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litreactor.com Dressing the Part: A Look at Literary Halloween Costumes for the Family

I thought I was going to be Luna Lovegood for Halloween…my daughter decided otherwise…so now I’m judging ALL literary Halloween costumes. Look out, costumes! I’m coming!

quirkbooks:

What if your favorite books were Halloween candy?

Catch-22

Supplies: baseball mitt, paper, scissors

Directions: Cut out two numeral 2’s from the paper. Fasten to the inside of the baseball mitt.

from Literal Literary Halloween Costumes by Jessica Woodbury (via bookriot)

pr1nceshawn:

Nosferatu Scooby Doo, Supernatural, Buffy and Blade by Six Eyed Monster.

nomoreliteraryheroes.tumblr.com No More Literary Heroes: THE FAMOUS DEAD AUTHORS HALLOWEEN PARTY

nomoreliteraryheroes:

Everyone likes to dress up at Halloween and the Famous Dead Authors are no exception. They vie with each other for originality and flair - George Orwell’s appearance as Marie Antoinette (with Gore Vidal playing the part of the guillotine) is still spoken of with envious whispers - so it’s…

The Famous Dead Authors are getting ready for Halloween. But will Ernest Hemingway get to be Daenerys again, or will it be F Scott Fitzgerald (who does have better hair) who gets to dress as the last of the Targaryens?

bookoisseur:

theorlandojones:
3 week hiatus because of the World Series??
Ain’t nobody got time for that.
UG STOP IT.

Just in case not everyone realized that Sleepy Hollow is the MOST AWESOME SHOW EVER.

doubledaybooks:
“ It’s officially here: Happy Halloween, ghosts and ghouls.
”

doubledaybooks:

It’s officially here: Happy Halloween, ghosts and ghouls.

Literary Halloween costume winner of 2013: Edgar Allan Ho!
(although he probably should have shaved his legs…)

Literary Halloween costume winner of 2013: Edgar Allan Ho!

(although he probably should have shaved his legs…)

gobookyourself:

The Shining by Stephen King
Halloween, we’re almost there. Read these next, if you dare…
WARNING: Before you start, this list is not for the faint of heart!
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk for writers locked away; all work, no play
Hell House by Richard Matheson; a dark and gory haunted house story
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson; you’ll lose sleep over this tale of murder and the secrets we keep
Out by Natsuo Kirino in which the devil makes plans for menial hands

Halloween’s on the doorstep, crooking a bony finger at you to come out and play! But if you like getting scared indoors, this anthology of horror stories is an excellent alternative to being chased by zombies.
And if you want to be terrified for a...

Halloween’s on the doorstep, crooking a bony finger at you to come out and play! But if you like getting scared indoors, this anthology of horror stories is an excellent alternative to being chased by zombies.

And if you want to be terrified for a good cause, you should also know that the proceeds from this volume are going to the National Children’s Cancer Society. Editor Lori Michelle’s preface explains how cancer affected her own family and inspired this fundraising project.

Available here on Amazon.