Halloween Things (That Sometimes Rhymes) [Deluxe Edition]

Halloween Things (That Sometimes Rhymes) , though small, covers a surprisingly wide array of Halloween territory. From silly to shocking to sentimental to unsettling to heartfelt to demented to utterly ridiculous, the only constants throughout are Halloween's overarching ubiquity and the author's thoroughly bizarre sense of humor. It includes both fiction and nonfiction, poetry and prose, and just about everything in between. There's even a short sequel to a Jules Verne classic.. Halloween Things drips, oozes, and festers Halloween on every page. So whether you're 6, 66, or 666 years old, this book is the perfect collection of things to set the tone of the season and get you in the mood for October's grand finale.. This deluxe edition also includes More Halloween Things and Christmas Odd & Ends. ContentsPart 1: Halloween Things (That Sometimes Rhymes) * Halloween Things (That Sometimes Rhymes) * Halloween Done Right* Scary Things* A Pumpkin's Tale* Dear Diary - October 31, 2012* A Scary Jack-o'-Lantern* Candy Corn* A Peculiar Scarecrow* Dear Diary - October 31, 2014* How You are Going to Die on Halloween* Dead Leaves (or Crunchy Screams) * Year of the Pumpkin* The Great Pretender* How to Shrink a Human Head* The Halloween Stunt* The Urban-Legends Super-Force Strikes Back* A Halloween Memory* The Peculiarity of Halloween* A Parting of WaysPart 2: More Halloween Things* Spatium* How to Mummify a Rat* Dear Diary - October 31, 2015* Instructions for Constructing and Using a Voodoo Doll [Short Version]* I Shot a Pumpkin* Urban Legends of Halloween* A Short History of Shock Rock* Dear Diary - October 31, 2016* 13 Kings of Halloween Fiction* Soul of Fire* Bring Your Leftover Halloween Candy to Work Day* The Giant Hand* Limericks for HalloweenPart 3: Christmas Odd & Ends* Introduction* The Completely True, Verified-Authentic, Definitive Account of How the World Ends* The Snowman Vampire* 'Twas the Night After and Before New Year's* An Autobiographical Haiku about a Tragic Event that Occurred on Christmas Day in the Year 2020* Huff's Believe It or Not!* The Gravity-Free Tree* Planet XAbout the Author