Share your favourite spooky books for Halloween to win a box set of new edition Harry Potter books

The Owl Service by Alan Garner. Spooky, strange and an interesting reworking of a lovely, ancient Welsh myth.

The small hand by Susan Hill is creepy. I agree Dark Matter by Michelle Paver too.

Thanks to the pp who mentioned Haunted House by Jan Pienkowski - I'd forgotten all about that! Absolutely loved it as a kid. Another one I loved was the Reluctant Vampire by Eric Morecombe. More silly than sppoky, as you might expect from that author.

For kids: It's already been mentioned but definitely 'Grimms Fairy Tales'... They are the perfect antidote to Walt Disney's fairytales! (Even though Grimms' came first!)

For Adults: I picked up a Val McDermid book once, at the library, totally unaware of what was to come in the next pages! I had no clue what her genre was. After, I discovered Sophie Hannah, then Tana French. Psychological thrillers are now my new favourite genre!!

I just know I've read other scary books. Back when I was a teen. But I can't remember what. OOH a quick google search informs me that they were the Point Horror series! The first one I remember reading was called 'Krazy 4 U'. Wow, that's just taken me back! ;)

My kids are all massive fans of The Gruffalo, and Harry Potter, and if I'm honest I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to scary ... but not quite so bad as my DH who cower behind a cushion whilst watching Scream!! However, I have just read a wonderful book Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta and I've told so many people about it - it's a MUST READ. It was proper nail-biting stuff, expertly written and I had to read it super quick ... you can't leave terror and fear hanging in the balance!! Fingers crossed we manage to win the Harry Potter set, as we've not read all the books and my two youngest have misplaced and/or damaged the ones that I had!

For me it is The Shining by Stephen King. Always scary...

Fun, spooky and educational books for babies and toddlers are BabyLit's Frankenstein and Dracula from the same series. I will be buying them for my daughter. Frankenstein is an anatomy primer and Dracula a colour primer. So cute!

I'd love to win this set because I have not read Harry Potter yet! I might be the last person over 10 years old left who hasn't...

If I had all the books there would be no excuse not to - I'd snuggle up with a blanket and a cup of tea on the sofa when the kids are asleep and read the whole series this autumn/winter. What a treat that would be - a full and long series to look forward to, with no waiting between books! :)

Also, I love paperback books!

Fingers crossed!

Turn of the Screw by Henry James! So spooky.

I always remember as a kid the Goosebump stories scaring the life out of me.

As an adult one of the ones that gave me the creeps was The Woman In Black by Susan Hill.

It was cool when I was a teenager to read James Herbert books and I can remember that the fog was the one everyone read. I didn't like it, but did read Fluke, which to this day I think is a brilliant mind bender of a book. It is the story of a man, and a dog, or is the man the dog. Read it to find out as its a great book. Super spooky for Halloween!

It has to be the Hairy Toe by Daniel Postgate. What could be scarier?! And for adults, a good old fashioned ghost tale: John Boyne's This House is Haunted. Boo!

While not horror as such, I find John Wyndhams books like Day of the Triffids scary as he writes about civilisations collapsing in such a unassuming way. There is also a book called K in for Killing I have somewhere all about what would have happened if the States went down on the side of the Nazi's in the 2nd World War, that book makes for a pretty uncomfortable read.

A classic one for us has always been the Witches by Roald Dahl. Great one through the years for children and adults.

Ooh, I love the Christmas ghost stories on TV - there was a terrifying one on Christmas Eve a couple of years ago with John Hurt.

Any of M R James' ghost stories. My particular favourite is the Mezzotint.

The TV adaptations are usually broadcast at Christmas time and there are some excellent theatre productions by Robert Lloyd Parry (Nunkie productions), who takes on the role of James telling the stories.

The wierdstone of brisingamen by Alan garner. The bit where they are stuck in the mine and also the feeling they are being watched all the time.

I can remember as a teen being spooked by The Magic Cottage by James Herbert. I'd like to read it again as a grown up.

Also a book about Aliens by Whitley Strieber : Communion (I think). I was so scared of it I had to hide it under the sofa. I was a teenager also. The picture of an alien on the front cover was horrible. I think I eventually put the book on the fire one cold day!
I think I'd be fine reading it now.
My son tells me there are some spooky, but not scary bits in harry Potter.

Another vote for Dark Matter, The Woman in Black and The Little Stranger.

For kids, The Witches by Roald Dahl.

Probably already been mentioned but The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe and Dracula by Bram Stoker.

I didnt read Dracula until I had seen Coppolla's (sp?) film and the ending where they are racing to the castle had my heart banging more than the film did! Its a fantastic book, I can re read it time after time and still get the thrills everytime. The diary of the ships captain is especially chilling.

The Raven is creepy in a proper Halloweeny way! Madness, ghosts, a talking raven, its all there!

Another vote for Dark Matter. Brilliantly creepy.
The Woman in Black too.

Dark Matter - Michelle Paver

She creates a fantastic air of isolation and unease, I read t last winter, it really creeps you out...

Would def recommend it, it's not blood and guts, it's very unsettling!

• Jan Pienkowski

Not a horror story, or even scary, but as a kid I absolutely loved the pop up Haunted House book by Jan Pienowski. I've just bought a copy on amazon for my little boy, and I hope he loves it as much as I did - it's perfect for a younger child for Halloween!

Omg almost forgot: Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Proper scary Victorian horror story.

Another Jonathan Aycliffe- The Lost. A truly terrifying vampire story.

The Pear-shaped Man - short story by George R R Martin. Read it years ago and then discovered it was by the Game of Thrones author. About a creepy man who lives downstairs and seems to stalk the narrator.

Children's books - A Candle in her Room, can't remember the author. Loved it as a child and all the Susan Cooper books.

Am now going to download some horror stories onto my kindle.

I second Naomi's Room (Aycliffe) which is terrifying.
And F.G. Cottam. The Waiting Room is a film waiting to happen. Dark Echo also excellent.

Book i loved as a kid was The Ghost Diviners. Really recommend it if your kids love reading (age 10 PLUS) Not sure if it's out of print but i managed to buy an old copy online. Rollicking good time travel ghost murder mystery.