November 3, 2021
We all love getting a little scared.
I enjoy hearing stories about ghosts in old houses, wandering small-town cemeteries at night, taking our girls to a mysterious “gravity hill” where our car seemed to roll uphill. It’s good to feel your heart beat a little faster and know there are things in this world we can’t explain.
I think it’s the same with scary stories. There’s just something eerily wonderful about nervously turning the pages of a book, knowing that something horrible is about to jump out of the shadows and grab the main character. It’s going to happen soon. Maybe this page, maybe in two. And there’s nothing you can do about it. (But you keep reading!)
So who are some of your favorite scary authors? Stephen King is still one of my favorites – he can make anything terrifying, from a car to a sprawling hotel in the Colorado mountains. Neil Gaiman is another writer who can keep you spellbound, whether it’s in Coraline or the Graveyard Book. There’s one book I loved as a kid called “The Halloween Tree,” which sets a spooky mood and tells the story of Halloween in different cultures.
Whoever your favorite spooky author is, and whichever book gives you goosebumps, I hope you had a scary Halloween and were able to scare yourself (just a bit) with a story that made you look over your shoulder as you walked down the empty street.
Wait, was that the soft sound of footsteps in the dead leaves behind you? Don’t worry, I’m sure it was nothing…