I am a scaredy-cat. I watch scary movies with a pillow over my face and hands
clamped over my eyes. I might only actually see about 15 minutes of the movie (no
lie). When I’m reading horror, I hold the book so my fingers don’t touch the creepy
cover except on the edges and my thumbs never brush against the words. It’s like I
have a fear the scary will creep out of the ink and into my hands. Yet another
reason to love my Kindle. I no longer have to feel the glossy, embossed monsters on
the cover!
This is why the second mask of Halloween is my favorite. From the splendidly campy
Army of Darkness to the hilarious Shaun of the Dead, these horror movies know
how to
blend just the right amount of jump-out-of-your-seat scares with laughter, but this
is a book column and I’m looking for the perfect balance of humor and horror that
will keep me up all night laughing even as I check the dark corners of the closet!
Get your Trick-or-Treat bags ready because these three titles will make you laugh,
jump, and beg for more!
DEAD OVER HEELS by Alison Kemper
DEAD OVER HEELS
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Ava Pegg isn’t exactly thrilled to spend her summer
in Glenview, North Carolina—Land of Incredibly Boring Vacations. But when the boy
next door, Cole, comes running to her place in a panic, things get more interesting
than Ava can handle. Flesh-eating zombies are attacking the town. Terrified after a
zombie attacks them, Ava and Cole flee into forest. No supplies, no weapons, they
have nothing but each other if they want to survive. Romance, humor, and zombies go hand-in-hand, right? They certainly do in Alison
Kemper’s world. DEAD OVER
HEELS is just the right combination of zombie horror (which I’m not ashamed to
admit terrifies me), finding first love, and snarky humor. What more could you
possibly ask for this Halloween? |
PSI ANOTHER DAY by D.R. Rosensteel
PSI ANOTHER DAY
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Rinnie is just another high school girl…at least
during the day. By night, she’s a Psi Fighter—a secret guardian with a decade of
Mental Arts training. After her parents were murdered, Rinnie was sent into hiding,
but now she’s back and going to high school. But so is the bad guy. The person who
murdered her parents has also sent an apprentice to school to find Rinnie. Everyone
is a suspect. No matter how cute they are. PSI ANOTHER DAY is the
first in the Psi Fighter Academy series. Full of sarcastic humor, super-hero
powers,
and an epic battle between good and evil, PSI ANOTHER DAY gives us a little science-fiction in our Trick-or-
Treat bag. I know I’d probably go to the dark side if I had super Mental Arts
powers. Just saying…I couldn’t be trusted! I can’t wait to get my hands on this one.
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EVIL LIBRARIAN by Michelle Knudson
EVIL LIBRARIAN
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“He’s young. He’s hot. He’s also evil. He’s . . . the
librarian.”
Back in August, I recommended EVIL LIBRARIAN as a fantastic book to help survive high school. I
don’t usually recommend the same book twice, but when I thought about which books
combined humor, horror, and fantastic writing EVIL LIBRARIAN was the first
that came to mind. With a cheeky protagonist, a demon who sacrifices victims in the
school library, and a production of Sweeney Todd in the works, EVIL LIBRARIAN has every
single
element for a great Halloween read. It’s dramatic, dark, hilarious, romantic,
and so
much fun to read! |
Tell me, dear readers, what books make you laugh late into the night?
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