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#SpookySZN - A Jack-O-Lantern of Scary Book Selections

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THESE ARE NOT HOBGOBLINS! Light yourself a black flame candle and gather ye round. We're dishing out a grabbag of scary books perfect for any type of reader. Don't worry about just grabbing one. You can take a handful!

Books mentioned in this episode:

Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

Petra's Ghost by C.S. O'Cinneide

Growing Things by Paul Tremblay

Teeth in the Mist by Dawn Kurtagich

The Invited by Jennifer McMahon

The Plague Stones by James Brogden

Inspection by Josh Malerman

The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht

The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

Salvation Day by Kali Wallace

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