A Horror Film Inspired TBR

Hello everyone🧡 Today is a bittersweet occasion as we welcome our final incredible guest poster for our Spooky October celebration! We are massively excited to introduce a post by Olivia-Savannah, who creates amazing content all over the internet. We are super grateful to her for sharing with us some of her favourite horror movies and…

Chatting About Halloweentown!

Hi everyone, it's Sabrina, and welcome to another Spooky October post!  I'm feeling sentimental about it because today I'm doing a bit of a throwback and chatting to you about one of my favourite movies growing up - Halloweentown!  I've got a few things to discuss, plus be sure to stick around for my book…

Favorite Horror Tropes

Hey everyone! We hope you have been enjoying Spooky October as much as we have! 👻🎃 Today we welcome another fantastic guest poster, Tasya from The Literary Huntress! Tasya is a fan of lots of genres and mediums, so you always know you will find something interesting and unique on The Literary Huntress. So today…

Four Horror and Thriller Mini Reviews

Hello friends! It's Vera here today, back with another Spooky October post of 2021. For today's post, I decided to go with something simple but still fun - mini reviews to thriller and horror novels. I brought you four books that I really enjoyed and would gladly recommend, even if I had a couple of…

Matching 20 Books To 20 Spooky Songs

Hi, it’s Sabrina and welcome to another instalment in Wordy and Whimsical's Spooky October series!  For today’s post, I’ve decided to put a Halloween spin on a post type we’ve done a few times on the blog - matching books to songs.  I picked a whole bunch of songs (20, to be exact!) that I…

Recommending Books Similar To Popular Horror Films

Hello friends! Vera here today with my first Spooky October post of the year. For those who are new here - Spooky October is a month-long event here at Wordy and Whimsical where Sabrina and I bombard you with Halloween appropriate posts. 🎃 For today's post, I decided to pair two things I love: horror…

Five Bookish Halloween Costume Ideas

Hi everyone, it’s Sabrina!  Spooky October is officially upon us - the month where we share all kinds of posts appropriate for Halloween! Today, I’m suggesting some bookish Halloween costume ideas - and seeing if you can guess which characters they represent!  When it comes to most book characters, there’s not going to be many…

LGBTQ+ Horror Book and Film Recommendations

Hello friends! We are really excited to kick off Spooky October - a month long event leading up to Halloween - with our first guest poster of the month, Destiny @ Howling Libraries. Asking Destiny to guest-post for us was a no-brainer, as one of her blog's focus is horror and her recommendations have never…

Thriller and Horror Mini Reviews

Hello and welcome to another Spooky October post! 👻 Vera here and, as you can see from the title, I'm going to be sharing two mini reviews with you today. As you've probably come to expect by now, I've grouped these novels together based on their genres which, true to the month, means that these…

Halloween Appropriate Recommendations To Read, Watch, and Listen To

Hello and welcome to another Spooky October post! 👻 For those who are just joining us, Spooky October is a seasonal event we've held on our blog in the past few years in the weeks leading up to Halloween. I feel like, even if you don't like or celebrate Halloween, there's something about everyone's excitement…