Web Series

Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story

A quirky/funny indie YouTube series based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It’s well-shot with some charming characters and occasional YouTube star cameos.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs2T_dNZ-XW4bKFe8bsQolAG_fVUVWk4W

Book

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

Over thirty-one chapters, you follow the story of a big, shaggy dog, as he assists his master in preparing for a battle of supernatural will (on Halloween) to either contain or release unthinkable Eldridge horrors upon the world. Light-hearted fun.

Amazon (sorry): https://www.amazon.com/Night-Lonesome-October-Rediscovered-Classics/dp/1556525605

Kid’s Book

The Pumpkin Smasher by Anita Benarde

Every year just before Halloween, someone (or something) appears in the dead of night to smash every pumpkin in Cranberry. The town almost cancels Halloween until some troublemaking twins take matters into their own hands.

Amazon (sorry): https://www.amazon.com/Pumpkin-Smasher-Anita-Benarde/dp/1484875923

Nostalgic ’80s Movie

Lady in White

Someone’s attempt to make a Halloween version of A Christmas Story. Kind of cheesy with outdated special effects, but I think it’s great. A schoolboy must solve a 10-year-old series of murders in an idyllic small town. Warning: The murder victims are kids.

MORE: https://more.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S164C1528219
TUBI: https://tubitv.com/movies/486562/lady-in-white

Halloween Adjacent Ska Banger

Vampire Ska

I’m not a huge ska fan, but this is a nice addition to your Halloween playlist after you’ve grown weary of Monster Mash. Fun fact: I play this tune year-round because it drives my daughter Eva totally nuts.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7A6m9CB3WG9Nfu6WdzuKiI?si=42941e9434034962
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuRoHAIj0GM