Top Ten Tuesday (3)

Each week the folks over at The Broke and the Bookish host a Top Ten list based on a certain bookish topic. Other bloggers are able to join in and post their own top ten answers. Here are my answers to:

Ten books perfect for reading around Halloween:

1. PET SEMETARY, by Stephen King
2. THE SHINING, by Stephen King
3. CARRIE, by Stephen King
4. DRACULA, by Bram Stoker
5. INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, by Anne Rice
6. DAWN OF THE DREADFULS, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
7. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
8. HARRY POTTER SERIES, by J.K Rowling
9. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, by Arthur Conan Doyle 
10. PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, by Joan Lindsey

BONUS:

• CHARMED (based on the television series), by Constance M. Burge/Various authors.
• BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER  (also based on the television series), by Joss Whedon/Eric Powell.
• THE NIGHT WORLD SERIES, by L.J Smith
• WICCA/SWEEP SERIES, by Cate Tiernan
• PRACTICAL MAGIC, by Alice Hoffman

Halloween is not widely celebrated in Australia, and I've no idea why. You see it in the movies, read about it in books and it looks amazing, and so much fun. Now I have no idea if it's really like how it appears at all, but from what I've gathered it doesn't seem far from it. Usually my Halloween consists of handing out candy to very few kids, most of whom aren't dressed up, followed by the annual watching of Hocus Pocus, and Halloween episodes from Charmed and Supernatural; which are kind of Halloween-esque in themselves. And I read horror/thriller books, obviously. Because there's nothing quite like being freaked out. But it takes a really good book to scare me. Even from the list above only Pet Semetary and Dracula have made me feel unsettled. Nevertheless, I love this time of year, and I love spooky novels.