All you have to do to take part in All Hallows' Read is simply give someone a scary book to read on Halloween. That's all, it is that simple.
Here are some suggestions:
For the reader who enjoys the Classics most of all I recommend Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. Carmilla undoubtedly inspired Bram Stoker when he wrote the most famous vampire novel of all time but before Dracula there was Carmilla. It's a fairly quick read at only about 120 pages but it is a very worthwhile one. I am a big fan of Dracula but even I must admit Carmilla is the better of the two.
For the littlest monsters in the house I recommend Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Not very scary I know but let's face it who wants to put a terrified toddler to bed after the madness of Halloween. We would much rather put our feet up and read our own All Hallows' Read.
For the older children I recommend The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I'm a big fan of this book and like to recommend this to everyone. It's a delightful tale about a boy whose parents are murdered by The Man Jack but the boy only a baby at the time manages to escape to the nearby graveyard where he is taken in and looked after by the ghosts and ghouls in the Graveyard.
For the wimps I recommend The Paupers Graveyard by Gemma Mawdley. It's not overly scary but a very enjoyable read nonetheless. Its about a housing estate built on a graveyard where famine victims are buried.
Fans of historical fiction may enjoy The Mistletoe Bride & Other Haunting Tales by Kate Mosse. It's a really enjoyable collection of short stories some set in the familiar setting of Kate's own Languedoc series so for fans of that particular series it's a must. Also you can dip in and out reading a story here and there at your own leisure. I enjoyed it and plan to re-read it over the weekend.
If your looking for something a bit quirky I highly recommend Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. The story is told through a combination of narrative and creepy old photographs that the author and other collectors he became acquainted with while collecting collected. That's a mouthful I know but basically he collects creepy photos and met people with similar interests. He was going to publish a book with just the creepy photos inside but a publisher suggested it would be better if he created a story for the photos and so Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children was born. It is also being turned into a Movie starring Eva Green (Penny Dreadful, Casino Royal, Dark Shadows) and Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Enders Game & The Boy In The Striped Pyjama's). The movie is to be directed by Tim Burton and the screenplay is to be written by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men:First Class) and the books author. It should hopefully be hitting our screens in early 2016.
If all else fails you can't go wrong with Stephen King. Most of his books are guaranteed to scare the bejesus out of you. I myself recommend Carrie as it always manages to scare the crap out of me no matter how many times I've read it or seen the movie version starring Sissy Spacek.
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Whatever you choose to do this Halloween please give a scary book to someone as part of #AllHallowsRead and use the opportunity to support your local bookseller in the process because the world would be a very scary place indeed without bookshops.
Oiche Samhna Shona Duit!!!!!
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