TGIF is hosted by Ginger at GReads! In this weekly feature, Ginger poses a question to her followers and then asks everyone to link up at the end of the post, sharing their responses.
This Friday's Question:
Spooktacular Reads: Which books do you consider festive Halloween reads? Which stories have chilled you to the bone?
Hmmm...I don't read many ghost stories or scary stories period these days, but I read Anna Dressed in Blood earlier this year, and it actually, really, honestly gave me nightmares. I don't think I've ever read a ghost story that truly gave me the chills...until Anna that is. In real life, I totally believe in ghosts and the supernatural. But when it comes to reading, it takes a lot to convince me a ghost is really scary. So, I was very surprised when I read Anna...and I've been recommending it to everyone ever since, including you. Check out my review if you don't believe me.
But before discovering Anna, I used to read Goosebumps and The Haunting of Cabin 13. Yes, these are meant for a younger reader, but I loved them way back when, and I still get a kick out of them now. 
I'm not much for haunted houses and such these days...it's more about trick-or-treating with the kiddo and carving pumpkins now. But I still love a good scary story. Too bad they're so hard to come by, at least for me. Got any you'd like to recommend? I'm talking give-you-nightmares, sleep-with-the-lights-on, what-was-that-noise kind of scary. Yeah, got any of those?I do, however, have The Name of the Star up next on my TBR pile. I've heard great things and can't wait to start it!
I haven't read Anna Dressed in Blood yet, but I've heard that it gets a little scary! I sometimes can get a little jumpy during books. It really depends on what it's about though - ghosts are something I usually find more frightening than anything else really. Sometimes dystopians can honestly scare the crap out of me - just because some of those things COULD REALLY HAPPEN! ;) Aaaahhh! Must read Anna soon! I have Name of the Star on my shelf right now! I have tons of reading to do this weekend!
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Liza @ Book Crook Liza
Oh my gosh, Goosebumps was one of my favorite series as a kid! Loved those!
ReplyDeleteI've seen the other two all over the blogosphere and I really want to read them! Great picks :]
Geeze, EVERYONE is listing Anna Dressed in Blood, lol. I have it on my nook. Feel like I'm behind the times in reading it! Happy to see you thought it was scary though...really want a good scary read for this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI'm the girl who HATES haunted houses at Halloween time, yet I always end up in them. Why??!!! I really want to read Anna Dressed in Blood - especially after all the book rec's this week for it.
ReplyDeleteNice!! You know I love Anna. I've rec'd that to everyone also. Hmmmm, I bet my lil one would LOVE the Goosebumps series. Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteI used to read the Goosebumps, Point Horrors, watch Are You Afraid of the Dark and Stephen King movies as a kid! But now.. *shudder* no thanks. ._.
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Once Upon A Time
The name of the star looks so awesome to me! Very cool blog btw!! :)
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Lah @ LazyGirl Reads
Anna Dressed In Blood is one I haven't read yet and even though it gave you nightmares, I still will read it soon! It sounds great (and freaky!)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Anna yet, but I'm fully aware I should soon! And I was a Gooesbumps fan as well - I totally went fangirl when RL Stine answered my question on Twitter today!
ReplyDeleteAnd I really loved The Name of the Star. It had such a large creepy factor for me (but I'm a scaredy cat so that's really no surprise), but it was really good!
Anna was SUCH a good read! I have The Name of the Star, and I'm hoping to get to it soon. Now I'm really looking forward to it. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree Anna had me holding my breath on several occasions!
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