I saw two movies based on "The Lottery." One was in high school. It was a rather short film. The other was a made-for-tv expanded version which added a lot to the story that was not in the original Shirley Jackson short story.
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Re: Good Spooky Reads
The "Halloween" novelization by Curtis Richards, "The Shining" and "Harry Potter".
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Re: Good Spooky Reads
I usually re-read 'The Halloween Tree' every year leading into the season, I now have a new one in a similar style... 'One Dark Halloween Night'.
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A while back I ordered, Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History, by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne. I just got around to reading it last week. It's a short book, only 158 pages. Despite being short it is well referenced and has a solid bibliography. My problem is...I have nothing to compare it to! LOL!
Most times you read a new a non-fiction book, you have a degree of background from other sources to compare and contrast. I don't really have anything like that.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm not calling the author a liar or anything and I do recommend the book. I expect most of you will already know much of the text already, but there might be a few things you didn't know prior to reading.
Despite the title the book begins with the ancient Celts and touches on the European aspects that led up to what we have today. Roughly half the book really talks about Halloween in the US.
You can knock out the book in a few hours or be like me and just lightly read it over several days.
Most times you read a new a non-fiction book, you have a degree of background from other sources to compare and contrast. I don't really have anything like that.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm not calling the author a liar or anything and I do recommend the book. I expect most of you will already know much of the text already, but there might be a few things you didn't know prior to reading.
Despite the title the book begins with the ancient Celts and touches on the European aspects that led up to what we have today. Roughly half the book really talks about Halloween in the US.
You can knock out the book in a few hours or be like me and just lightly read it over several days.