Haunted Week 2012

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So you want to participate in Haunted Week.

The first rule of Haunted Week: there aren't any rules. This is just something I wanted to do on my blog and then realized other bloggers might be interested in. You can take my idea and change everything about it, or follow along and do everything I do. It's up to you!

To participate, just follow these two steps.

STEP ONE: Create an announcement post

This is simply a post with that big picture up at the top of this post (code is above) that announces to all your wonderful followers that you're participating. Post it anytime between now and October 24th.
(You can update that post with links to your new post every day.)

STEP TWO: Link up to my post

Copy the URL of your announcement post and submit your URL into the list here. Congrats, you're officially signed up!

So here's how I'm going to do the posts: I've created eight topics—one per day for the week before Halloween and one for Halloween itself. Below are the images and explanations for each admittedly punny topic. 

[The code below each image is for that specific picture. Simply copy and paste the code into your post each day! It'll automatically link back here.]

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Above is a smaller version of the main image, as requested.

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October 24th - Ghosts of Books Half-Read 

Ever had the feeling that someone was watching you? It just might the spirit of a book you haven't put to rest. Today feature five books you began but never finished. 

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October 25th - Bats in your Book Pages

Even the biggest book enthusiasts have some bats in their belfries about things in books that drive them insane. Today tell your readers about five things that drive you crazy in books.

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October 26th - Skeletons on My Bookshelf

Supposedly, everyone has a few skeletons in their closet—I think everyone has a few on their bookshelves, too. Today feature five books you've owned for a long time but never read.

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October 27th - Back From The Grave
Get ready to dig up your past and bring some of your old friends back to life: Today feature five books you read and loved as a kid.

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October 28th - It Came From the Web

You never know what's going to creep onto the web. Sometimes, however, you get a pleasant surprise. Today feature and link to five amazing book blogs you've found recently. 

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October 29th - Tricked or Treated

Some books aren't at all what you expected—which can be good or bad. Today feature five books you read that were either a pleasant or nasty surprise.

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October 30th - Written in the Tombstone

The epitaph is the inscription on a tombstone—you could say it's a person's last words. Today, quote the last line of five books. (No spoilers, please!)

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October 31st - Beware of Book Review

To finish off a week of spook-tastic fun, review a scary story of your choice!

If you don't know what to read/review, I've made a list of possibly scary books below!

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Ashes by Iska J. Bick

Bad Girls Don't Die by Kate Alender

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann

Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Light by D.J. MacHale

Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

If you want more ideas, explore the Goodreads Horror page by clicking this text!

If you're having any problems, or have any questions at all, comment below.
I read and respond to every comment.