Genre : Fantasy Published : 2001 Format : Paperback Pages : 236

” Clothed in a fine pelt of arrogance , her quiet engine quieter , centuries before limousines .”

Summary : There was once a young boy named Timothy whom lived in a most curious house . In it lives witches , mummies , vampires , and Timothy one day decides to document their lives . You see , there’s a lot of supernatural creatures going in and out of the house and they’ve got a problem . What’s the problem ? Well , people stopped believing , they didn’t hold on to that feeling . Such a shame but hey , they just might have a plan .

” I’ve loaned my body to a last-of-summer witch for sure .”

Review : This book is a love letter to the Halloween season . IT’s got an autumn atmosphere and some whimsical prose . The characters feel magical and I can buy them as a family . Overall , I think this is up there for the best book I’ve read this year . Go check it out folks !

“And if and when you die your bones will lie undisturbed , we’ll see to that , you’ll lie at ease forever , and I’ll come see you every All Hallow’s Eve and tuck you in more secure .”

Recommendations : Books

1. Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi
2. Man-Thing by Steve Gerber
3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
4. Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
5. Classic Monsters Unleashed
6. Star Gate by Andre Norton
7. Lori by Robert Bloch
8. The Spider Strikes by R.T.M. Scott
9. Nutcracker And Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffman
10. Dilvish , The Damned by Roger Zelazny

Songs

1. Monster Mash – Vincent Price
2. Season of the Witch – Donovan
3. Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra
4. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
5. Welcome to Planet Motherfucker – White Zombie
6. Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
7. The Memory Remains – Metallica
8. Voices – Rev Theory
9. Sandpaper – Fozzy
10. Born on Halloween – Vanilla Ice

Movies

1. The Addams Family (1991)
2. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
3. Monster House (2006)
4. House of Dracula (1945)
5. Van Helsing (2004)
6. Casper (1995)
7. The Mummy (1999)
8. Fright Night (1985)
9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
10. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948)

Lesson : Don’t bother hiding secrets from a witch .