Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!
I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!
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Hill Haven Creeps And The Halloween King
by Brandon Berntson
Genre: Horror / Middle Grade And Older
My Review
I came across this while looking for some Halloween books and had to grab it. It sounds creepy good and that cover is wicked.
Hill Haven Creeps is a small town where not much happens. Until… a carnival mysteriously appears at the fair ground. Stranger still, no one appears to be running it. Soon, people start disappearing, and dying. A group of young boys must get to the bottom of things before they too disappear.
Yep, sounds scary good. This gave me vibes similar to Something Wicked This Way Comes. And with a name like All Hallows Eve Midnight Traveling Spook Show, you know dark deeds are afoot.
The book took me back. Felt like where I grew up. And the cast of characters could have been in my school and neighborhood. We all used to help each other do our chores so we could set off together on new adventures. When a carnival came to town, we would be first in line. Enjoying the rides, munching on carnie food, and unable to resist entering the scary exhibits. Luckily, the carnivals weren’t anything like the one at Hill Haven Creeps.
Loads of atmosphere and genuine characters made this a scary good read for me. I eagerly turned the pages, excited to see what was coming next and how it would end. Just when I thought I knew something, the author would turn it all around. Great Halloween reading for the younger crowd and the young at heart.
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Synopsis
It’s Halloween in Hill Haven Creeps, and the All Hallows Eve Midnight Traveling Spook Show has come to town. Empty tents flap in the breeze, but there’s no sign of the carnies.
For a group of close friends, the festivities have just begun. A masked figure haunts Trevor Sheevis in every reflection. Cole Reagor’s dream of being a stand-up comedian suddenly isn’t so funny, and Tommy Gallaghan’s cell phone makes ominous threats.
At school, Angela Rayburn is smiling at Mathew Potts, and for Ashley Gifford, the monster he fears most sleeps under his very same roof.
When their friend, Steven Delhomme, turns up missing, their worst fears come true.
The smell of autumn leaves is in the air, the first pumpkins are aglow, and the crows are gathering in the cornfields. The moon is full, and something is visible beyond the veil between the living and the dead calling itself the Scarecrow King.
As Halloween approaches, the dead exchange places with the living, and the All Hallows Eve Midnight Traveling Spook Show opens its doors.
In Hill Haven Creeps, every fear will come to life, and every dream will turn into a nightmare.
But will Halloween will have the final say?
Or is something more ominous on the night wind?
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I was with you except for this—“unable to resist entering the scary exhibits”. Way back when and, to this day, I can’t stand funhouses because of one I went in as a kid 😉
I know what you mean. Even though I knew it wasn’t real and that things would be popping out at me, I still scared myself silly. LOL
I like the sound of this one. It has a great cover and I’m a sucker for deadly carnival settings in my horror books! I’m adding it to wishlist but I’ll need to see a few reviews before I make up my mind!
That cover is so wicked. I was happy that the story was good too:)
Does this mean you lived in a scary town Laura? Lol. Seriously now that always make for a great read when authors give you a sfeer!
Not scary but we sure had adventures. LOL
When you mentioned Ray Bradbury I got very excited! This sounds so good😁
I’m thinking the author wanted me to feel that. I really had fun with this.
you have been sharing some great looking books. glad to see you are lovin them all. happy reading and i look forward to seeing what you have to share for the rest of the month
sherry @ fundinmental
I’m having fun doing this feature again and have more spooky books to make you shiver. LOL
Oh I do love a good spooky middle grade book!
I know what you mean, Stormi!
I really like the cover on this one and it sounds good!
Once I read the book I realized how perfect the cover was!
Aha! I grabbed this one the other day when I saw it for free. Now I’m glad I did. I have to admit that initially it was a cover grab.
Yep. That cover was a grab for me too. LOL