A Halloween Meme

The wind blows bitter through the last of the autumn leaves, time to huddle by the fire a spell, clutching a cup of steaming tea (coffee or cider you choose your poison) soon all manner of ghosts and goblins will be ranging the streets in search of sickeningly sweet treats. Time for a Halloween Meme (the questions of which I compiled from a few different meme floating about the tinterwebs)....


What is your favorite work of horror fiction?

What is your favorite work of science fiction/fantasy?

Who is your favorite monster?

What horror movie gives you the most chills?

What character from any horror film would you most like to play?

Freddy or Jason?

What is your favorite Halloween treat?

Ghosts or goblins?

Friendly-faced jack o’lantern or scary one?

What is your scariest encounter with the paranormal?

Do you believe in ghosts?

Would you rather be a zombie, alien, or psycho?

Favorite Halloween costume?

Best thing about Halloween?

Person in your family who most likes Halloween (not counting yourself)?

Are you superstitious? If so, name at least one superstition of yours.

100 things

Marina at book group mentioned reading a blog that was doing a 100 Things Challenge, and thought it would be interesting to do a write up about what 100 things you can't live without. If 100 is too much that write a list of ten, 20, or 50 items that you don't think you could live without.


Dave Bruno's 100 things challenge

Time Magazine recently ran an article about Dave Bruno's how to live with just 100 things challenge.

*starts writing a list * laptop, coffee, chocolate, supernatural, pen,coffee, journal, chocolate... hmmm what?

10 books meme

Name ten books that have stuck with you, and have helped to shape your world.Don't take too long to think about it , simply list the first Ten books that you can think of in ten minutes or less. Books you have read that will always stick with you. tag 10 friends if you wish to share the meme.

The Book Meme

I have been googling around and compiling this list of meme questions the last few days and I'm posting it now for those of you who are participating in the book group from a distance, or just addicted to memes. It's heavily sci-fi/fantasy/horror based but if you feel like taking the meme please link back to the group. I hope you have fun filling it out. ~ Apryl



Total number of books owned:

Last book bought:

Last book read:

Book that means the most to you:

Book you re-read time and time again?

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic, or Horror?

Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?

Heinlein or Asimov?

Amazon or real book shop?

Borders or Waterstones?

Hitchhiker or Discworld?

Bookmark or Dogear?

Alphabetize by author, by title or random?

Keep, recycle or Sell?

Keep dust jacket or toss it?

Read with dust jacket or remove it?

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?

"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?"

Buy or Borrow?

What makes you buy a book, reviews, recommendation or browse?

Lewis or Tolkien?

Hard SF or Space Opera?

Tidy ending or Cliffhanger?

Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?

Standalone or Series?

Urban fantasy or high fantasy?

New or used?

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?

Favorite genre books read last year?

Favorite genre books of all time?

Favorite genre series?

Favorite genre short stories?