Spooky Stories for Halloween

Podemos tragarnos nuestro miedo o dejar que nos devore. 

Christopher tiene siete años. 

Christopher es nuevo en la ciudad. 

Christopher tiene un amigo imaginario.

Kate Reese es madre soltera y vive una relación abusiva. Sabe que no quiere esa vida para su hijo Christopher, así que a la mitad de la noche toma las llaves de su auto y escapa con él a Mill Grove, Pensilvania, una ciudad pequeña y aislada, donde la comunidad es muy unida y en la que solo hay una carretera para entrar o salir. Parece el lugar perfecto para iniciar una nueva vida. 

Al llegar ahí, Christopher desaparece. Durante seis días nadie sabe nada de él, hasta que lo encuentran en el bosque a las afueras de la ciudad. Aparentemente está ileso, pero algo dentro de él ha cambiado. Una voz en su cabeza le ordena una misión que solo él puede llevar a cabo: debe construir una casa del árbol en el bosque antes de Navidad; de lo contrario, su madre y todos en la ciudad no volverán a ser los mismos. Con Las ventajas de ser invisible, Stephen Chbosky hizo a sus lectores sentirse infinitos. Veinte años después vuelve con una obra maestra de horror, la cual ha trabajado durante todo este tiempo y cuya grandeza y abundancia de emociones redefinen el género. Asegúrate de leerla con las luces encendidas. 

«Al igual que Las ventajas de ser invisible, Amigo imaginario nos hace saber que, sin importar qué tan oscuros sean los lugares en los que has estado o las cosas que has visto, nada, nadie y ningún lugar está más allá de la redención. Iluminación espiritual y horror. No sé cómo, pero lo logró. Es una obra maestra». —Emma Watson, actriz y activista

«Una inquietante y emocionante novela que rebosa de la empatía radical que hace tan especial el trabajo de Chbosky». —John Green, autor de Bajo la misma estrella

«Si no te enloquecen las primeras cincuenta páginas de Amigo imaginario, tu capacidad de asombro puede estar fallando». —Joe Hill, autor bestseller del New York Times 

«Lo más aterrador que he leído en mucho tiempo. Lleno de corazón y alma. Te enamorarás de los personajes y por eso se quedarán contigo, como una aparición». —R. J. Palacio, autor de Extraordinario, un bestseller del New York Times

«Amigo imaginario me recordó a una novela clásica de Stephen King de hace dos décadas, pero con el estilo inigualable de Chbosky. Una lectura maravillosa. Valió la pena la espera». —Blake Crouch, autor de Wayward Pines y Materia oscura

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this acclaimed, bestselling epic of literary horror from the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

One of The Year's Best Books (People, EW, Lithub, Vox, Washington Post, and more)

 We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us.

 Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out.

At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six long days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again.

Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on.

 

In this debut story collection, Gianni Washington opens portals bridging the strange and the lonely to the gruesome and the intimate.

Thirteen dark tales are told through the lenses of Black, female, and queer narrators, among others, which burrow deep into the heart of the gothic to challenge the conventional nightmare. Flowers from the Void unburies a haunted labyrinth of chilling alternate realities eerily similar to our own.

A high school freshman is lured into a sinister pact with a classmate that will cost him more than he could ever imagine. A grieving African witch prepares for initiation into a 17th century Salem coven of white women. A girl with no shadow befriends one.

Empathy and horrors collide to create a grimy discomfort that will never quite wash off. Otherworldly creatures, malevolent acts, and devastation consume these pages as Gianni Washington resurrects the skeletons in our closets and commands them to run amuck with a new zest for the macabre.

Enjoy 8 different fun screen-free kids activities for Halloween: Crosswords, coloring pages, mazes, dot-to-dots, hidden pictures, word searches, picture matching and paper monster masks! This Halloween book for children contains original puzzles and games suitable for kids ages 3-12. With fun illustrations and the ability to photocopy pages for classroom, day care, or homeschool use, this book is sure to be an excellent resource to be used over and over again.

Halloween is a very special time of year and takes on huge significance for a vast number of people in different ways. For many, it's a chance to dress up, wander the streets for a trick or treat session, gorge on candy and have a party, whereas for others it is a time of remembrance, of visits to ancestors' graves, or prayers at this holy time.

But what are the real origins and meanings of this festival that's commonly associated with darkness, witches, ghosts and ghouls? The oldest known Halloween celebration was the Celtic Samhain, a time when the souls and spirits of the dead would find it easiest to return to visit the living. Food was offered to keep the spirits happy and eventually the festival was formalized by the church as a time of remembrance in advance of All Saints Day.

This fun little guide looks at the history of all things Halloween, from the earliest feasts and customs to the latest fun and games that are common around the world. We delve into the meanings of many of the symbols of Halloween, like pumpkins, black cats, apples, witches and ghosts, and examine the many different ways people celebrate around the world. There is plenty of fun stuff too: freaky facts, scary poems, classic candy, spooky songs, stunning stats, horror film suggestions and all manner of puns, jokes and sayings all relating to the creepiest day of the year.

SAMPLE QUOTE:
'Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said, "Never take candy from strangers." And then they dressed me up and said, "Go beg for it."' - Rita Rudner

“Heartfelt, bizarre, and unexpected. . . . At once a novel about family and love, a creepy tale that questions what it means to be human, and a celebration of queer stories, Monstrilio is as shocking as it is profound, and as humorous as it is thoughtful.” —Gabino Iglesias, The Boston Globe

A “wholly unique” and “uncompromising” literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes (Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes)

Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses—though curbed by his biological and chosen family’s communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life.

A thought-provoking meditation on grief, acceptance, and the monstrous sides of love and loyalty, Gerardo Sámano Córdova blends bold imagination and evocative prose with deep emotional rigor. Told in four acts that span the globe from Brooklyn to Berlin, Monstrilio offers, with uncanny clarity, a cathartic and precise portrait of being human.

A creepy collection of spooky short stories perfect for reading out loud any time you want the fun of a good fright.

Boo! See, scared you already. This collection of short, spooky stories is perfect for reading out loud on Halloween night, at a sleepover, or around the campfire. Jeremy John takes you on a frightening trip to the past, where Wild West criminals meet the hangman and brave knights battle monsters in the forest, through to today, where young vampires find victims through dating apps and spirits possess smart speakers.

Turn out the lights, grab a flashlight, hide under the blankets, and enjoy the fun frights of ghosts who feed on trick-or-treating kids, a pumpkin patch that hides a terrible secret, and who — or what — is buried in the grave of Mikey Dunbar.

There are things in this world that we cannot explain, and occurrences that make us ponder the very nature of our existence. True Tales of the Paranormal is an intriguing examination of reincarnation, premonitions, and other spooky inexplicables from a scientific perspective, exploring modern scientific theories and current research. The author also provides suggestions on how to deal with paranormal experiences and where to go for help and information. Even readers who have never had psychic experiences will be drawn into the lives of those who have and will be left questioning the world as we know it.

Count down to the most exciting and spooky night of the year with this celebration of fun and familiar Halloween characters.

The night was dark and the moon was bright. Everyone wanted some fun and a fright. But all through the town, no spooks could be seen... HOW MANY SLEEPS ‘TIL HALLOWEEN?

In the haunted house on Scary Street, Boo was ironing his best sheet. He wanted to look smart and clean . . . Just 10 more nights ‘til Halloween.

Skelly blew his dusty nose, and rubbed the cobwebs off his toes. He polished his bones to a shiny sheen . . . Just 9 more nights ‘til Halloween.

Join your favorite Halloween characters in the haunted house on Scary Street, and find out how they are counting down to the spookiest night of the year! Featuring a vampire, skeleton, ghost, zombie, witch, and more, each character is getting ready for Halloween. Will they cause mischief and mayhem, or do they just want to join in with the trick-or-treating fun?

This sweet story with funny pictures is the perfect preparation for Halloween. For little ghouls and goblins ages 3 years and up.

On the last day of October, we celebrate Halloween. It’s the spookiest holiday. Will real ghosts show up? Of course not! They don’t exist. But dressing up as a ghost, witch, or vampire is a lot of fun. Boooo!