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- Turn books into Halloween art pieces<\/a> \u2013 pulp fiction, 3-D constructions, collage, bent, torn, printed on\u2014books can do more than sit on shelves<\/li>\n
- Jack o\u2019 lanterns for readers<\/a> \u2013 more Maurice Sendak than Jane Austen, but still . . . you know where the wild things are, and so will the neighbors!<\/li>\n
- Easy-to-challenging costumes<\/a> \u2013 is the need \u201cto die your hair\u201d a bit too Freudian a slip? And for the Lizbeth Salander costume, find someone delicious to draw that dragon on your back!<\/li>\n
- Then check to see whether your costume idea is being overdone in your area with Google’s Frightgeist!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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It may be more practical to look to short stories<\/a> for costume inspiration (fewer people have probably read them)<\/li>\n
- But if you\u2019d rather focus your creativity on writing, here\u2019s a list of horror fiction ideas<\/a> straight from recent news headlines \u2013 I have dibs on \u201cImportant Ohio bridge infested with thousands of spiders\u201d<\/li>\n
- And a little of everything in this gallery<\/a> of \u201cliterary Halloween\u201d ideas. Love the \u201cNevermore\u201d wreath.<\/li>\n
- Wearing your best Victorian garb, propping your foot on a pumpkin cushion, settle back to enjoy a \u201cHyde potion<\/a>.\u201d Bloody good cocktail, that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
(Thanks to Book Riot, Electric Literature, Pinterest, and HGTV for the inspiration!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Halloween is just another opportunity to strut your literary predilections. Here\u2019s a roundup of clever ideas that have crossed my desk this month. Turn books into Halloween art pieces \u2013 pulp fiction, 3-D constructions, collage, bent, torn, printed on\u2014books can … Continue reading
- But if you\u2019d rather focus your creativity on writing, here\u2019s a list of horror fiction ideas<\/a> straight from recent news headlines \u2013 I have dibs on \u201cImportant Ohio bridge infested with thousands of spiders\u201d<\/li>\n
- Jack o\u2019 lanterns for readers<\/a> \u2013 more Maurice Sendak than Jane Austen, but still . . . you know where the wild things are, and so will the neighbors!<\/li>\n