, Dedra! I’ve never seen that cover for Dark Places before but it piques my interest! I hope you enjoy all of these 🙂
We’re all holding our breaths until November 3rd… 4th… who knows how long it’ll take to get results. 😉 Yes! That lock on the door is soooo creepy!
Ooh, I’ve read Something Wicked This Way Comes! But… it was ages ago and I don’t remember anything about it. I’ve been wanting to re-read it for a while.
I’m seconding your hope for common sense to kick in soon. We really need some of that.
I really just need to make time for Something Wicked. Every time my eyes land on it, I’m exasperated with myself that I still haven’t read it. Ha!
Yes, common sense doesn’t seem like such a high order, but we’re in short-supply. 😉
Anna Dressed in Blood is one of those covers that always captures my attention, but I’m too chicken to read it. I don’t do horror anymore.
The season is really stressful right now with COVID and the election. I’ve been trying to avoid the news as much as I can. I already voted (WA is a vote by mail state).
I do have to be in the right mood for scary books. I’m hoping since Anna Dressed in Blood is YA maybe it won’t be too scary… Ha!
It is SO stressful. Especially when friends and family are on different sides. I’m in Texas and we feel very alone right now. 😉 We only have early voting for 65+ so we had to go vote, but we did early vote and there wasn’t a line. So glad to have that done. 🙂
Misery is an awesome read (loved the movie too). I remember reading it in parts 🙂 Have a great week!
Here’s my post: https://www.nbiblioholic.com/2020/10/toptentuesday-halloween-freebie.html
It’s at the top of my Stephen King tbr! Happy reading!
I’m not a big spooky book reader, but I did read Anna Dressed in Blood (and its sequel) a few years ago and really enjoyed it!
That’s good to hear! I was hoping it wasn’t too spooky since it’s YA. 😉
I never read the books, but I saw all the King movies and remember being really scared as I watched (the original) Something Wicked this Way Comes.
Yes! That’s what I remember is the original Something Wicked this Way Comes movie and thinking it was so creepy. 🙂
Misery is the only Stephen King novel I have read but it definitely creeped me out!
That’s what I hear! It’s at the top of my Stephen King tbr. 😉
I’ve not read any of these, but then I can’t handle books that are very scary. I hope you enjoy these! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
I definitely have to be in the right mood for them. 🙂 Happy Reading!
Slasher Girls and Monster Boys was such a fun read! I’ve heard good things about We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but I haven’t read it yet.
Oh yay!! I started the first story, but I’ve been in a bit of a book hangover since Six of Crows. I need to sit down and read more. 🙂 Happy Reading!
I’ve heard good things about Anna Dressed in Blood, and I do love Kendare Blake’s style. That one definitely went on my TBR this week. Great list!
Yes, everyone seems to only have good things to say about it. Hopefully we both enjoy it! 🙂
The only one I have read is Dead House, and I liked it! Slasher Girls and Monster Boys and Anna Dressed in Blood are both books I am looking forward to reading some day, too. Also, I feel you, November sounds WAY scarier than anything Halloween or horror novels can throw at us!
Another Dead House recommendation! YES! Real life is enough scary for me right now. 🙂
I am not a fan of being scared so always avoid creepy/scary books. I have been told that Anna Dressed in Blood is good for me. haha.
Ugh, Covid. It’s ramping up like crazy again and it’s so depressing. This election.. ugh. It’s partly why I took a social media break and am limiting myself like crazy.
I have followed you on twitter so I could message you about my tidbit… I thought I was already but it will not let me message you! I went through Goodreads!!
Oh gosh…. the message ended up being through my personal Instagram account. LOL
Oh ok. I see it now!
I don’t blame you for taking a social media break. I’ve had to take a few brief ones. 🙂 It’s like the perfect storm of things right now. It makes me just want to hide under a blanket with a stack of books. <3
Thanks for the messages!!
So many of my own favorites on here this week! I love it. Misery is so good, and one of those books that I think the movies matches. Equally good for different reasons. Plus, you can never go wrong with Ray Bradbury and Shirley Jackson.
Oh yay!! I’m happy to hear so many endorsements. Misery is at the top of my Stephen King TBR!