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  • Cover of The Halloween Tree
    The Halloween TreeNovel

    Ray Bradbury · standalone novel · 1972

    Fantasy and adventure, about coming of age and grief and loss.

    “Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”

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  • Cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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    Neil Gaiman · standalone novel · 2013

    Fantasy and dark fantasy, about fae.

    “A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”

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  • Cover of John and Dave
    John and DaveSeries

    series · 4 books · 2007

    Cosmic horror, set in north america.

    “Jason Pargin, writing as David Wong, began the John Dies at the End series as a free horror-comedy webserial in 2001 before print publication turned it into a franchise.”

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    The Halloween MoonNovel

    Joseph Fink · standalone novel · 2021

    About curses, set in small town.

    “Esther Gold loves Halloween more than anything in the world.”

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    Small SpacesSeries

    series · 4 books · 2018

    Ghost stories, tense in tone, about survival.

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  • Cover of The Midnight Club
    The Midnight ClubNovel

    Christopher Pike · standalone novel · 1994

    Literary & general, emotional in tone, about grief and loss.

    “When you think Christopher Pike, you probably think ax murderers, cursed chain letters, and the occasional evil lizard person — and with good reason!”

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