This is a bibliography of works about Halloween or in which Halloween is a prominent theme.
Novels John Bellairs, The House with a Clock in Its Walls Jim Butcher, Dead Beat Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree (1972) Agatha Christie, Hallowe'en Party Franklin W. Dixon, Dead of Night, #80 in The Hardy Boys' Casefiles Franklin W. Dixon, Trick-or-Trouble, #175 in The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories Daniel Handler, The Basic Eight Ed McBain, Tricks, a novel in 87th Precinct series Norman Partridge, Dark Harvest Margaret Sutton, The Haunted Attic, #2 in the Judy Bolton Mystery series James Tipper, Gods of The Nowhere: A Novel of Halloween Halloween by Curtis Richards (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a novelization of the 1978 film. This novel has been out of print since the 1980s. Halloween II by Jack Martin (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a novelization of the 1981 film. Halloween III: Season of the Witch by Jack Martin (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a novelization of the 1982 film. Halloween IV by Nicholas Grabowsky, a novelization of the film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Five Black Cats by Pat Hegarty All Hallows by Christopher Golden
Short stories Philarète Chasles, "The Eye with No Lid"
Anthologies Isaac Asimov (editor), Thirteen Horrors of Halloween Lesley Pratt Bannatyne (editor), A Halloween Reader: Poems, Stories, and Plays from Halloween Past Ray Bradbury (author), The October Country Ray Bradbury (author), From Dust Returned Richard Chizmar (editor), Trick or Treat: A Collection of Halloween Novellas Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish (editors), October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween Paula Guran (editor), Halloween Paula Guran (editor), Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre Marvin Kaye (editor), The Ultimate Halloween Ronald Kelly (author), The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows' Eve Ronald Kelly (author), Mister Glow-Bones and Other Halloween Tales Lisa Morton (editor), A Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the Centuries Norman Partridge (author), Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season Alan Ryan (editor), Halloween Horrors Al Sarrantonio (author), Halloween and Other Seasons J. Tonzelli (author), The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween
Poetry H. P. Lovecraft, "Hallowe'en In A Suburb" (March 1926)
Children's books Adrienne Adams, A Halloween Happening Adrienne Adams, A Woggle of Witches Frank Asch, Popcorn Lesley Bannatyne, Witches' Night Before Halloween Harry Behn, Halloween Norman Bridwell, Clifford's Halloween Robert Bright, Georgie's Halloween Eve Bunting, In the Haunted House Eve Bunting, Scary, Scary Halloween Nancy L. Carson, Harriet's Halloween Candy Patricia Coombs, Dorrie and the Halloween Plot Paulette Cooper, Let's Find Out About Halloween Margery Cuyler, The Bumpy Little Pumpkin Gail Gibbons, Halloween Is... Rumer Godden, Mr. McFadden's Hallowe'en James Howe, Scared Silly: A Halloween Treat Will Hubbell, Pumpkin Jack Ulrich Karger, The Scary Sleepover Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Halloween Hoax Kazuno Kohara, Ghosts in the House! Robert Kraus, How Spider Saved Halloween Elizabeth Levy, Something Queer at the Haunted School Eve Merriam, Halloween ABC Herman Parish, Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia Gary Paulsen, Dunc's Halloween Robert Newton Peck, Higbee's Halloween Jack Prelutsky, It's Halloween Jack Prelutsky, Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep Jack Prelutsky, The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark J. Otto Seibold, Vunce Upon a Time Jerry Seinfeld, Halloween Erica Silverman, Big Pumpkin Erica Silverman, The Halloween House Fran Cannon Slayton, When the Whistle Blows Louis Slobodkin, Trick or Treat Jerry Smath, I Like Pumpkins James Stevenson, That Terrible Halloween Night Geronimo Stilton, It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse! R. L. Stine, Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask R. L. Stine, Goosebumps: Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns R. L. Stine, Goosebumps HorrorLand: The Scream of the Haunted Mask R. L. Stine, Goosebumps Horrorland: Weirdo Halloween R. L. Stine, Fear Street: Halloween Party Jill Thompson, Scary Godmother Tasha Tudor, Pumpkin Moonshine Nora S. Unwin, Proud Pumpkin Nora S. Unwin, Two Too Many Dan Yaccarino, Five Little Pumpkins John D. Dries, Rumbles the Cloud and the Ghost Left Behind, Blueberry Illustrations
Non-fiction Diane C. Arkins, Halloween: Romantic Art and Customs of Yesteryear. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company (2000). 96 pages. Diane C. Arkins, Halloween Merrymaking: An Illustrated Celebration of Fun, Food, and Frolics from Halloweens Past. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company (2004). 112 pages. Lesley Bannatyne, Halloween: An American Holiday, An American History. New York: Facts on File (1990). 176 pages. ; Halloween Nation. Behind the Scenes of America's Fright Night. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company (2011). 248 pages. Edna Barth, Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts: The Story of the Halloween Symbols. New York: Seabury Press (1972). 95 pages. Phyllis Galembo, Dressed for Thrills: 100 Years of Halloween Costumes and Masquerade. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (2002). 128 pages. Lint Hatcher, The Magic Eightball Test: A Christian Defense of Halloween and All Things Spooky. Lulu.com (2006). Ronald Hutton, The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain. Oxford Paperbacks (2001). 560 pages. Ruth Edna Kelley, The Book of Hallowe'en. BiblioLife (2009, reprint ed., orig. 1919). 140 pages. Jean Markale, The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween: Celebrating the Dark Half of the Year (translation of Halloween, histoire et traditions). Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions (2001). 160 pages. Lisa Morton, The Halloween Encyclopedia. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company (2003). 240 pages. Lisa Morton, Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween. London: Reaktion Books (2012). 229 pages. Mark Oxbrow, Halloween: Pagan Festival to Trick or Treat. London: Strega Press (2001). 267 pages. Nicholas Rogers, Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night. New York: Oxford University Press (2002). 198 pages. Jack Santino (ed.), Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press (1994). 280 pages. ; The Hallowed Eve: Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar Festival in Northern Ireland. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky (2009). 180 pages. David J. Skal, Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween. New York: Bloomsbury USA (2003). 224 pages. Ben Truwe, The Halloween Catalog Collection. Portland, OR: Talky Tina Press (2003).
See also List of films set around Halloween List of Halloween television specials