halloween reads — The Attic on Eighth

Booked to Perfection: On Pairing Your Favorite Books and Foods

In her first piece for The Attic, writer and recent college graduate Olivia Kingree shares an inside look on food themed book clubs, and offers up ideas for immersing yourself into a good read with thoughtfully paired foods.

Lifestyle, Food & DrinkOlivia KingreeOctober 28, 2019food and drink, food in literature, Olivia Kingree, book pairings, literary dinner parties, book clubs, reading lists, halloween reads

Actually Scary Books and Films for Halloween

As Halloween nears, Culture Editor Eliza Campbell answers last year’s “Understatedly Spooky” lists with some Actually Scary content, turning to favorite books and films for the season.

Culture, LiteratureEliza CampbellOctober 26, 2019Halloween reads, Halloween films, halloween reads, halloween films, Halloween movies, scary movies, scary films, scary reads, scary books, Eliza Campbell, HalloweenComment

The Haunted House As Feminist Horror Trope

Examining iconic works of Gothic Literature such as Wuthering Heights and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Milena Le Fouillé shares a feminist take on the trope of the haunted house.

Literature, CultureMilena Le FouilléOctober 23, 2019Autumn, Autumn at the Attic, Milena Le Fouillé, haunted house, haunted houses, feminist horror, horror, gothic novels, gothic literature, gothic art, halloween reads, Halloween, popular Comment

What We’re Reading, Vol. 13

With our continuing embrace of this beloved season and our favorite month, we gather to share our current reads, from the seasonal, to the spooky, to new releases taking the world by storm.