Witchy Woman
Halloween is a big holiday for me. Basically, October is Halloween Month for me.
I've always loved three things: 1). Telling stories (ghost stories, especially), 2.) Being scared, and 3.) Dressing up. You see, it's only logical that Halloween would call to me like the full moon to a wolf.
In honor of my favorite holiday, I'm going to post here a list of some of my favorite scary books and movies. If horror isn't your cup of tea, please don't take any of the following recommendations!
Classics:
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Poems:
"Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti
"The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe
Oh, and just about every other poem by Poe...
Children's books:
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Books:
The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark
The Shining by Stephen King
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Movies:
1408
28 Days Later
Bubba Ho-Tep
The Changeling
The Crow
Donnie Darko
Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola's version is my favorite)
Interview with the Vampire
Labyrinth
The Lost Boys
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Shaun of the Dead
The Shining
I guess that's probably enough of a list for now.
If you'd like to share any of your favorite scary books and/or movies, please do so in the comments!
I've always loved three things: 1). Telling stories (ghost stories, especially), 2.) Being scared, and 3.) Dressing up. You see, it's only logical that Halloween would call to me like the full moon to a wolf.
In honor of my favorite holiday, I'm going to post here a list of some of my favorite scary books and movies. If horror isn't your cup of tea, please don't take any of the following recommendations!
Classics:
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Poems:
"Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti
"The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe
Oh, and just about every other poem by Poe...
Children's books:
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Books:
The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark
The Shining by Stephen King
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Movies:
1408
28 Days Later
Bubba Ho-Tep
The Changeling
The Crow
Donnie Darko
Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola's version is my favorite)
Interview with the Vampire
Labyrinth
The Lost Boys
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Shaun of the Dead
The Shining
I guess that's probably enough of a list for now.
If you'd like to share any of your favorite scary books and/or movies, please do so in the comments!