If you want to have some ideas on how you could celebrate Halloween, have a look to this Halloween site: you can find costumes, decorations, masks, crafts, movies, photos, and scary stories of course!
On wikipedia, I found some interesting information about the symbols and the origin of Halloween. As you can read on the site, traditional activities include trick-or-treating; Halloween festivals; bonfires; costume parties; visiting "haunted houses"; carving jack-o-lanterns; and viewing horror films.
Last year, I tried to make a carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside, by myself. It is useless to say that the final result was very modest (as to use an euphemism); anyway I had my try.
For those of you who are interested in fantasy, horror and mystery books I suggest you a blog I found amazing: the BookForKidsBlog. It is written and very frequently updated by GTC who recently retired after spending more than 32 years as an elementary librarian. The blogger says that he/she really misses the joy of bringing together the right book with the right reader at the right time. What a good activity!
As a matter of fact, the blog offers book reviews for young people of preschool to high school ages by a children's librarian with decades of experience in reading guidance.
As a matter of fact, the blog offers book reviews for young people of preschool to high school ages by a children's librarian with decades of experience in reading guidance.
While reading through the posts, I was immediately impressed by this effective title: “Love at First Bite: The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula by Eric Nuzum”. I suddenly start reading the review which I found very interesting and amusing. Last year I watched the original German film "Nosferatu" by directed by Murnau in 1922. Actually, since it was a very old black-and-white film it was not scaring at all. However, I think it is one of the most brilliant film I have ever seen.
As I have already said, the review of the book is very enticing but if you want to know more on this book, let’s listen to an interview to the author on npr. The author of The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula, Eric Nuzum, is very fond of vampires and we can consider him as a true specialist in this matter. He toured Transylvania and even drank his own blood in hopes of understanding the fascination with vampires!
Now I must go to get ready for my Halloween party! So, have fun and enjoy your parties!
As I have already said, the review of the book is very enticing but if you want to know more on this book, let’s listen to an interview to the author on npr. The author of The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula, Eric Nuzum, is very fond of vampires and we can consider him as a true specialist in this matter. He toured Transylvania and even drank his own blood in hopes of understanding the fascination with vampires!
Now I must go to get ready for my Halloween party! So, have fun and enjoy your parties!
Happy Halloween to you all!
Cheers
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