Books for Halloween

 I am reading flavorwire.com's "50 scariest books of all time." Surprise, surprise, the #1 spot is held by "It"(Stephen King).  I guess I'm the only one on the planet who thought that "It" was about as scary as a newborn kitten crying under the bed. I may re-read it sometime and try to get past the ridiculous (seemingly drug-induced) junk and see if it's better.

    What WAS surprising was to see Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" on the list (at #8 even!). I thought that was a very interesting story (I'm all about the utopia/anti-utopia genre) and I was fascinated right up to the last page, but I would never have considered it a "scary" story. I think of it as more of a disturbing story, because it could actually happen. Maybe THAT'S why it's scary. ;)

     "Lord of the Flies" (William Golding) is also on the list. I haven't actually read this book yet (that I can remember) but I'm pretty sure it's in my garage so I'll get to read it soon.

Another surprise: "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark", by Alvin Schwartz. I seriously read this when I was like, 11. Yes, they were super-scary (I remember some vividly, TO THIS DAY), but I honestly thought they were scary for KIDS (thus, why I was reading them). If I still have this book, I may reconsider letting the kids read it yet.