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Spooky Books for Halloween
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Күн бұрынToday I'm sharing over twenty brilliant books for Halloween. From stories featuring unlikely witches, to classic Victorian ghost stories and Gothic thrillers, I've rounded up over twenty titles that are guaranteed to send a shiver or two down your spine. Which are your favourite Halloween reads? Do any of these books catch your eye?
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN VIDEO:
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: tinyurl.com/y2...
Halloween Party by Agatha Christie: tinyurl.com/y6...
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths: tinyurl.com/yx...
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: tinyurl.com/vs...
The Victorian Chaise-longue by Marghanita Laski: tinyurl.com/y4...
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams: tinyurl.com/y5...
The Virago Book of Witches, edited by Sharukh Husain: tinyurl.com/y3...
A Quaint & Curious Volume: tinyurl.com/y4...
Nudibranch by Ireneson Okojie (gifted press copy): tinyurl.com/r4...
Classic Ghost Stories: tinyurl.com/y5...
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton: tinyurl.com/y3...
Sleep No More by P. D. James: tinyurl.com/y2...
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: tinyurl.com/y5...
The Ghost Stories of E. Nesbit: tinyurl.com/yy...
Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl: tinyurl.com/yx...
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner: tinyurl.com/y3...
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver: tinyurl.com/y2...
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson: tinyurl.com/y4...
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: tinyurl.com/y5...
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Brathwaite: tinyurl.com/yx...
The Ghost: A Cultural History by Susan Owens: tinyurl.com/y5...
The Haunting of Alma Fielding by Kate Summerscale (gifted press copy): tinyurl.com/y6...
Pine by Francine Toon: tinyurl.com/yx...
OTHER MENTIONS:
What to Read in the Autumn: tinyurl.com/y2...
Books Featuring Unreliable Narrators: tinyurl.com/y5...
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ABOUT ME: I'm Miranda Mills, a freelance writer and photographer who recently moved from London to Yorkshire.
@angelaspielbusch1237 3 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness for you!! You always give wonderful descriptive details of your recommendations! I want to read all books!!! Fantastic!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That’s lovely of you to say!
@janebain8532 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for some more great suggestions 🙂. I really fancy The Stranger Diaries. I absolutely love your background Halloween set up with your beautiful wallpaper & candles, so atmospheric. Also, your dress is gorgeous, I love it!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Jane! I just loved The Stranger Diaries - such a good read. My mum hadn’t read it yet, but after I raved about it she raced through it too. Such a great Halloween read!
@muhlenstedt 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video showing such a variety of spooky books ! It is a pitty that I have the genes of a rabbit and get scared from my own shadow and in my young years I have got a reading trauma from Edgar Alan Poe tales.Perhaps I should try the Gobbolino and the poems.But you make all these titles sound so interesting...Love your tea mug and your dress!😍😍😍
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Gobbolino is definitely not a scary read 😊📚🎃
@katerinakokki2013 3 жыл бұрын
Miranda thank you for your amaaaazing book recommendations! I really appreciate the effort you put making these KZfaq videos ❤️
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! So glad you enjoy them 💫📚
@laurahardin6424 3 жыл бұрын
I look forward to every video. I enjoy to listen to you talk about so many different books that I might have never considered before. Some would be UK popular but not necessarily known in the US. But you also have a wide scope of different books you talk about and challenge me to maybe look at a certain book that I might dismiss, in a different light.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
That’s lovely to hear - thank you so much 📚❤️
@szekelynora772 3 жыл бұрын
Great pics, looking forward to read some of those I have not yet read. Currently reading The Hauntong of Hill House and loving it
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Oh great! Glad you’re enjoying it too!
@pamelapoet9 3 жыл бұрын
I just love everything about this, the beautiful table setting , the soft, cozy lighting and, as usual, your wonderfully descriptive and articulate suggestions. The Stranger Diaries is next on my list with Lolly Willowes--which I've been carting around for years--to follow. Thank you for reminding me of it!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Pamela! The Stranger Diaries & Lolly Willowes both make excellent reads - hope you enjoy them too 😊📚🧡
@susannesindevski9295 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great post Miranda, there are so many books you mentioned that I have on my shelves and I'm excited excited again to get around to them. Being in the Southern Hemisphere it's usually hard to get into such atmospheric reads at this time of year but it's still quite cool and a bit wet at the moment so perfect for curling up with some spooky reads. I think I'm going to finally get to 'The Turn of the Screw' while the mood strikes! 'The Stranger Diaries' is a great book and the Ruth Galloway series is really worth reading as well, I've read all of them. I'll be interested to see what you think of them too. Happy reading!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I’m glad to have inspired you to pull some books off your shelves. I’m so enjoying the Elly Griffiths books. Looking forward to reading more Ruth Galloway ones! Xxx
@yumiari2469 3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you shared your thoughts on “the haunting of hill house” by Shirley Jackson. I thought it might be really spooky but glad to know that you got through it 😊. Road Dahl short adult stories are some of my favourites. I like the eccentric way he writes his stories like Royal Jelly. So many good recommendations. I’ll have to revisit this video again. Take care.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
His short stories are just fantastic! So glad you enjoyed this video, thank you! And yes - I really didn’t find The Haunting of Hill House frightening xxx
@gailgilchrist5421 3 жыл бұрын
I have that exact same edition of the Edith Wharton book. Such a gorgeous cover! I was watching this video with my husband sitting in the same room, although he was not really listening. Until, that is, you mentioned The Stranger Diaries, when he snapped to attention. He loves Elly Griffiths' books and he had not yet heard of this one, so I am going to see if I can get it for him from the library. Also, I just ordered Sleep No More as it sounds really good.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Oh super! I really recommend The Stranger Diaries, and Sleep No More is a brilliant short story collection 📚🧡
@Sherlika_Gregori 3 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine rented a room in Oxford in someone’s house for a night. I then told him about Dahl’s short story called The Landlady and my friend got so spooked he almost gave up. Dahl is amazing, for any age.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Haha poor him 😂
@michelledeniseauthor 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these suggestions. I'm going to make Pine my Hallowe'en read for this week. I love Oscar Wilde. It's nice to be reminded that he wrote a spine-chilling novel alongside all of his sparkling, witty plays.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, he’s a fabulous writer! I’m hoping to finish Pine this week too xxx
@thomasceneri867 10 ай бұрын
The Haunting of Alma Fielding is amazing - very clever. 11:13
@Sherlika_Gregori 3 жыл бұрын
I held the Agatha Christie’s in my hands yesterday. Maybe I’ll read it. I’m currently reading An Ideal Husband by Wilde, and what an amazing writer he was.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t he just! 🖤
@georgiam4576 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful recommendations as always, Miranda. I don't always manage to match my reading to the time of year but I love the idea! I have read in the past Michelle Paver's Dark Matter which is an exquisite ghost story about a small British expedition in the late 1930s in the Arctic, and I totally recommend it. Currently am reading Michelle Paver's Thin Air which again takes place in the 1930s, this time in the Himalayas; it is hugely atmospheric and great, great fun!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Georgia! I have Thin Air on my shelf and am looking forward to reading it. I’d like to read more of Paver’s work too 🖤📚
@Sherlika_Gregori 3 жыл бұрын
I adore Michelle Paver stories.
@yolandasilverio1205 10 ай бұрын
Definitely my favorite on your list is Frankenstein. But Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver sounds exceptionally interesting for me.
@teresaparkins1255 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Miranda, I really enjoyed your spooky collection and have a couple that I haven't read to add to my wish list, thank you. I always like to read Susan Hill's ghost stories either now or at Christmas and The Small Hand was very atmospheric and scary. Enjoy your ghostly reading, Teresa 🍂🧡👻💛🍂
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Teresa! I have The Small Hand on my shelf, but I’ve got to nerve myself to read it, as The Woman in Black terrified me!! Xxx
@GinaHouse 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, wow!! So many awesome, spooky suggestions! I literally had to keep pausing the video to add books to my TBR or to put them in my AbeBooks cart - lol! I also loved how you decorated your side table - so pretty and the flowers are really lovely. How are you liking the oil lamp with castor oil? I have a lamp, too, and I wasn't sure about using the castor oil. Might try it, though. The spooky or autumn books I've read this month are: Frankenstein, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Silent Companions (loved!), A Quartet in Autumn, The Turn of the Screw (great on audio!), October October (omg...loved this book and I cried so much), Green Jade, The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall, Cit of Ghosts, The Jane Austen Society, The Exorcist and How to Make Friends with a Ghost (soo cute with lovely illustrations!). I want to see if I can squeeze in a couple more books before November 1st - lol. Thank you for such awesome recommendations, Miranda! *hugs* xoxo :D (P.S. I always listen to Agatha Christie's Halloween Party on audio during this month. The Hercule Poirot tv adaptation is wonderful, too!)
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Haha that’s lovely to hear, thank you! I love this oil lamp - I buy lamp oil that doesn’t smell too strong. It sounds like you’ve been reading some lovely titles too this autumn! 🍂📚💛
@Cardenio2012 3 жыл бұрын
I’m about to read Halloween Party by Agatha Christie for the first time. I’d not heard of Gobbolino the Witch’s Cat, but it sounds delightful and I will look for it for my nieces and myself.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
It’s such a sweet story for children! Hope you enjoy Halloween Party 🎃📚
@crystalthechurchmousestitc1888 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the Halloween recommendations. They all sound very interesting to me. Also, your red and white gingham dress is absolutely darling......Crystal. It's
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Crystal! I love dresses from Cabbages & Roses ❤️
@julieg_quebec-julesselivre8641 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Amazing recommendations! Love your set up. You surely put us in the mood for these reads! 👌🏻☺️
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Julie! 😄📚👻
@takeflightinreading863 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you as always for the great suggestions. I will add The Ghost: A Cultural History to my non-fiction November TBR. Currently reading the Woman in While by Collins, and will start Hallowe'en Party sometime this week. The Victorian Chaise Longue seems quite interesting!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed my suggestions. The Woman in White is a great tale for this time of year too 📚💫
@karenbrowne7233 3 жыл бұрын
What a nice atmospheric video, great recommendations, I kept popping books into my basket, now looking forward to a spooky weekend 🤣
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Karen! So glad you enjoyed my recommendations. I’m looking forward to some spooky reading this weekend too 📚👻😄
@juliavasquez82 3 жыл бұрын
I have started readingThe stranger diaries and I am loving it! Such the perfect book for this week!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Ah I’m so happy to hear that! It’s just brilliant, isn’t it?! The perfect Halloween read 🎃📚😄
@hannahkelly908 9 ай бұрын
Loved Lolly Willowes. Such a great book.
@alisonmidd 3 жыл бұрын
What a fabulous list, thank you so much. There are a few now on my wishlist! I'm currently reading the turn of the screw for the first time and really enjoying it. Another spooky book I love for halloween and have just finished re reading is the woman in black by Susan Hill, it's so atmospheric and chilling I love it.
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I found The Woman in Black so scary when I tried to read it years ago that I had to put it down. Perhaps I should try it again 😄🖤
@alisonmidd 3 жыл бұрын
@@MirandaMills I'd recommend you try, it is quite scary and has a good ending too. My husband and I went to see the play in York a few years ago and it aas so good! Just 2 actors on stage playing all the parts and the woman in black pops up in the audience every now and then! I wasnso scared but loved it!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
oh the play does sound rather terrifying, but I'm sure it was excellent! I will give it another go at some point. Susan Hill is clearly a great ghost story writer; I'd like to try a few of her others too (just have to work up the nerve 😂 ) xxx
@alisonmidd 3 жыл бұрын
@@MirandaMills I also really love her non ghost story, non fiction work the magic apple tree. Its a beautiful journey through the changing of the seasons and cottage life in a village. I could not put it down!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, that is a lovely book 😊
@sunshowers186 3 жыл бұрын
What a great selection! I have put a few on my wishlist. I love your dress in this video, is it recent? Can't resist a spot of check! x
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
No it’s a few years old, I’m afraid! I’ve worn it in a couple other videos too - it’s a favourite of mine from Cabbages & Roses ❤️
@GinaStanyerBooks 3 жыл бұрын
I'm really wimpy when it comes to books too, so I appreciate your recommendations!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully some of these appeal, Gina! Thank you 📚🎃
@SaucySalad 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this. I have read many of these, but Lolly Willowes was new to me...and it's now in my possession. Can't wait!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Oh super! Hope you enjoy it :)
@julierogers1155 3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely pleasure watching & listening to this video post. I just ordered "Gobbolino the Witch's Cat" from your link. Looking forward to reading it ... I love the title and the cover. QUESTION: re: your background wall, is it wall paper or a painted wall mural?
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That is a lovely choice of book. The wallpaper in my bedroom is hand-painted from the late 1800s. It’s so beautiful - I love it 💛
@leahbergen3947 3 жыл бұрын
Oops! You just made me order that lovely edition of Classic Ghost Stories. 😆
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, yay! It’s such a fantastic collection!
@CozyMapleCottage Жыл бұрын
Your book recomendations are always so refreshing.
@MirandaMills Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoy them! Thank you xxx
@emmas7045 3 жыл бұрын
I'm currently re-reading The Haunting of Hill House, and finding it just as unsettling as the first time. It's definitely psychological rather than jumpy/gory horror. Dark Tales is a collection of her short stories which is also very good, but very strange!
@lolalea100 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great episode Miranda...with your brilliant selections, my never-ending book list keeps growing and growing! Like yourself, I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to "scary" tales... but you have composed a list of titles that has me willing to brave the Halloween season with. Wishing you and your Mum a spooktacular Halloween weekend! ;-)
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lovely comment! So glad you enjoyed my suggestions 😄📚🕯🖤
@SanDiegoPsychology Жыл бұрын
I'm a year late here but I really appreciate your Halloween recommendations. I'm reading We've Always Lived in the Castle right now and really enjoyed The Haunting of Hill House last Halloween. You've given me several ideas for this season. Thanks and Happy Halloween!
@MirandaMills Жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed these recommendations!
@janicemacdougall1844 2 жыл бұрын
I just love your videos
@marionbuck4244 3 жыл бұрын
Such wonderful creepy reads, Miranda! I enjoyed the video very much. 📚xx
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Marion!
@juliavasquez82 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video Miranda! I have read The little stranger by Sarah Waters and it was spooky and very interesting. Do you celebrate Halloween in England? Cheers!
@MirandaMills 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, Halloween is definitely an occasion here 🎃👻
@juliavasquez82 3 жыл бұрын
@@MirandaMills where I live, Germany, is not celebrated but the young people are beginning to celebrate it.
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