As a kid, my mom would wheedle me into riding the tiny roller coaster at the local fair by telling me that I was going to be "fun-scared." She never tried to convince me that I wouldn't be frightened; rather, I would simply come to find that I enjoyed the experience. As it turns out, there are lots of ways both adults and children get their adrenaline fix while still remaining relatively safe. One of them is by reading scary stories.
Everyone has a different threshold for the amount of creepiness that can be handled in a story. But with Halloween season upon us, it might be time to push those boundaries and dive into a suspenseful thriller, a paranormal tale, a murder mystery, or an enlightening, nonfiction account, these eleven books make great "spooky reads" in October and year-round.
