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Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...

or in which Halloween is a prominent theme.

Novels

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The House with a Clock in Its Walls ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey. It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional American boy Lewis Barnavelt. P ...

'' * Jim Butcher, '' Dead Beat'' * Ray Bradbury, '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1962) * Ray Bradbury, ''

The Halloween Tree ''The Halloween Tree'' is a 1972 fantasy novel by American author Ray Bradbury, which traces the history of Samhain and Halloween. Plot summary A group of eight boys set out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, only to discover that a ninth ...

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Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

, '' Hallowe'en Party'' * Franklin W. Dixon, '' Dead of Night, #80 in The Hardy Boys' Casefiles'' * Franklin W. Dixon, ''Trick-or-Trouble, #175 in The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories'' * Daniel Handler, '' The Basic Eight'' * Ed McBain, ''Tricks: An 87th Precinct Novel'' * Norman Partridge, ''Dark Harvest'' *

R.L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine (; born October 8, 1943), sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor. Stine has been referred to as the "St ...

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The Haunted Mask ''The Haunted Mask'' is the eleventh book in the original ''Goosebumps'', the series of children's horror fiction novels created and written by R. L. Stine. The book follows Carly Beth, a girl who buys a Halloween mask from a store. After pu ...

'' * R.L. Stine, '' Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns'' * R.L. Stine, '' Fear Street: Halloween Party'' * Margaret Sutton, ''The Haunted Attic'', #2 in the Judy Bolton Mystery series'' * James Tipper, ''Gods of The Nowhere: A Novel of Halloween'' * ''Halloween'' by Curtis Richards (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a

novelization A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play, comic book or video game. Film novelizations were particularly popular before the advent of ...

of the 1978 film. This novel has been out of print since the 1980s. * ''Halloween II'' by Jack Martin (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a novelization of the 1981 film. * ''Halloween III: Season of the Witch'' by Jack Martin (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a novelization of the 1982 film. * ''Halloween IV'' by Nicholas Grabowsky, a novelization of the film '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers''. * ''Five Black Cats'' by

Pat Hegarty Pat Hegarty (born 1947) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Cork senior team. Hegarty joined the team during the 1968-69 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement af ...

Short stories

Philarète Chasles Philarète Euphemon Chasles (6 October 179818 July 1873) was a widely-known French critic, and man of letters. Life and work He was born at Mainvilliers, Eure-et-Loir. His father, Pierre Jacques Michel Chasles (1754–1826), was a member ...

, "The Eye with No Lid"

Anthologies

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(editor), ''Thirteen Horrors of Halloween'' * Lesley Pratt Bannatyne (editor), ''A Halloween Reader: Poems, Stories, and Plays from Halloween Past'' * Ray Bradbury (author), ''

The October Country ''The October Country'' is a 1955 collection of nineteen macabre short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. It reprints fifteen of the twenty-seven stories of his 1947 collection '' Dark Carnival'', and adds four more of his stories previou ...

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Richard Chizmar Richard Thomas Chizmar (born 1965) is an American writer, the publisher and editor of '' Cemetery Dance'' magazine, and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications. He also edits anthologies, produces films, writes screenplays, and teaches writin ...

(editor), ''Trick or Treat: A Collection of Halloween Novellas'' * Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish (editors), '' October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween'' * Paula Guran (editor), ''Halloween'' * Paula Guran (editor), ''Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre'' * Marvin Kaye (editor), ''The Ultimate Halloween'' *

Ronald Kelly Ronald Kelly is best known as a speculative fiction and "southern-fried" horror writer. His tales are usually set in the Southern United States and feature language and actions that are associated with those regions. Biography Ronald Kelly ...

(author), ''The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows' Eve'' * Ronald Kelly (author), ''Mister Glow-Bones and Other Halloween Tales'' * Lisa Morton (editor), ''A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the Centuries'' * Norman Partridge (author), ''Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season'' *

Alan Ryan Alan James Ryan (born 9 May 1940) is a British philosopher. He was Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford. He was also Warden of New College, Oxford, from 1996 to 2009.. He retired as Professor Emeritus in September 2015PeAlan Ryan' ...

(editor), ''Halloween Horrors'' * Al Sarrantonio (author), ''Halloween and Other Seasons'' * J. Tonzelli (author), ''The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween''

Children's books

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, ''A Halloween Happening'' * Adrienne Adams, ''A Woggle of Witches'' *

Frank Asch Frank Asch (August 6, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey – 2022) was an American children's book writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books. In 1968, Asch published his first picture book, '' George's Store''. The following year, he gr ...

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Lesley Bannatyne Lesley Pratt Bannatyne is an American historian who writes extensively on Halloween, especially its history, literature, and contemporary celebration. She contributed the World Book Encyclopedia entry for Halloween and appears as a commentator on t ...

, ''Witches' Night Before Halloween'' *

Harry Behn Harry Behn (September 24, 1898September 6, 1973) was an American screenwriter and children's author. He was involved in writing scenes and continuities for a number of screenplays, including the war film ''The Big Parade ''in 1925, and '' Hell ...

, ''Halloween'' * Norman Bridwell, '' Clifford's Halloween'' *

Robert Bright Robert Bright (August 5, 1902 – November 21, 1988) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature who wrote and illustrated over 20 books in his 40-year career. He is best known for ''Georgie'' (1944), a children's classic about ...

, ''Georgie's Halloween'' *

Eve Bunting Anne Evelyn Bunting (née Bolton) (born December 19, 1928), also known as Eve Bunting, is a Northern Ireland-born American writer of more than 250 books. Her work covers a broad array of subjects and includes fiction and non-fiction books. Her no ...

, ''In the Haunted House'' * Eve Bunting, ''Scary, Scary Halloween'' * Nancy L. Carson, ''

Harriet's Halloween Candy ''Harriet's Halloween Candy'' is a 1982 children's picture book written and illustrated by Nancy L. Carlson. It was published by Carolrhoda Books. Summary Harriet doesn't want to share her Halloween candy with her little brother. She is runnin ...

'' * Patricia Coombs, ''Dorrie and the Halloween Plot'' * Paulette Cooper, ''Let's Find Out About Halloween'' *

Margery Cuyler Margery Cuyler is an American children's book author. She has written many picture books, including That's Good! That's Bad! and the rest of its series. Cuyler grew up in Princeton, NJ. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1970. Besides wr ...

, ''The Bumpy Little Pumpkin'' *

Gail Gibbons Gail Gibbons is an American writer and illustrator of children's books, most of which are non-fiction. She started her career as a graphic artist for television, but transitioned to writing and designing children's books in the 1970s. Early ...

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Rumer Godden Margaret Rumer Godden (10 December 1907 – 8 November 1998) was an English author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably ''Black Narcissus'' in 1947 and '' The River'' in ...

, ''Mr. McFadden's Hallowe'en'' * James Howe, ''Scared Silly: A Halloween Treat'' * Will Hubbell, ''Pumpkin Jack'' *

Ulrich Karger Ulrich Karger (3 February 1957 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany) is an author and teacher of religion at a school for speech disabled children in Berlin. His publications are aimed at children and adults. The complete retelling of Homers Odysse ...

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The Scary Sleepover '' The Scary Sleepover '' is a children's picture book, written for children between three and six years of age. The story is written by Ulrich Karger and illustrated by Uli Waas. Plot summary The book tells about a group of children having ...

'' * Carolyn Keene, ''Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Halloween Hoax'' * Kazuno Kohara, ''Ghosts in the House!'' *

Robert Kraus Robert Kraus (June 21, 1925 – August 7, 2001) was an American children's author illustrator, cartoonist and publisher. His successful career began early at the New Yorker, producing over hundreds of cartoons and nearly two dozen covers f ...

, ''How Spider Saved Halloween'' *

Elizabeth Levy Elizabeth Levy (born April 4, 1942) is an author who has written over eighty children's books in a variety of genres. Born in Buffalo, New York, she is currently living in New York City. She has appeared as a contestant on "Funny Or Die's Billy ...

, '' Something Queer at the Haunted School'' *

Eve Merriam Eve Merriam (July 19, 1916 – April 11, 1992) was an American poet and writer. Writing career Merriam's first book was the 1946 ''Family Circle'', which won the Yale Younger Poets Prize. Her book, ''The Inner City Mother Goose'', was described ...

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Halloween ABC ''Halloween ABC'' is a book of poetry for children, written by Eve Merriam and illustrated by Lane Smith. It includes a poem related to a scary or Halloween related theme for each letter of the alphabet. Reception ''Kirkus Reviews'' calls it "el ...

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Herman Parish Herman S. Parish III is an American children's writer, the current author of ''Amelia Bedelia'' children's books and the nephew of the series creator Peggy Parish. Life and career Parish was born in Texas. His father served in the US Air Force. ...

, '' Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia'' * Gary Paulsen, ''

Dunc's Halloween Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 maga ...

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Robert Newton Peck Robert Newton Peck (February 17, 1928June 23, 2020) was an American author who specialized in children's and young adult literature. His works include '' A Day No Pigs Would Die'', ''Millie's Boy'', and the ''Soup'' series. Early life Robe ...

, ''Higbee's Halloween'' * Jack Prelutsky, ''

It's Halloween ''It's Halloween'' is a picture book written by Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Marylin Hafner, published in 1977. The book is a collection of children's poetry, children's poems with a Halloween theme. Scholastic edition The edition publi ...

'' * Jack Prelutsky, ''Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep'' * Jack Prelutsky, ''The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep'' * Alvin Schwartz, '' Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' *

J. Otto Seibold James Otto Seibold (born 1960) is an American artist and children's book creator. With no formal art training, he was able to sneak into the art world during the "outsider art" craze of the 1990s. His book ''Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride'', publish ...

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Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen Seinfeld ( ; born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing a Jerry Seinfeld (character), semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', which he ...

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'' * Erica Silverman, '' Big Pumpkin'' * Erica Silverman, ''The Halloween House'' * Fran Cannon Slayton, ''When the Whistle Blows'' * Louis Slobodkin, ''Trick or Treat'' * Jerry Smath, ''

I Like Pumpkins ''I Like Pumpkins'' is an illustrated book for young children written and illustrated by children's book author Jerry Smath in which a young girl vividly describes her fondness for pumpkins at Halloween. The book is written in rhyming text and in ...

'' * James Stevenson, ''That Terrible Halloween Night'' * Geronimo Stilton, ''It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!'' * Jill Thompson, ''

Scary Godmother ''Scary Godmother'' is a series of children's books and comic books created by artist Jill Thompson and published by Sirius Entertainment beginning in 1997. Characters Main * Hannah Marie - Hannah is scared of monsters, but then she realizes mon ...

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Tasha Tudor Tasha Tudor (August 28, 1915 – June 18, 2008) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Biography Tasha Tudor was born in Boston, Massachusetts as Starling Burgess, the daughter of naval architect W. Starling Burgess, known ...

, ''Pumpkin Moonshine'' * Nora S. Unwin, ''Proud Pumpkin'' * Nora S. Unwin, ''Two Too Many'' *

Dan Yaccarino Dan Yaccarino (born May 20, 1965) is an American author, illustrator, and television producer, who is famous for his animated series, children's books and award-winning imagery. Biography Born in Montclair, NJ, Yaccarino was influenced by a comb ...

, ''Five Little Pumpkins''

Non-fiction

* Diane C. Arkins, ''Halloween: Romantic Art and Customs of Yesteryear''. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company (2000). 96 pages. * Diane C. Arkins, ''Halloween Merrymaking: An Illustrated Celebration of Fun, Food, and Frolics from Halloweens Past''. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company (2004). 112 pages. *

, ''Halloween: An American Holiday, An American History''. New York: Facts on File (1990). 176 pages. ; ''Halloween Nation. Behind the Scenes of America's Fright Night''. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company (2011). 248 pages. * Edna Barth, ''Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts: The Story of the Halloween Symbols''. New York: Seabury Press (1972). 95 pages. * Phyllis Galembo, ''Dressed for Thrills: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes and Masquerade''. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (2002). 128 pages. * Lint Hatcher, ''The Magic Eightball Test: A Christian Defense of Halloween and All Things Spooky''. Lulu.com (2006). * Ronald Hutton, ''The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain''. Oxford Paperbacks (2001). 560 pages. *

Ruth Edna Kelley Ruth Edna Kelley (8 April 1893 – 4 March 1982) was an American librarian and writer. She is chiefly remembered for ''The Book of Hallowe'en'' (1919), the first book-length history of the holiday. Biography Kelley was born in Massachusetts, ...

, ''The Book of Hallowe'en''. BiblioLife (2009, reprint ed., orig. 1919). 140 pages. * Jean Markale, ''The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween: Celebrating the Dark Half of the Year'' (translation of ''Halloween, histoire et traditions''). Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions (2001). 160 pages. * Lisa Morton, ''The Halloween Encyclopedia''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company (2003). 240 pages. * Lisa Morton, ''Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween''. London: Reaktion Books (2012). 229 pages. * Nicholas Rogers, ''Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night''. New York: Oxford University Press (2002). 198 pages. * Jack Santino (ed.), ''Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life''. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press (1994). 280 pages. ; * ''The Hallowed Eve: Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar Festival in Northern Ireland''. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky (2009). 180 pages. *

David J. Skal David John Skal (born June 21, 1952 in Garfield Heights, Ohio) is an American historian, critic, writer, and on-camera pundit, commentator known for his research and analysis of horror films, horror history and horror culture. Early life Skal s ...

, '' Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween''. New York: Bloomsbury USA (2003). 224 pages. * Ben Truwe, ''The Halloween Catalog Collection''. Portland, OR: Talky Tina Press (2003). {{DEFAULTSORT:Halloween fiction Literature lists Religious bibliographies American literature-related lists