THIRTEEN REASONS TO KEEP THE PORCH LIGHT ON: Strange, Scary & Slightly Wicked Tales for Halloween

Thirteen stories. Thirteen Halloween nights. Thirteen very good reasons to leave that porch light burning.Halloween has rules.Do not light the lantern you were warned about. Do not assume the costume you found belonged to a stranger. Do not change the route of a parade that has followed the same streets for generations. Be careful what you take from the candy bowl, count everyone on the hayride twice, and when something knocks after midnight, you may want to ask a few questions before opening the door.In THIRTEEN REASONS TO KEEP THE PORCH LIGHT ON, Michelle Hoffmann serves up thirteen completely different Halloween tales filled with haunted houses, restless spirits, strange traditions, sinister treats, impossible visitors, dark roads, wicked surprises, and ordinary people having extraordinarily bad nights.Some of these stories will make you shiver. Others may make you laugh just before something unpleasant crawls out of the darkness. A few might even make you wonder whether the monsters are really the things you should be afraid of.These are Halloween stories for readers who like their horror creepy without being relentlessly grim, frightening without losing its sense of fun, and strange enough to linger after the final page.So grab some candy, settle somewhere comfortable, and keep the porch light on.There are thirteen stories waiting for you.