@emmiereads Ooooh emmie hi I love you so much I always wander how I will tell you a medical student for the country of Frankenstein in Baghdad loves you this much and has you as a support after a long day Thanks for (I Don't know) but everything And emmmm I am making a crochet bag
@@alexiafelixnunesthe important part is that you’re reading at all!! Most of these people either do this for a living or have a job where they can do this! Just don’t feel pressure to read more than you can
@@Nagchampa765 exactly! I work 7 hours everyday and I can’t read on my job, she does this for a living and I keep reminding myself that this is not a competition and I’m doing the best that I can with my time ✨
@@alexiafelixnunes I totally get it tho I get in that mindset at times too 😭 I just try to remind myself I do this for fun and not to put pressure on it! Don’t wanna suck the joy out of it 🥲
If you want to watch something cozy and subtly spooky, I would recommend Over the Garden Wall. It’s one of my favorite animated shows and is perfect for the fall season.
Some spooky cozy animated classics for you: Corpse Bride The Nightmare Before Xmas Over the Garden Wall Frankenweenie The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Disney animated short film
Love! Kind of surprised Master and Margarita isn’t on the list it’s probably the most autumnal book ever!!! And is my fave book of all time!! You would LOVE it ! I really want to see how/if you like it 💓💓💓💓⚱️🌧📖✨🦢
Ever since reading Interview With the Vampire on your recommendation, I've been on the Vampire Chronicles series reading spree. Now, six books deep, I can wholeheartedly say that The Vampire Lestat is the best in the series. And I have a sneaking suspicion that no other book will make me feel so invested in these vampires or question my own sense of temporality, morality, and purpose as deeply. The prose is at its peak, and the way this book explodes with its exploration of purpose, religion, and the nature of good and evil is haunting, mesmerizing, and life-altering. While I agree that the series declines, it doesn’t happen until The Vampire Lestat goes out with a bang. Thank you, Emma, for introducing me to the series that has changed me forever. I’m so excited for you to experience this one; it’s truly a gem!
15:38 there is this animated movie from 2009 called '9'. it is sci-fi fantasy spooky and it never left my mind since i watched it as a kid ! mayde not the most critically acclaimed movie but i love it sm highly recommend ❤ also great vid
i second you watching Over the Garden Wall, but you might also like Sleepy Hollow and for sure Pan's Labyrinth. If you'd like to venture into some movies that arent cozy but also aren't really that scary and are more artistic I'd say The Witch, Susperia (the original and the remake, bonus points for the setting being a ballet academy), The Lighthouse, El Ophanato, Midsommar, May, and Let the Right One In.
As far as films go, I would recommend The Innocents(1961) directed by Jack Clayton and based on the Henry James novel The Turning Of The Screw. Subtle creepy vibes, leaves a lot to the imagination, the black and white cinematography is stunning and the performances are incredible(one of the best child performances IMO as well).
The Innocents is an excellent movie. The first time I watched I had chills up and down my spine. Turn of the Screw is one of my favorite Henry James and it is a great read anytime but a really good selection for October.
So excited to hear how you like The Vampire Lestat! I’m a huge Vampire Chronicles fan but it is true that the quality varies across the series. In terms of style, Interview with the Vampire is very different from the rest too. Personally, the books I enjoyed the most were The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned (3rd book), The Vampire Armand (6th book), Merrick (7th book) & Blood and Gold (8th book). Marius might be my favourite out of all the vampires… ancient but so kind, so benevolent.
I just finished book 6 in the Vampire Chronicles but I can give you a bit of an idea of how they go up until book 10. Books 4 and 5 follow Lestat in the "present day" and depart from the style of the previous two books. In 4 Lestat gets a "new body" and in 5 Lestat gets recruited by Satan. I didn't love 4 but I quite enjoyed 5. Books 6 and 8 are backstories of two other vampires, Armand and Marius (who you will meet in book 2). Books 7, 9, and 10 are tied into the Mayfair Witches series. There is some information imparted in The Vampire Lestat and more so in Queen of the Damn that also ties into the Mayfair Witches series but It isn't necessary to have read those books to understand what's going on, I don't know if that's the case of books 7,9,10. So far I've loved three books, really liked two, and found one to be mid. Her writing style does become slower and much more descriptive but I actually liked that. There's also a lot more religion being discussed but as someone who isn't religious i didn't find it egregious and it doesn't feel out of place, you can just tell that religion and faith were forefront on her mind as she was writing certain books. So in general, yes after book three there is a clear shift, but that by no means indicates that the other books are bad. Particularly if you're in it for the exploration of certain ideas and like the parts where the vampires have long and deep conversations discussing immortality, humanity, morality, time, loneliness, otherness, etc.
Also, I highly recommend an ancient and difficult to find Disney film called Mr. Boogedy. There's also a second film - Bride of Boogedy. So fun and silly and actually a bit scary.
The Vampire Lestat is in my opinion the best vampire chronicles book, and one of my favourite books of all time. The rest of the books after that are hit and miss for me but not to be dramatic, the vampire lestat changed me life
I have been a huge fan of Paula Brackston lately if you're still looking for cozy reads! Every 🥧single 🥧one 🥧 of her books does not disappoint! Good,wholesome reads!
I love Mina and the Undead and the author is lovely who is a BookTuber. Interestingly Mina is reading Interview with a vampire in the book which made me want to read it immediately after I finished Mina 2&3
A highly underrated movie that doesn’t get talked about enough for the Halloween season is Frankenweenie. I haven’t seen it in a while, but I plan to rewatch it this year. It’ll tug at your heart. Give it a shot, and let me know what you think!! It’s one of the lesser talked about Tim Burton movies.
Would like to recommend The Tain to you, its an Irish epic poem which has been compared to The Iliad etc. it follows one of our main folklore stories. Since it's October and Halloween originated in Ireland!
The Black Cauldron is great if you haven’t seen it. Also, the Disney Silly Symphonies has a short called the Skeleton Dance which is just really heartwarming, spooky and fun. I also highly recommend Buffy, it’s one of my favourite TV shows ever!
Anything by Anne Rice is fun to read. She has other series as well. Lestat is a character you will never forget. So fun! The whole series is addictive.
STARLING HOUSE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE READS FROM THIS YEAR!! It's so addictive. I read it in one go (no, my eyes did not vibe with it). Very good atmosphere.
I broke my arm yesterday while on a hike, just in time for spooky season 😖 watching you is calming as always and helps me work through the pain, so thank you have a good october
If you haven't watched Over The Garden Wall you simply MUST! (It's technically a 10 part mini series but I always watch it all together as a movie), a perfect cozy spooky animated masterpiece!
Oh i have just finished the unfortunate side effects of heartbreak and magic and it was such an amazing read! Also loved the recepy detail. Actually tried some and thei are gooood
I’m about 72% through Jonathan Strange and I agree with Emma about the quality of the writing. So good. It stays consistent too. Also reading Slade House by David Mitchell. Weird sort of haunted house.
Thanks for keeping the October vibes going strong, Emma! 👻 I've got Rosemary's Baby, Dracula, The Spellshop, The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic, and more on my list! Emma you need to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it has all the feels I know you'll love! I’ve been watching your videos for years now *obviously* LMAO so I’ve got to say, your October TBR video is amazing and never disappoints! 🎃🖤 I’m so excited about all the reads you’ve picked this month - they sound SO varied and fun! Even though our book choices for the month are a little different, it’s what makes spooky season even more thrilling. It’s always awesome to get fresh Halloweenie book recommendations from you! Can’t wait to dive into my own stack while watching along with your reading vlogs! 🕸📚
If you're in Yorkshire, UK, PLEASE take the hike/very steep uphill walk to visit Sylvia Plath's grave! I did it yesterday and it is 100% worth it!! Love this video!
I LOVED The Vampire Lestat as a teenager. I reread it last year (20 years later) and... eh, not so much. Interview With A Vampire is the best of the entire saga, IMO.
I'm reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and so far it's a very good story. I also read and watched the video Coraline and really enjoyed that one. Also the Witches. Everything else is new to be but they sound like and excellent variety and I hope you enjoy them.
I loved “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell”!!! Such an epic story! Don’t forget to read the notes. (Some people just sometimes skip them) There are incredibly important in this story. :)
Highly recommend Thursday Murder Club! Haven't gotten around to reading the rest of the series but the first one is solid! My October TBR: Othello // Frankenstein // Carmilla - Sheridan Le Fanu // Coraline - Neil Gaiman // Dracula
Oh mannnnn Piranesi is one of my favorite books ever but I never really read anything more than 400pgs so that tome terrifies me 😭 it also has a similar premise vaguely to my other favorite book (the night circus) so I know I’ll probably love it but my expectations are sooo high
I too felt intimidated by the length of JS&MN, but please don't be! By the time I was 400 pages in, I wished it was 1000 pages longer. It's ridiculously well written but a very comfortable read. I've heard the audiobook is very good also
@@bmoforever5562 good to know about the audiobook! I just got audible since I listen at work and I’ve been wanting to find a nice long book to make my one credit worth it!
Since its exam month I have only kept two books to mainly read this month; Dune and phantom of the opera. Been catching dust in the shelf for years now
The Halloween Tree cartoon was a favorite growing up. I still really need to read Strange & Norrell, and some Ryu Murakami. I want to try Thursday Murder Club before the adaptation. It has a great cast. I've been really loving the new Interview with the Vampire series. Books I'm pulling from for October: Magic for Beginners - Kelly Link The Reformatory - Tananarive Due The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones My Brother's Keeper - Tim Powers Good Night, Sleep Tight - Brian Evenson A Helping Hand - Celia dale King Nyx - Kirsten Bakis
I just finished We Used to Live Here, and I loved it! It felt like a combination of Leave the World Behind and The House of Leaves, and I'm thoroughly freaked out! I recently also read the Spellshop, which was just what I wanted for a cosy-but-not-too-low-stakes story. Also enjoying The Haunting of Hill House and a re-read of Silver in the Woods and Drowning Country for the atmosphere. I have a long list of both new and re-reads for fall, and I don't know what to chose next! Anyway, thanks for the fall vibes, always a treat :)
I read by mood rather than season; I’m currently reading Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself, and really enjoying it. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will likely be my next read, and then possibly book 7 of The Wheel of Time series.
"The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern is something I'm REALLY enjoying -- Victorian era, young magicians in training. Also "The Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood" is a really odd and creepy collection. Love your channel!
I also loved interview with a vampire. Lestat is also good, get ready for some ancient vampires. It’s a good origin story, paints him in a whole new light. Just not sunlight… lol. Just finished the exorcist for October. One of the creepiest books I’ve ever read. ❤ listening to you talk. I find your voice to be incredibly soothing. Also love your content. Keep up the good work. 😊
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on 'The Vampire Lestat.' I read 'Interview' only after you talked so highly of it a couple years ago, so I might just have to follow suit with this next one. I also want to recommend 'The Gilda Stories' if are looking for more novels that dissect vampire lore and discuss the toll that immortality would take on a character. It begins in 1850 and follows a character initially called 'the girl' as she lives (or, you know, doesn't live) through the 20th century. I read it last year and it has stuck with me since then. Love the TBR! 🦇🎃
18:15 Ernest Scared Stupid (1991, free on RUclips) - Ernest's ancestor was the town's priest when it was founded in the 1890s. On Halloween, he and the townsfolk captured a troll that had been terrorizing children and buried the troll alive, sealed in the roots of a blessed tree - but not before the troll placed a curse on the priest's bloodline that each generation will become more and more foolish until being dumb enough to free it again. 100 years later in the 1990s, that's exactly what happens and where the movie begins with Ernest as the town's goofy idiot. Cozy Halloween movie that's half spooky and half silly. For animated, any of the late 90s/early 2000s Scooby-Doo movies like Zombie Island, Witch's Ghost, Cyber Chase, or Alien Invaders. They're all great and cozy.
I just read Starling House last month - and The Once and Future Witches before that - because I adored The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. She is definitely one of my favourite authors, and an auto-buy author for me, too. ❤❤ Starling House made me feel an angst that I only usually feel when reading some really good fanfiction. 😂👍🏻
I am so interested to see how you get on with Ryu Murakami! I do adore his books although his characters are often hyper violent but also complete outcasts. I believe he is the second best selling Japanese author in Japan after the other Murakami
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That's my sign to leave all my assignments behind and bring my yarns to crochet and listen
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@emmiereads Ooooh emmie hi
I love you so much I always wander how I will tell you a medical student for the country of Frankenstein in Baghdad loves you this much and has you as a support after a long day
Thanks for (I Don't know) but everything
And emmmm I am making a crochet bag
@@emmiereads personally i’m crocheting a blanket which is perfect for the season and i could use it for the future when i’ll watch your videos 😁
She reads what I read in a year in a month 😭😭😭
Right?!?!
I feel you 😔
@@alexiafelixnunesthe important part is that you’re reading at all!! Most of these people either do this for a living or have a job where they can do this! Just don’t feel pressure to read more than you can
@@Nagchampa765 exactly! I work 7 hours everyday and I can’t read on my job, she does this for a living and I keep reminding myself that this is not a competition and I’m doing the best that I can with my time ✨
@@alexiafelixnunes I totally get it tho I get in that mindset at times too 😭 I just try to remind myself I do this for fun and not to put pressure on it! Don’t wanna suck the joy out of it 🥲
If you want to watch something cozy and subtly spooky, I would recommend Over the Garden Wall. It’s one of my favorite animated shows and is perfect for the fall season.
I've been trying to find this show!! do you know where to watch it??
@@emmiereads look up “over the garden wall google drive 1” 👀🫢
@@emmiereads hulu!
@@emmiereads drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U1m2qKYYPQP_Yk67OMo6gUo4Cez0joOU
Watch Over the Garden Wall!!
Omg she would love it❤️..that s a rock fact!🪨
I'm so over due for rewatching this! Love it!
STUNNING
I want to watch it but cant find it anywhere
psst where can I find it
The unintentional book asmr in this video is amazing !!
Some spooky cozy animated classics for you:
Corpse Bride
The Nightmare Before Xmas
Over the Garden Wall
Frankenweenie
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Disney animated short film
Great choices!
thank you!!
Over the Garden Wall 😍
I have watched Over the Garden Wall recently. It is so goood!
Love! Kind of surprised Master and Margarita isn’t on the list it’s probably the most autumnal book ever!!! And is my fave book of all time!! You would LOVE it ! I really want to see how/if you like it 💓💓💓💓⚱️🌧📖✨🦢
Yes! It is very interesting and atmospheric book! Have you seen the movie?
@@anushvardazaryan2601 omg i didn't know there ewas a movie???
@@JordynWise-f8j Yes! It was released this year, also it has TV series, but both are in russian.
I second the people mentioning Buffy! You’ll love it
Halloween is not a thing in my culture and I don't even like horror things.
But here I am.. cause it's Emma!
Ever since reading Interview With the Vampire on your recommendation, I've been on the Vampire Chronicles series reading spree. Now, six books deep, I can wholeheartedly say that The Vampire Lestat is the best in the series. And I have a sneaking suspicion that no other book will make me feel so invested in these vampires or question my own sense of temporality, morality, and purpose as deeply.
The prose is at its peak, and the way this book explodes with its exploration of purpose, religion, and the nature of good and evil is haunting, mesmerizing, and life-altering. While I agree that the series declines, it doesn’t happen until The Vampire Lestat goes out with a bang.
Thank you, Emma, for introducing me to the series that has changed me forever. I’m so excited for you to experience this one; it’s truly a gem!
15:38 there is this animated movie from 2009 called '9'. it is sci-fi fantasy spooky and it never left my mind since i watched it as a kid ! mayde not the most critically acclaimed movie but i love it sm highly recommend ❤ also great vid
LOVE i need to rewatch that as well
@@the_secretgarden yess me too !!
@@edus3058 babe ur pfp. love love love
i second you watching Over the Garden Wall, but you might also like Sleepy Hollow and for sure Pan's Labyrinth. If you'd like to venture into some movies that arent cozy but also aren't really that scary and are more artistic I'd say The Witch, Susperia (the original and the remake, bonus points for the setting being a ballet academy), The Lighthouse, El Ophanato, Midsommar, May, and Let the Right One In.
"I've got my witch's brew....there's nothing in there." 😅😂
Did you know there's a Interview with the
Vampire Tv show?? You should totally give it a go, I thought it
was amazing!
As far as films go, I would recommend The Innocents(1961) directed by Jack Clayton and based on the Henry James novel The Turning Of The Screw. Subtle creepy vibes, leaves a lot to the imagination, the black and white cinematography is stunning and the performances are incredible(one of the best child performances IMO as well).
The Innocents is an excellent movie. The first time I watched I had chills up and down my spine. Turn of the Screw is one of my favorite Henry James and it is a great read anytime but a really good selection for October.
You really need to watch company of wolves! It's an adaption of the Angela Carter story from the bloody chamber!!
Honestly I think you would enjoy some folk horror like VIY and the blood on satans claw. Just dark fairytsles
I love Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell so, so much.
So excited to hear how you like The Vampire Lestat! I’m a huge Vampire Chronicles fan but it is true that the quality varies across the series. In terms of style, Interview with the Vampire is very different from the rest too. Personally, the books I enjoyed the most were The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned (3rd book), The Vampire Armand (6th book), Merrick (7th book) & Blood and Gold (8th book). Marius might be my favourite out of all the vampires… ancient but so kind, so benevolent.
I just finished book 6 in the Vampire Chronicles but I can give you a bit of an idea of how they go up until book 10. Books 4 and 5 follow Lestat in the "present day" and depart from the style of the previous two books. In 4 Lestat gets a "new body" and in 5 Lestat gets recruited by Satan. I didn't love 4 but I quite enjoyed 5. Books 6 and 8 are backstories of two other vampires, Armand and Marius (who you will meet in book 2). Books 7, 9, and 10 are tied into the Mayfair Witches series. There is some information imparted in The Vampire Lestat and more so in Queen of the Damn that also ties into the Mayfair Witches series but It isn't necessary to have read those books to understand what's going on, I don't know if that's the case of books 7,9,10.
So far I've loved three books, really liked two, and found one to be mid. Her writing style does become slower and much more descriptive but I actually liked that. There's also a lot more religion being discussed but as someone who isn't religious i didn't find it egregious and it doesn't feel out of place, you can just tell that religion and faith were forefront on her mind as she was writing certain books.
So in general, yes after book three there is a clear shift, but that by no means indicates that the other books are bad. Particularly if you're in it for the exploration of certain ideas and like the parts where the vampires have long and deep conversations discussing immortality, humanity, morality, time, loneliness, otherness, etc.
Also, I highly recommend an ancient and difficult to find Disney film called Mr. Boogedy. There's also a second film - Bride of Boogedy. So fun and silly and actually a bit scary.
I'm so excited to see your journey, as well as Carolyn's, with Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, I love that book. ❤
I literally just finished The Vampire Lestat a few days ago and I’m obsessed. I actually enjoyed it more than Interview
The Vampire Lestat is in my opinion the best vampire chronicles book, and one of my favourite books of all time. The rest of the books after that are hit and miss for me but not to be dramatic, the vampire lestat changed me life
i’ve been feeling so, so down from the past few days- this brought up my spirits a lil, thank you emma, seriously
Your seasonal pics are my favorite videos that you do! Thanks, Emma❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have been a huge fan of Paula Brackston lately if you're still looking for cozy reads! Every 🥧single 🥧one 🥧 of her books does not disappoint! Good,wholesome reads!
Twins on reading Coraline! I just started it yesterday to usher in the spoopy season 👻
I love Mina and the Undead and the author is lovely who is a BookTuber. Interestingly Mina is reading Interview with a vampire in the book which made me want to read it immediately after I finished Mina 2&3
A highly underrated movie that doesn’t get talked about enough for the Halloween season is Frankenweenie. I haven’t seen it in a while, but I plan to rewatch it this year. It’ll tug at your heart. Give it a shot, and let me know what you think!! It’s one of the lesser talked about Tim Burton movies.
red lipstick looks so good on youu😍
you will love what moves the dead! perfect spooky season book
Still the most entertaining BookTuber I've come across. Keep them coming!
Would like to recommend The Tain to you, its an Irish epic poem which has been compared to The Iliad etc. it follows one of our main folklore stories. Since it's October and Halloween originated in Ireland!
The Black Cauldron is great if you haven’t seen it. Also, the Disney Silly Symphonies has a short called the Skeleton Dance which is just really heartwarming, spooky and fun.
I also highly recommend Buffy, it’s one of my favourite TV shows ever!
Anything by Anne Rice is fun to read. She has other series as well. Lestat is a character you will never forget. So fun! The whole series is addictive.
Hope you enjoy your reads. Nevermore I have in my TBR cart. Can't wait to check it out. 📚☕🎃
Try The Discovery of Witches, it's a series, there are magic books, long hours at the library, witches, vampires...
omg wallace & gromit and the curse of the wererabbit was literally my childhood lolll 😭
STARLING HOUSE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE READS FROM THIS YEAR!! It's so addictive. I read it in one go (no, my eyes did not vibe with it). Very good atmosphere.
I broke my arm yesterday while on a hike, just in time for spooky season 😖 watching you is calming as always and helps me work through the pain, so thank you have a good october
If you haven't watched Over The Garden Wall you simply MUST! (It's technically a 10 part mini series but I always watch it all together as a movie), a perfect cozy spooky animated masterpiece!
Oh i have just finished the unfortunate side effects of heartbreak and magic and it was such an amazing read! Also loved the recepy detail. Actually tried some and thei are gooood
Emma you have to watch buffy - once you start you won't stop! I promise.
,,Jonathan Strange...." is my love. I adore this book
I’m about 72% through Jonathan Strange and I agree with Emma about the quality of the writing. So good. It stays consistent too. Also reading Slade House by David Mitchell. Weird sort of haunted house.
Thanks for keeping the October vibes going strong, Emma! 👻 I've got Rosemary's Baby, Dracula, The Spellshop, The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic, and more on my list! Emma you need to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it has all the feels I know you'll love! I’ve been watching your videos for years now *obviously* LMAO so I’ve got to say, your October TBR video is amazing and never disappoints! 🎃🖤 I’m so excited about all the reads you’ve picked this month - they sound SO varied and fun! Even though our book choices for the month are a little different, it’s what makes spooky season even more thrilling. It’s always awesome to get fresh Halloweenie book recommendations from you! Can’t wait to dive into my own stack while watching along with your reading vlogs! 🕸📚
If you're in Yorkshire, UK, PLEASE take the hike/very steep uphill walk to visit Sylvia Plath's grave! I did it yesterday and it is 100% worth it!! Love this video!
I LOVED The Vampire Lestat as a teenager. I reread it last year (20 years later) and... eh, not so much. Interview With A Vampire is the best of the entire saga, IMO.
I read The Halloween Tree last year and it was MAGICAL. I love Bradbury's writing style! Hope you love it too!
Your lipstick and hair look GORGOUSE!!
You look amazing, Emma! Your hair and lipstick, AND that green top is definitely your colour!
Great recommendations too. 💖
Girl this video just reminded me how much I miss your asmr channel. 😂
Also, good luck w Norrell & Strange, I despised it.
Spooky animated stop-motion doll movie you must see: Box trolls. Set in 1800 century London. There's also cheese in it.
Mina and the Undead sounded like fun, I'm adding that to my tbr
I'm reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and so far it's a very good story. I also read and watched the video Coraline and really enjoyed that one. Also the Witches. Everything else is new to be but they sound like and excellent variety and I hope you enjoy them.
omg please do a halloween read-a-thon!
I loved “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell”!!! Such an epic story! Don’t forget to read the notes. (Some people just sometimes skip them) There are incredibly important in this story. :)
I got actual stomach aches from reading In the Miso Soup - you'll love it
Ok but you have to watch all the other Wallace and Grommet they are amazing!!!!!!!!!!! 😍
It’s the great pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
This is the season for spooky books 💚
Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell is my favourite book! I love it so much. Excited to see what you think of it
I really wanna read Starling house too!!!
Highly recommend Thursday Murder Club! Haven't gotten around to reading the rest of the series but the first one is solid!
My October TBR: Othello // Frankenstein // Carmilla - Sheridan Le Fanu // Coraline - Neil Gaiman // Dracula
Oh mannnnn Piranesi is one of my favorite books ever but I never really read anything more than 400pgs so that tome terrifies me 😭 it also has a similar premise vaguely to my other favorite book (the night circus) so I know I’ll probably love it but my expectations are sooo high
I too felt intimidated by the length of JS&MN, but please don't be! By the time I was 400 pages in, I wished it was 1000 pages longer. It's ridiculously well written but a very comfortable read. I've heard the audiobook is very good also
@@bmoforever5562 good to know about the audiobook! I just got audible since I listen at work and I’ve been wanting to find a nice long book to make my one credit worth it!
@@bmoforever5562 I definitely plan to use my next months audible credit on it!!
I like your dress, looks really cozy ^^
Since its exam month I have only kept two books to mainly read this month; Dune and phantom of the opera. Been catching dust in the shelf for years now
Ben Okri I learned about during an English class. He embraces the concept of magical realism which I enjoy.
6:50 emma you have to read the six deaths of the saint by alix e harrow! it's only like 30 pages but sooo good!!
Pleaseee share the spooky watchlist!!! 🧡
Love you to the sky
The Halloween Tree cartoon was a favorite growing up. I still really need to read Strange & Norrell, and some Ryu Murakami. I want to try Thursday Murder Club before the adaptation. It has a great cast. I've been really loving the new Interview with the Vampire series.
Books I'm pulling from for October:
Magic for Beginners - Kelly Link
The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters
Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones
My Brother's Keeper - Tim Powers
Good Night, Sleep Tight - Brian Evenson
A Helping Hand - Celia dale
King Nyx - Kirsten Bakis
I just finished We Used to Live Here, and I loved it! It felt like a combination of Leave the World Behind and The House of Leaves, and I'm thoroughly freaked out! I recently also read the Spellshop, which was just what I wanted for a cosy-but-not-too-low-stakes story. Also enjoying The Haunting of Hill House and a re-read of Silver in the Woods and Drowning Country for the atmosphere. I have a long list of both new and re-reads for fall, and I don't know what to chose next!
Anyway, thanks for the fall vibes, always a treat :)
For animated movies I recommend, Monster house and Paranorman.
My current favorite movie is Lisa Frankenstein! I think it's time for a third rewatch over here for October. xoxo
the best reading month!!
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is great, Coraline is another great one. Love your picks, Emma! Your red lipstick is gorgeous! 💖☺️
I read by mood rather than season; I’m currently reading Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself, and really enjoying it. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will likely be my next read, and then possibly book 7 of The Wheel of Time series.
Ohhh you should watch Signs or The Village!
Your TBR is so great and almost the same as mine 😊 I am currently reading Starling house !
So excited for you to start the vampire lestat!
Paranorman and over the garden wall are my spooky season watches. Paranorman is from the same studio who made corpse bride and coraline
you need to watch the interview with a vampire tv series !!!!! it’s fantastic
"The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern is something I'm REALLY enjoying -- Victorian era, young magicians in training. Also "The Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood" is a really odd and creepy collection. Love your channel!
I also loved interview with a vampire. Lestat is also good, get ready for some ancient vampires. It’s a good origin story, paints him in a whole new light. Just not sunlight… lol.
Just finished the exorcist for October. One of the creepiest books I’ve ever read.
❤ listening to you talk. I find your voice to be incredibly soothing. Also love your content. Keep up the good work. 😊
I really enjoyed Starling House on audiobook! It was giving me adult Spiderwick Chronicles meets Stranger Things!
you would love alix e harrows books! the ten thousand doors of january is something that you would absolutely adore
I am physically reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and listening to Man of Shadow and Mist by Michelle Griep.
Igor and Hotel Transylvania
I love The Vampire Lestat. Hope you enjoy it. I'm also going to be reading The Halloween Tree this October. I'm looking forward to that one.
picked up the island of dr. moreau after your last rec video! going to save it for the readathon 👻🧡
The Vampire Lestat is amazing, I liked it more than the 1st one.
Question for you. Is it necessary to read the first book before The Vampire Lestat, or does it stand on its own?
@@gwenellison5386 if you watch the "Interview with the Vampire" movie from the 90s (it stays pretty close to the book), I think you could
Spooky season is the best 🎃
Emma - have you watched the Interview With a Vampire tv series? If so, how does it compare to the novels?
Thanks for the cosy video :)
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on 'The Vampire Lestat.' I read 'Interview' only after you talked so highly of it a couple years ago, so I might just have to follow suit with this next one. I also want to recommend 'The Gilda Stories' if are looking for more novels that dissect vampire lore and discuss the toll that immortality would take on a character. It begins in 1850 and follows a character initially called 'the girl' as she lives (or, you know, doesn't live) through the 20th century. I read it last year and it has stuck with me since then. Love the TBR! 🦇🎃
18:15 Ernest Scared Stupid (1991, free on RUclips) - Ernest's ancestor was the town's priest when it was founded in the 1890s. On Halloween, he and the townsfolk captured a troll that had been terrorizing children and buried the troll alive, sealed in the roots of a blessed tree - but not before the troll placed a curse on the priest's bloodline that each generation will become more and more foolish until being dumb enough to free it again. 100 years later in the 1990s, that's exactly what happens and where the movie begins with Ernest as the town's goofy idiot. Cozy Halloween movie that's half spooky and half silly.
For animated, any of the late 90s/early 2000s Scooby-Doo movies like Zombie Island, Witch's Ghost, Cyber Chase, or Alien Invaders. They're all great and cozy.
I recently read Mina and the Undead and I loved it.
It was 100 degrees today in northern CA and I am so over it!!
I just read Starling House last month - and The Once and Future Witches before that - because I adored The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. She is definitely one of my favourite authors, and an auto-buy author for me, too. ❤❤
Starling House made me feel an angst that I only usually feel when reading some really good fanfiction. 😂👍🏻
I am so interested to see how you get on with Ryu Murakami! I do adore his books although his characters are often hyper violent but also complete outcasts.
I believe he is the second best selling Japanese author in Japan after the other Murakami