It's Always Halloween

Small Frights: A Gothic Holiday

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This Creepmas season we dive into gothic literature and zombie history. Then we read some international EEEEKmails from Italy and Australia. 

Mentioned on this episode:

Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein (video)

Mary Shelley: The Teenager Behind Frankenstein

Frankenstein Study Guide

The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies

Frankenstein Inspired YA recs:

  • Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron
  • Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
  • Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon
  • Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley
  • The Madman's Daughter Trilogy by Megan Shepherd: The Madman's Daughter (inspired by The Island of Dr. Moreau),
    • Her Dark Curiosity (inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and A Cold Legacy (inspired by Frankenstein)

    Gothic YA recs:

    • In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
    • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
    • Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
    • Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
    • Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

      • Do you have a Halloween query or memory you want to share? Call the All Hallows Hotline at (802) 532-Dead! Or you can write an EEEEKmail to [email protected]

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