I review books for a website called LibraryThing. If you are a booklover, you should check this site out. You can get books for free to review. You don’t get paid, but you can choose from large lists the books you are interested in reading and reviewing, and then the publisher sends them to you if you are selected. I’ve been posting the reviews there, on Amazon, and here on my blog that no one reads!
The Halloween Encyclopedia, Second Edition, by Lisa Morton, is a most-worthy edition to any library of Halloween aficionados.
McFarland & Company, Publishers, continues to put out some of the most interesting books concerning the things we love. If you’ve never been to their website, I suggest you go browse soon. And make sure you keep a napkin handy to catch all the drool you’re sure to create when you see just a few of their offerings.
The Halloween Encyclopedia is exactly what you would think, an A to Z of all things concerning what has become one of the most celebrated annual events in North America, if not many other parts of the world. What makes this book so delicious is the amount of detail given for entries such as Guy Fawkes Day/Night, Day of the Dead, and even Bonfires. It’s really amazing how any different Halloween games have been played through the centuries that have the goal of revealing the player’s future spouse. The book also covers mythology surrounding fairies, goblins, and such. This wonderful volume provide many hours of shear entertainment, whether you are just flipping around, reading cover to cover, doing research, or admiring the art spread throughout.
One thing this book is not is an encyclopedia of Halloween themed books and movies, though there is an Appendix in the back covering Literature and the Arts. It certainly doesn’t cover all the books and movies generated from Halloween, but it’s a start. Perhaps Lisa Morton will put out a book just covering this. If so, I’ll be the first in line.
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