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All Hallow’s Read is a Hallowe’en tradition. It’s simply that in the week of Hallowe’en, or on the night itself, you give someone a scary book.
Scholars have traced its origins as far back as this blog post. [http://allhallowsread.com/]
The bleakness of our landscape and the tyranny of distance in our island continent has inspired generations of Australian writers to write dark tales and scary stories. Here we list but a few recommendations for scary books from Australia. If you would like to make a recommendation for the list, please do so here:
NOVELS
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Riley Jensen series by Keri Arthur
MageSign by Alan Baxter
RealmShift by Alan Baxter
The Corpse Rat King by Lee Battersby
The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby
Red Queen by Honey Brown
Souls Along The Meridian by Bill Congreve
Clowns at Midnight by Terry Dowling
The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott
After the World: Gravesend by Jason Fischer
Path of Night by Dirk Flinthart
The Opposite of Life by Narrelle M Harris
The Shadowfae Chronicles by Erica Hayes
The Broken Ones by Stephen M. Irwin
Death Works series by Trent Jamieson
Storyman by Victor Kelleher
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier
Carnies by Martin Livings
Madigan Mine by Kirstyn McDermott
Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott
Salvage by Jason Nahrung
The Darkness Within by Jason Nahrung
Night’s Cold Kiss by Tracey O’Hara
The Grief Hole by Kaaron Warren
Slights by Kaaron Warren
Walking the Tree by Kaaron Warren
Grimoire by Kim Wilkins
The Autumn Castle by Kim Wilkins
The Infernal by Kim Wilkins
The Resurrectionists by Kim Wilkins
In the Winter Dark by Tim Winton
809 Jacob Street by Marty Young
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COLLECTIONS/ANTHOLOGIES
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Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror series
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories by Joanne Anderton
A Book Of Endings by Deborah Biancotti
Macabre: A Journey through Australia’s Darkest Fears edited by Angela Challis and Dr Marty Young
Vaudeville and Other Nightmares by Greg Chapman
Basic Black by Terry Dowling
Dead Red Heart edited by Russell B Farr
Striking Fire by Dirk Flinthart
Slice of Life by Paul Haines
The Last Days of Kali Yuga by Paul Haines
Nightsiders by Sue Isle
Cherry Crow Children by Deborah Kalin
Cracklescape by Margo Lanagan
Caution: contains small parts by Kirstyn McDermott
Hoffman’s Creeper and Other Disturbing Tales by Cameron Trost
Dead Sea Fruit by Kaaron Warren
The Grinding House by Kaaron Warren
Through Splintered Walls by Kaaron Warren
Insert Title Here edited by Tehani Wessely
In Your Face edited by Tehani Wessely
FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION
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Burnt Snow by Van Badham
Shift by Em Bailey
Riddle Gully series by Jen Banyard (younger readers)
In the Skin of a Monster by Kathryn Barker
Magrit by Lee Battersby (middle grade)
The Ghost of Annabelle Spoon by Aaron Blabey (picture book)
The Eerie series by S. Carey (younger readers)
Sounds Spooky by Christopher Cheng and Sarah Davis (picture book)
The Hair-Raisers series by Margaret Clarke and Lee Striker
Caleb by Gary Crew
Force of Evil by Gary Crew
Gothic Hospital by Gary Crew
Mystery of Eilean Mor by Gary Crew
The Viewer by Gary Crew
The Watertower by Gary Crew (picture book)
Saltwater Vampires by Kirsty Eager
The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth
The Museum of Mary Child by Cassandra Gold
Guardians of the Dead by Karen Healey
The Shattering by Karen Healey
The Shades series by Robert Hood
Day Boy by Trent Jamieson
The Nest by Paul Jennings
Allie’s Ghost Hunters series by Catherine Jinks
Yellowcake (collection) by Margo Lanagan
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (older readers)
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier (older readers)
The Life of a Teenage Body Snatcher by Doug Macleod
Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan (picture book)
Halloween in Christmas Hills: the legend of Stingy Jack by Karen Tayleur and Heath McKenzie
The Broken Lands trilogy by Sean Williams
Vampyre by Margaret Wild and Andrew Yeo (picture book)
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NOT STRICTLY SPEAKING BOOKS, BUT…
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“Wives” by Paul Haines (in the anthology X6 and reprinted in In Your Face)
“Siren Beat” by Tansy Rayner Roberts (in the Twelfth Planet Press novella double Roadkill/Siren Beat)
The Company Articles of Edward Teach/The Angaelien Apocalypse by Thoraiya Dyer/Matthew Chrulew
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