Many years ago I picked up a first edition copy of Norman Partridge’s soon-to-be-award-winning novel “Dark Harvest” (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006) because (a) it looked like a fun/horrific story set on Halloween and (b) this particular edition used one of the first fonts I ever designed (Cenobyte). I read and absolutely loved the tragic tale… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Halloween Books
“October Ghosts and Autumn Dreams: More Poems for Halloween” from K. A. Opperman
In this brilliant follow-up to Past the Glad and Sunlit Season, K. A. Opperman takes us to an enchanted autumnal land overflowing with candy—sometimes sweet, sometimes cursed by witches. Jack-o’-lanterns keep watch as we travel through Pumpkin Country, questing for the rich rewards that are to be found in contemplation of October’s pastoral and many-colored… Read more »
New Book Reveals the Strange but True History of the Jack-O’-Lantern!
The jack-o’-lantern is the symbol of Halloween around the world. But how much do you really know about this mysterious pumpkin? Probably not as much as you think! Jack-O’-Lantern: The Strange History of the Halloween Pumpkin is the first-ever book-length history of the jack-o’-lantern’s long, wild ride through human history. David Acord (author of Old… Read more »