If Your Family Loves These Halloween Movies, They’ll Freak Out for These Spook-tacular Books
by Devon A. Corneal
Goblins, ghosts, and ghouls, along with a significant number of Reys, Captain Americas, and Harry Potters, are getting ready for the spookiest night of year. Before we greet trick-or-treaters, my family spends the month of October huddled under blankets watching classic Halloween movies and reading our stash of Halloween books. Some of the stories scare the pants off us, others make us laugh, but all of them put us in the mood to roam the neighborhood, race skittering leaves, and shake our neighbors down for sugary treats. If you don’t have time to curate your own Halloween book list, and wonder what titles you might like, we’ve done it for you. Read on to see Brightly’s best book recommendations based on Halloween movies you know and love.
If Your Little Ones Eagerly Await “The Great Pumpkin”…
If you scour television listings for “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” with its sweet, yet slightly zany take on Halloween traditions, or you have little ones who aren’t yet ready for scarier fare, you might like:
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Creepy Carrots
Preorder from:One, Two...Boo!
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If “Hocus Pocus” Stirs Up Family Fun…
If “Hocus Pocus” and a Halloween filled with spells, black cats, and brooms is more your style, you might like:
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Room on the Broom
Also available from:The Witches
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If Your Kids Are Fans of the Friendly Ghost…
If you like “Casper,” with its mischievous spectral characters and ghostly pranks, you might like:
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The Boo! Book
Preorder from:Halloween Night
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If You Like Your Nightmares Before Christmas…
If you prefer dark, creepy, and extremely quirky movies such as “The Nightmare Before Christmas” or “The Corpse Bride,” you might like:
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Goodnight Goon
Also available from:A Tale Dark & Grimm
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If You’ve Spent Some Time at “Hotel Transylvania”…
If you always dress like a mummy, vampire, or monster for Halloween and have seen “Hotel Transylvania” at least ten times, you might like:
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Crankenstein
Preorder from:The Monsterator
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If Your Kids Enjoy Some “ParaNorman” Activity…
If you enjoy “ParaNorman” or “Monster House” and want your tricks balanced with a whole lot of funny, you might like:
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I Will Not Eat You
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If You’re Tempted to Say ‘Beetlejuice’ Three Times Fast…
If you like “The Addams Family” or “Beetlejuice,” your family’s Halloween is offbeat and unexpected, so you might like:
If Your Older Kids Aren’t Scared (or Too Scared) by “A Nightmare on Elm Street”…
If you like “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” you’re a true horror aficionado, scared of nothing, so you might be ready to take on:
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The Graveyard Book
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Let us know how we did and feel free to share your own book recommendations in the comments. Happy Halloween to one and all!