Alternative Halloween Books?

[Erin K.]

I'm not a big horror fan. I'm watching everyone post about their scary/creepy/terrifying/chilling/etc. reads and feeling a little left out. Is there anyone else out there who just doesn't get into the whole scary book thing? What are your favorite alternative Halloween books?

[ManOfLaBook.com]

I don't like scary books at all.

The one book I read this year which is about hell's minions coming over from a portal was not scary and quite honestly, one of the funniest books I've read this year (The Gates by John Connolly http://manoflabook.com/wp/?p=31).

The other Halloween books I can recommend are two books with a "goth" feel to them, Shadow of the Wind and the Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - fantastic books - both of them.

http://www.ManOfLaBook.com

[Erin K.]

Oh, great call with "The Gates"! I listened to it on audio about 6 months ago, and it was fantastic! I have Shadow of the Wind, I think, so maybe I'll pull that one out for Halloween.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[Carla E]

I am not a big fan of horror books either but I do love a good murder mystery or thriller. I am currently into the Vampire Huntress Series by LA Banks not alot of gore by still pretty good I believe we are on book 14.

By the way I never read these books at night

[Erin K.]

I might be able to do something like that. Definitely not at night, though!

[Suza Kates]

I'm not sure how you feel about romantic suspense, but my book "Hallowed Eve" has just been published in ebook formats.

Happy Halloween!

Suza
www.suzakates.com

[Erin K.]

Romantic suspense isn't a genre I've really read, honestly. I just checked out the summary of "Hallowed Eve" on your blog. I have a hard time with books that focus on murders and/or kidnappings (both scare me!), so it sounds like I wouldn't do too well with "Hallowed Eve." Thanks for introducing me to a new (to me) genre, though!

Happy Halloween to you as well!

[ReaderIReadIt]

Read the Thirteenth Tale. It is a great story which isn't scary but is a tale of secrets and is just a fantastic read. http://www.readerireadit.com/2010/03/the-thirteenth-tale-by-diane-s... You can always take a look at any of my winter read choices to find the perfect book for sitting next to the fire with. http://www.readerireadit.com/category/winter/

[Erin K.]

Great suggestion! I actually have a copy of that one, too. Thanks!

[Gillian Ramos]

I'm usually not one for scary books, but I came to own a copy of Let the Right One In by accident. I had ordered it online as a birthday gift, but it didn't come in time, so I bought a copy at a store and kept the copy that came in the mail.

It was so good! Creepy and gory, yes, but such a well-written book that I didn't mind.

The movie, however...I'm a little afraid to watch it, but I will so I can write my next Book vs. Film post.

[Erin K.]

Ooh, that one has always looked too scary to me. Interesting that it was so good you could get past the creepiness! I wonder where that threshold would be for me.

[Gillian Ramos]

The great thing about books is that you can close them and walk away when it gets to be too much. That's how I got through it - took longer to read, but kept things less scary.

[Erin K.]

That's a good point. I do a lot of my reading before bed, but maybe I can ease myself into scary during the day.