If you’ve been by the bookshop or our socials this October you will have seen we love Spooky Season! From Ghost Stories, Magic and Mystery to Horror there is something for everyone this Halloween. Each of our Booksellers have a recommendation for you for this Spooky Season to curl up with infront of a Fire and a Hot Chocolate!
Jess recommends – Misery by Stephen King
Psychological horror of a writer from Main surviving a car wreck only to be saved by his number one fan. Absolute horror classic, full of intense psychological warfare and just enough blood to make you a little squeamish.
Lisa recommends – Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood is a delightfully cosy witch-y tale set in a London bookshop, balancing gentle magic and found family with autumnal charm. The pacing is leisurely and the romance more simmer than sizzle, its warm heart and sense of wonder make it a comforting pick for the Autumn comfort season.
James recommends – Pearl by Josh Malerman
A story that wastes no time getting straight into it, a psychopathic and telepathic Pig locked in a duel with a young boy that knows how evil the Pig is.
There is backstory which does give some background to what caused our Evil Telepathic Porker to become the way he is. Josh Malerman does horror properly and the ending is for you to choose between a dark and light ending!
Laura Recommends – Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
The story of unwed young girls who fall pregnant and are sent away to deal with their shame in a specialist boarding house.
Discovering witchcraft may appear to be a worry, but the true horror lies in the treatment of these girls and the evil that some may pose to others who are vunerable. The graphic descriptions of childbirth were pretty horrific too!
Cheese and Crackers recommend – The Ghost Cat by Alex Howard
The Scottish Author Alex Howard tells the tale of this well-spoken Victorian Cat which lives a life of luxury and passes away before its time. The King of Cats decides to bestore the moggy the chance to live 9 more lives as the Ghost Cat.
Grimlakin the Cat then experiences 120 years of Edinburgh, skipping decades each time he goes to sleep.
