Halloween
With everyone dressing like ghosts, goblins, or other monsters and creatures of the night, Halloween is the perfect time to read Gothic fiction, along with other ghostly and strange tales.
Halloween - What Do Writers Say About Halloween (Ghosts, Beasties, & Beyond)
What do people say about Halloween? Or those ghostly beasties that haunt the night? Here are a few quotes from famous writers. These excerpts are perfect for Halloween (and any old time you're looking for a good scare or terror)... Oh, the horrors!
How to Make Literature a Part of Your Halloween Celebrations
Here are some ideas that should help you to make literature a part of your upcoming Halloween celebrations.
Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Read the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Halloween Books
The time on and around Halloween is the perfect time to read those scary classics. And, if you've never had the opportunity to read the greatest Halloween scares and terrors in classic literature, these books are a great introduction! Read more about the history of Halloween, read the scary classic, and enjoy those monsters all year round. Read on.
Romanticism & the Supernatural
Not only does Ligeia's unusual beauty represents a reoccurring theme throughout the story, but the text portrays Poe's method of rejecting the "ordinary," a common theme in past literature, while still promoting the ideas of Romanticism.
Specter Bridegroom
Read the full text for Washington Irving's "The Spector Bridegroom."