October/Halloween Recommendations

**Luke_B** · September 25th, 2012, 05:37 PM

My Halloween reading plans consist of Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce, as well as this:

INTRODUCTION: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HORROR? by Stephen Jones
THE LITTLE GREEN GOD OF AGONY by Stephen King
CHARCLOTH, FIRESTEEL AND FLINT by Caitlín R. Kiernan
GHOSTS WITH TEETH by Peter Crowther
THE COFFIN-MAKER'S DAUGHTER by Angela Slatter
ROOTS AND ALL by Brian Hodge
TELL ME I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN by Dennis Etchison
THE MUSIC OF BENGT KARLSSON, MURDERER by John Ajvide Lindqvist
GETTING IT WRONG by Ramsey Campbell
ALICE THROUGH THE PLASTIC SHEET by Robert Shearman
THE MAN IN THE DITCH by Lisa Tuttle
A CHILD'S PROBLEM by Reggie Oliver
SAD, DARK THING by Michael Marshall Smith
NEAR ZENNOR by Elizabeth Hand
LAST WORDS by Richard Christian Matheson

**Randy M.** · September 26th, 2012, 07:20 AM

That looks like a solid line-up.

Randy M.

**Rob B** · September 26th, 2012, 11:20 AM

John Joseph Adams, possibly the best short fiction editor working today is launching a new horror magazine on October 1st:

http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/

**Matt Molgaard** · September 26th, 2012, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Rob B

We had a countdown last year: Countdown to Halloween 2011! and our resident horror expert Randy M. did somthing two years ago: Randy M's Horror Reads for October 2010

As for me personally, I've been saving the newest Caitlin R. Kiernan - The Drowning Girl - for this time of year as well as my reprint of George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream

that randy m thread is AWESOME!!

**Randy M.** · September 26th, 2012, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Matt Molgaard

that randy m thread is AWESOME!!

Thanks, Matt. I appreciate your appreciation.

Randy M.

**raggedyman** · September 26th, 2012, 07:40 PM

A stop at Charles Grant's Oxrun Station is perfect for this time of year. You can get the whole series for your kindle or nook so you won't have to search used bookstores. I'm also making a side trip to my old alma mater , Miskatonic University , to pick up a copy of Brett j. Talley's "That Which Should Not Be" and if I have enough time its on to Pine Deep for Jonathan Maberry's "Ghost Road Blues".

**nuttz96** · September 27th, 2012, 01:35 AM

I read a few young adult books from a series called Wardstone Chronicles(The Last Apprentice in the US). I remember them being quite good and creepy beyond its target audience. Should be perfect for those looking for a lighter read while still embracing the Halloween horror spirit.

**Randy M.** · September 27th, 2012, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by nuttz96

I read a few young adult books from a series called Wardstone Chronicles(The Last Apprentice in the US). I remember them being quite good and creepy beyond its target audience. Should be perfect for those looking for a lighter read while still embracing the Halloween horror spirit.

That's a good point, and it's part of what I like about short stories: If one doesn't suit your mood, go to another.

Other lighter works that would make good October/Halloween reading:
Peter Beagle: Tamsin; his short stories "Come, Lady Death" & "Lila the Werewolf"
Neil Gaiman: Coraline & The Graveyard Book & Neverwhere & Smoke and Mirrors (a collection)

Randy M.

**RedMage** · September 29th, 2012, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by nuttz96

I read a few young adult books from a series called Wardstone Chronicles(The Last Apprentice in the US). I remember them being quite good and creepy beyond its target audience. Should be perfect for those looking for a lighter read while still embracing the Halloween horror spirit.

This is funny. PeteMC just recommended this to me over in the Bad Monsters Written Well thread in the Writing Forum. Haha! Maybe I will pick it up sooner than I was planning and try to actually read it during this next month. Thanks!