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Category Archive — halloween

Terrifyingly Terrific Books for Halloween

Happy Halloween, bookworms! Last year, I presented you with a “spook-tacular” Halloween literary quiz. This year, I’m taking a different approach and going with a list. (You must have realized by now just how much I love lists. I do. I love ‘em.) So for your reading delight, a list of books guaranteed to make [...]

Terrifying Trivia Answers

Last week, I posted some Halloween-related literature questions to test your knowledge. Now that the happy holiday has arrived, so have the answers: 1. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, what kind of animal/creature was Shelob? Giant spider (also acceptable: spider; evil in the form of a spider) 2. In Washington Irving’s The [...]

"Bewitching" Books

I live in Massachusetts, just north of Boston and a quick car ride away from Salem. With Halloween two days away, it’s hard not to get caught up in the season. I also got an Amazon.com gift certificate in the mail yesterday, which was destined to be used within 24 hours – I just don’t [...]