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October 27, 2005

Books & Movies That Go Bump in the Night

Want to get in the spirit for this weekend? We have a number of book and movie lists that offer suggestions for scary books and movies.

For your reading pleasure...

The Bram Stoker Awards

2004
Peter Straub. In the Night Room
A famous children's book author, in the wake of a grotesque accident, realizes that the most basic facts of her existence, including her existence itself, have come into question.

Horror Writer's Association Reading List

Ray Bradbury. Something Wicked This Way Comes
Three hours after midnight, one week before Halloween, Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show rolls into Green Town, Illinois. A carnival like no other, it feeds on the dreams and weaknesses of those drawn to its eerie attractions, destroying every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. Two boys--best friends Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade--are about to learn the secret of its smoke, mazes and mirrors as they confront a nightmarish evil that will change their lives forever.

International Horror Guild Awards

2003
Peter Straub. lost boy lost girl
A groundbreaking story of the persistence of evil, told with tantalizing ambiguity and structural audacity.

Supernatural Detectives

Laurell K. Hamilton. Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series)
Introducing Anita Blake, vampire hunter extraordinaire. Most people don't even bat an eye at vampires since they've been given equal rights by the Supreme Court. But Anita knows better--she's seen their victims. . . . A serial killer is murdering vampires, however, and now the most powerful vampire in town wants Anita to find the killer.

For your viewing pleasure...

Attack of the B Movies - These are all rated G, PG, PG-13, or are Unrated 1950s movies.

The Blob
Residents of a small Pennsylvania town combat a slimy space invader. Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth. Starring Steve McQueen. PG

AFI's 100 Thrills - The Most Heart Pouding American Movies of All Time

1.Psycho
When Marion Crane steals money from her employer and escapes out of town, her getaway takes her to the Bates Motel, run by a young man with his own terrible secrets. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Anthony Perkins & Janet Leigh. Based on the book Psycho by Robert Bloch. R

Top 10 Horror Films - From E! Online

1.The Exorcist
A young girl becomes possessed by the devil and causes several violent deaths before she can be cured. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, & Linda Blair. Based on the book The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. R

It's Alive - Monster Movies

Beetlejuice
A couple of likable ghosts contact the afterlife's bio-exorcist to rid their home of a trendy New York family that moves in. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis. PG

20 Scariest Movies of All Time - From Entertainment Weekly

The Shining
Unforgettable images of terror envelope a family isolated and snowbound in a huge resort hotel with a macabre history of violence. The caretaker's son's psychic ability (his " shining ") gives him visions of evil to come. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Jack Nicholson & Shelley Duvall. Based on the book The Shining by Stephen King. R

Posted by Grace at October 27, 2005 12:43 PM

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